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Nokia to begin shipping new ultra-thin Lithium Polymer Batteries
September 22, 1999
Technology enables design of smaller and lighter mobile phones
Nokia today announced that it will begin shipping its first ultra-thin (7.8 millimeter) Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer) battery, compatible with the world's most popular mobile phones including the Nokia 5100, Nokia 6100 and Nokia 7100 Series digital phones and Nokia 640, Nokia 650 (NMT 450) and Nokia RinGo (ETACS) analog phones. Availability will begin in October 1999 in the Americas and Europe, followed by Asia in Q1 2000.
Since the early research stages of Li-Polymer in the mid-1990's, the technology has been of specific interest to mobile phone manufacturers, as it allows for the possibility to design even smaller and lighter handsets than were previously possible.
The Li-Polymer battery cell doesn't employ the hard metal casing as does conventional nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries. Instead, the electrodes are covered with a flexible plastic or aluminum laminate foil. The battery contains no liquid as do traditional batteries, but instead the electrolyte is polymerized into a gel-like form. This allows for batteries to be designed in a variety of sizes and shapes that would be impossible using conventional battery cells.
The 600 mAh, 1.1 ounce (32 grams) Nokia Li-Polymer battery (BPS-1) offers battery performance of up to 3 hours talk time or up to 6 days standby time. Standby and talk times are network dependent.
About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 51 000 people.
Contact information:
Nokia Mobile Phones
Communications
Tel. +358 10 5051
www.nokia.com
Nokia Inc. (Americas)
Corporate Communications
Tel. 972 894 5000
www.nokiaUSA.com
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