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China Consumer Association recently released 2009 National Mobile Consumer Satisfaction Index indicates consumers on china cell phones are most dissatisfied with the battery standby time is short.

If the standby time is short for mobile phone consumers frequent reason for replacement, among the different brands of cell phone battery while not common caused further increase in the number of discarded cell phone batteries. Widely believed, helps to reduce electronic waste and new move – mobile phone batteries to promote the harmonization of standards has been more than three years, so far the progress is still no clear timetable.

Shrink the battery warranty is only half the normal?

Last year in September, consumers TUNG bought a Nokia phone. "I found one year after the use of the standby time is short, when bought with full power can stand about 3 days, but now almost a full day." Mr. Dong said he consulted the Nokia customer service phone was told this is normal wear and tear.

Problems for Mr. Dong, a few days ago Nokia’s customer service hotline call, call-taker said that despite the phone’s warranty for one year, but the cell phone batteries can not provide maintenance services, to only require 6 months to provide replacement service. "And we can not guarantee replacement battery cell phone only in normal circumstances can you say the standby time is normal wear and tear, not a replacement ordinance."

This response means that Mr. Dong had to buy a cell phone battery. Mobile reporters in Beijing, part of the distribution and related accessories mall visit understand than the original battery model china brand mobile phone battery with the price much higher. WithMotorola A3300c phone, for example, the original battery in the Motorola Asian Games Village after-sales service for the 360 price point, in the communications silicon Gongzhufen State Plaza, a domestic brand price of the corresponding type of battery 45.

However, if the use of less expensive domestic battery, consumers in turn the risk of losing the warranty. Variety of mobile phones in the "three guarantees" certificate, there are like this: "For the use of non-original batteries and accessories product damage, will not provide warranty service."

High-capacity battery still security risks

In fact, with the "mobile internet" concept matures, more and more powerful mobile phones in the network features, screen size while increasing the battery capacity of the "bottleneck" has become a problem can not be ignored.

Mobile Technology Strategy Analytics service components in last year’s report,Over the past three years, the annual increase of mobile phone battery capacity is only 4%, far behind the demand.

"From now to 2015, the average cell phone charge intermittent duration will decrease 4.8% per yearMainly because of the Internet, navigation and social networking features such as mobile phone penetration rate in the rise. "Robinson, director of the agency (Stuart Robinson) said, while the proportion of total energy consumption of these applications will increase 9% in 2008 to 30% in 2014.

So just increasing the capacity of mobile phone battery can solve this problem? The answer is still negative.

"Battery capacity on the rise, accompanied by an increase in battery safety problems." Techniques of a head of chinese mobile phone brands, said more than 2000 mA battery capacity batteries, the current technology and workmanship are not very mature, there is a big security risks.

Mobile phone giant, "there are plans to scrap" of

In some industry experts, mobile phone battery is increasingly durable but a novelty factor.

"Some multinational companies are on the phone the implementation of the ‘planned waste of’ serious harm to the interests of consumers, is also a great waste of social resources." Economy of legal experts, WU Jing-ming,china cell phone supplier, associate professor of China University of Political Science, said recently, often a mobile phones can use, but because of the time could not find the appropriate maintenance and spare parts and maintenance have not abandoned; In addition, manufacturers continue to launch through the style updates, features more new products to stimulate consumer spending of new products desire.

But experts blame, companies thought that their approach is totally conform to consumer demand.

But in the consumer association released the 2009 Consumer Satisfaction Index nationwide mobile phone case shows, in recent years consumers have become increasingly frequent replacement of the phone, most of which replace the phone because Quefei subjective will of the consumer, but helpless "mobile phone battery" problem caused.

Why hard unified standard mobile phone battery

As a unified standard battery of specific participation and development agencies, laboratory director of the Ministry of Industry Ter He Guili said the initial idea is to standard android cell phone battery dimensions, divided into similar battery of 5, 7, and so different models, designed for mobile phones provide more flexibility, but "the current timing is not very mature."

, "Battery technology to achieve the harmonization of standards on the issue is not currently impeding the implementation of some of the major mobile phone giants from abroad." An industry of anonymity, said mobile phone battery is part of the profits of major manufacturers, large enterprises The opposition is expected.