Ever get that feeling you and your phone are meant for each other but something is standing between you? Just when things are good between you, the lithium-ion battery  cuts your special moments short as it abruptly expires?

We’re sure everyone would like extend their batter life just a little. So, good news: a company called California Lithium Battery has announced a new kind of smartphone battery that will triple your charge. 

The new batteries (dubbed GEN 3) use silicon rather than the standard graphite. 

Silicon has a much higher absorption rate of lithium ions, which flow from the cathode to the anode during charging, making silicon a better material to use when building high-capacity batteries. But there’s a problem: Silicon also rapidly deteriorates after just a few charge/discharge cycles, making it unsuitable for any longterm use. Argonne and Northwestern researchers proposed a way around this by inserting porous sheets of graphene

Full scale production may take up to three years but a working prototype is expected in as little as 6 months. The cost is still indeterminable. High cost could be a deal-breaker for the new technology. Are consumers willing to pay a pricey premium for extra battery life?

But who knows? With moderate use a standard iPhone can last up to a day and a half. Imagine one charge lasting you a whole week. How much more would you pay?