A China-based smartphone maker has come to the rescue with a new phone that can last for more than two weeks without being recharged.

Oukitel has revealed the K10000, an Android handset with a battery 10 times the size of the iPhone 6S and runs for 10 to 15 days under ‘normal use’.

Other than the battery, the K10000 is a pretty average smartphone running Android 5.1 Lollipop. 

It has a 5.5-inch screen with 720p resolution, a 1GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card). 

It also supports dual SIM cards and lists all apps on the screen, no need for a secondary menu. 

There is an eight megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, and the front is two megapixels.

The K10000 is designed with hexa-faceted edges for the mid-frame that are not only curved by angular as well.

The phone includes a 9V/2A flash charger, with a steady current around 3A.

It also has an OTC function to reverse charge multiple devices at the same time and the 10000mAg battery only needs 3.5 hours of charging to reach its full capacity.

It’s makers claim it has a 'frameless' design.

The smartphone offers convenient function for daily use such as drawing down three fingers to take a screen shot or double tapping to lock the screen.

The K10000 is available from Gearbeast for $239.99 and is set to ship early next month.

The race already underway to improve battery charging technology.

In April, researchers at Stanford University revealed they have made an aluminium battery capable of charging fully in just one minute.

As well as the 'unprecedented charging times', the team said its prototype is also safer than lithium-ion batteries as it was less prone to catching fire and more environmentally friendly than alkaline models such as AA and AAA.

They believe it's also more durable, withstanding more than 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity and surpassing previous aluminium batteries which died after just 100 charge-discharge cycles, while a typical lithium-ion battery lasts about 1,000 cycles.

Hongjie Dai, a professor of chemistry at the university hailed it as a breakthrough in battery technology that went further than previous attempts using aluminium.

He said: ‘We have developed a rechargeable aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames.

(dailymail.co.uk)