Energizer wanted $1.2 million to fund its PowerMax P18K Pop phone. It got $15,000.
Some quick math based on the average funding per backer and the percentage of the goal achieved suggests that Energizer would have needed between 880 and 1,100 backers to fully fund its crowdfunding campaign.Energizer's PowerMax P18K Pop was revealed at MWC in February, where the company said its massive 18,000mAh could hold a 90-hour phone call. For comparison, the iPhone X's 2,716mAh battery is rated for 21 hours of phone calls.
Apart from its massive battery and size, the Pop could have been any other Android phone. It had five cameras, with three in the rear and two hidden in a pop-up selfie camera mechanism. It also featured a USB-C port that could charge other devices you attached to it It's true that smartphone users want more battery life — but not if the phone can be confused with a brick, apparently.I consistently recommend smartphones from a company that few in the US have ever heard of over Apple's iPhones or Samsung's Galaxy phones — this is why
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