Only 11 people wanted Energizer to make its 18,000mAh-toting Max Power 18K Pop phone

Energizer’s 18,000mAh-toting Max Power 18K Pop phone was undoubtedly one of most talked about ggets at MWC 2019. massive battery pack that doubled as a smartphone with some interesting specs wasn’t rey for prime-time though. Avenir Telecom, company behind ambitious phone, put it up on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to gauge buyer interest – promising an October 2019 shipping timeline and a $549 price tag for early-bird backers. t many people showed interest, however. 

Avenir Telecom h set itself a goal of $1.2 million – this means,  Max Power 18K Pop phone needed a funding or backing of $1.2 million in order to be rey for mass production. phone was able to generate only $15,005 in pledged support – only a total of a 11 people wanted Energizer to make its 18,000mAh-toting Max Power 18K Pop phone. Call it an epic fail.  

 Max Power 18K Pop phone was by means an incapable smartphone – it was anunced with a MediaTek Helio P70 processor paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB stor. re were also elevating or pop-up dual selfie cameras on this one. But it was also almost an inch thick – which means it wasn’t very practical as a smartphone. Sure, one could argue, you wouldn’t need a power bank with its massive 18,000 battery pack, so it would save you a lot of trouble, but numbers seem to indicate t many bought into idea of a battery pack masquering as a smartphone.  

Regardless, Avenir Telecom was able to generate a lot of hype with Max Power 18K Pop and even though it is seemingly a flop, people are talking about it – which is a big win for company in question.  

Avenir Telecom w says that it will continue to work on phone’s design so possibly we can expect a slimmer, more toned-down version in days to come. This is because, company feels that “re is a rising interest for smartphones with incredible battery life, which can also be used as power banks.” Energizer phones have h a history of being battery-focused, so looks like battery will continue to be focus in future as well.