This device can charge your phone in 7 seconds

When it comes to smartphones there’s one aspect of them that tends to be the sole battle between us and our devices, and that’s charging them, but Swapery thinks it’s come with a better way to keep your phones juiced with its new phone charging system.

Today at CES, Swappery has unveiled a device of the same name, ‘Swappery,’ and it can charge your phone in 7 seconds. Kind of. It doesn’t work like a traditional phone charger or power bank. It’s probably closest to those MagSafe batteries you can pop onto the backs of iPhones. With Swappery, you stick a battery to the back of your device (or the case that’s on it), and you plug it into the phone’s charging port on the bottom.

Here’s where it gets neat. The Swapery phone charging system will essentially swap out the dead battery that’s on the back of the phone for another. It’s essentially hot-swapping the battery by removing it and slotting in a fully charged one. Swapery says this process happens in 7 seconds once you dock the phone. Then you can undock it, and you’re ready to go.

The whole system is rather ingenious. And it could be a great alternative to other types of devices consumers use to keep their phones topped off. “We believe in pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation to enhance the way we live with our devices. Swapery is ushering in a new era of effortless charging, where users can stay connected without the interruptions of traditional charging methods,” says Swapery CEO Ali Salah.

Here’s how the Swapery phone charging system works

The Swapery device is made up of a couple of different parts. First, there’s the battery that you stick to the back of your phone. The battery itself actually sits inside a thin battery pack, where it locks in place during use. The battery pack is what you stick to the back of your device. It’s also connected to the short charging cable you plug into the phone’s charging port.

Once the battery is depleted, you slide your phone into the docking station, which is the second component of Swapery. As soon as the phone is docked, the battery pack disengages the battery and slides in another one that has a full charge on it. Meanwhile, the depleted battery gets cycled into the docking station for recharging. It’s kind of like an automatic system for the hot-swappable batteries on my favorite gaming headset, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro. When the headset battery dies, you swap it out for one that’s been fully charged in the base station.

With Swapery, however, the docking station does all the swapping for you. It can house four fully charged batteries at any given time. With the fifth one being plugged into your phone. The battery pack also has a USB-C port on top. This is so you can charge your phone with a cable if needed. This can also charge the battery inside the battery pack, with the phone battery charging first. Swapery is expected to be available for consumer purchase sometime in the second quarter of this year. If you’re interested in pre-ordering, you can fill out a pre-order form on the official site.