It is highly possible that future release dates for iPhones, iPads and Galaxy devices would sport wafer-thin profiles and they'd be charged up in minutes or even seconds, a new study said.

Mobile device makers like Apple, Samsung and HTC have been regaling consumers with powerful gadgets that are both thin and light. Their usability, however, remains limited by the power packed with today's battery ratings.

Such restrictions will soon disappear, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois.

The need for smartphone and tablet users to lug along annoying device chargers will be a thing of the past, the research suggests.

It won't be long before Apple, Samsung and other mobile device makers would release handsets that borrow the exact dimensions of a credit card and naturally they would require better battery technology.

Lead researcher William King is convinced Science will soon meet that demand, pointing to the supposedly breakthrough established by his group's study that aims to develop a portable device battery that "can deliver far more power than anybody ever thought."

Mr King's group is banking on the future introduction of a lithium-ion battery that will deliver energy juice some 2000 times more when compared with best technology available today.

The end-result would be a high-performance and microtechnology battery that will serve as an industry game-changer, Mr King was reported by BGR News as saying.

Batteries to be produced on this new technology would be 30 times smaller and 1000 times faster to energise, the study said.

The technology will also introduce better efficiency, which means upcoming batteries would be both user and environment friendly.