Difference between the Lithium Battery and Lithium Ion Battery

• Lithium batteries are not rechargeable.
• Li-ion batteries are rechargeable.
• Lithium batteries use lithium in its pure metallic form.
• Li-ion batteries use lithium compounds which are much more stable than the elemental lithium used in lithium batteries.
• A lithium battery should never be recharged.
• Lithium-ion batteries are designed to be recharged hundreds of times.