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Sure, but you can just put the cells in series.

Remember that '3.7V' nominal cells range from 4.2V down to a low voltage cutoff about 2.8V (and in practice will not be let too close to that DoD). So stacking two of these '2.5V' cells will probably give a 6-4V usable range.

Remember also that the electronics is in three groups: 1.8V (most of the processor), 3.3V (peripherals), and raw battery voltage (RF front end output power amplifier). The former two will already be driven by switchmode regulators and the latter is much more flexible.



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