Wednesday, February 12th 2025

Insider Refutes Reports of Samsung "Galaxy S26 Series" Featuring 6000+ mAh Capacity Batteries

Yesterday's news cycle pointed to Samsung's alleged development of 7000 mAh capacity batteries for the next-gen "Galaxy S26" smartphone series. Additionally, reports suggest that the South Korean megacorporation's Electronics division is experimenting with silicon-carbon battery technology. Industry watchdogs reckon that Chinese manufacturers are market leaders in terms of silicon-carbon battery tech breakthrough, with Apple and Samsung trailing far behind. PandaFlashPro took issue with the latest reports, and dismissed the notion of a so-called "Galaxy S26 Ultra" model featuring a 7000 mAh capacity battery. According to their network of insider sources, Samsung engineers are struggling with their planned improvements.

Typically, flagship Galaxy S phones have utilized 5000 mAh lithium-polymer batteries. PandaFlashPro envisions an underwhelming next-gen upgrade in this department: "I'll delete my X/Twitter account if Samsung gives the 'Galaxy S26 Ultra' a 7000 mAh or even a 6000 mAh battery I bet...based on my five sources, the internal Samsung Test Lab only seem to have a maximum capacity of 5500mAh; not more." The self-proclaimed science and tech enthusiast did not clarify whether the new generation of Galaxy S models will utilize silicon-carbon tech. Industry whispers allege that Samsung is perfecting its "battery formula," thus ensuring that it meets internal standards and expectations.
Sources: PandaFlashPro Tweet, Wccftech, FNNews (original story), GSMArena (image source)
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6 Comments on Insider Refutes Reports of Samsung "Galaxy S26 Series" Featuring 6000+ mAh Capacity Batteries

#1
sudothelinuxwizard
This may be a unpopular opinion, but if SiC anodes really have the kind of reliability issues that have been described, I support waiting for it to mature and also think the Chinese companies shipping these unproven technologies in consumer devices is pretty disingenious.
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#2
FierceRed
The most disturbing part of this news item is "I'll delete my Twitter account if..." is a measure considered 'great value' that's worthy of being bargained.
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#3
tommo1982
Why wouldn't Samsung develop silicon-carbon batteries. It is not even a question of "if", but what the progress is.
Instead of higher capacity batteries, I'd prefer something that can generate power, equivalent to 5000 mAh battery or higher.
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#4
AusWolf
This is hardly news. You can get much cheaper phones with 10,000+ mAh batteries.
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#5
ExplodingCaps
AusWolfThis is hardly news. You can get much cheaper phones with 10,000+ mAh batteries.
With rugged body and build like a tank? Yeah, no. That's the point of SiC battery.
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#6
AusWolf
ExplodingCapsWith rugged body and build like a tank?
Yes. There's nothing wrong with a phone having a proper grip, and not shattering if you drop it every now and then. Win-win in my opinion.
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