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

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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.



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[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.

 

[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.

 

[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.