Samsung advances green efforts with recycled cobalt in Galaxy S25 batteries

23 January 2025
Up to 50% of the cobalt is from old Galaxy devices.

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Distraneurin, 23 Jan 2025I don't think they do that. My GF's S20 still rec... moreGalaxy S20 has aged very badly over the years... Exynos 990 runs so hot that it melted the adhesive from the glass back... Oh and it's display also got the green line issue... If that wasn't enough, the battery backup is average (was actually acceptable even a year ago), and the standby drain is abysmal...

    sdkk, 23 Jan 2025If Samsung is so concerned about the environment and e-wast... moreyes, lack of easy battery replacement and lack of original batteries on the market is the bigger concern for environment. If there was easy way to switch battery and buy original batteries for smartphones, there would be less e-waste.

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      • 23 Jan 2025

      they could use Si/C batteries wich are more mother nature friendly. scamsung keep doing tricking consumers with these marketinng flags "recycle" "no charger" .... all b.s

        Samsung really loves the environment.

        They love it so much that they're even recycling the same components and designs from over 3 years ago in their latest phones. Now that's true commitment to environmental protection. 🤭🤭🤭

          sdkk, 23 Jan 2025If Samsung is so concerned about the environment and e-wast... moreI don't think they do that. My GF's S20 still recieves security updates and works fine. Battery was replaced tho.

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            • 23 Jan 2025

            Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025This year's Ultra actually has a worse S-pen.But on the other hand, Bixby will paint you a smiling emoticon. 😁

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              sdkk, 23 Jan 2025If Samsung is so concerned about the environment and e-wast... moreThis year's Ultra actually has a worse S-pen.

                Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025You‘d never hear something like that from a Chinese phone c... moreWell the Chinese smartphones offer crazy 1200 battery life cycles, bigger batteries also mean less degredation

                And they even mention 4 year system fluidity

                I think all these indirectly makes a case for smartphones that a less disposable out of the box

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                  Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025Exactly, why are they still using Lithium-Colbalt batteries... moreIf Samsung is so concerned about the environment and e-waste, the bigger question is why, for the fifth year in a row, are they tricking people into throwing away their old phone and buying a new one that's basically the same?

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                    • 23 Jan 2025

                    Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025You are again inferring a lot of things I never said. You a... moreMe when instant-defeat occur in an argument:

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                      PetrovBG, 23 Jan 2025Seriously, you believe Samsung really cares? Why don't... moreExactly, why are they still using Lithium-Colbalt batteries when everyone else is moving onto Silicon-Carbon batteries if they really cared about the environment and cobalt mining?

                        Among the 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, the recycle is last because it has the least priority ideally.
                        Recycling involves burning of fuel or energy, it should be last choice, if nothing else is workable.

                        Won't comment on Samsung, but the way Xiaomi is operating in India, they don't want reduce and reuse in any case. All they want is recycle. New Money from sales is obviously the reason.
                        Spare parts of even Redmi Note 8 or 9 is not available in service centers.

                          Well, at least they are using something recycled, other than the design of course.

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                            PetrovBG, 23 Jan 2025Seriously, you believe Samsung really cares? Why don't... moreYou are again inferring a lot of things I never said. You all lack a basic sense of reading comprehension and make up strawmans because you are so caught up in your rage to defend anything said against Chinese phone companies.

                              Anonymous, 23 Jan 2025You‘d never hear something like that from a Chinese phone c... moreSeriously, you believe Samsung really cares? Why don't they use Si/C batteries that last much longer like chinese companies do? That's a true eco-friendly move, not PR.
                              And why don't they offer 3.5mm jack, but force their customers to use disposable headphones with batteries?

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                                • 23 Jan 2025

                                You‘d never hear something like that from a Chinese phone company. Only thing that matters to them is bigger specs, bigger battery, more megapixel, more GT RS V8 Biturbo

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