Samsung to equip Galaxy S26 with silicon-carbon batteries

11 February 2025
The company has not made a final decision on the switch though.

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DeepIn2U, 11 Feb 2025Only a fanboy makes such a comment. Anyone recall the N... moreThat wasn't due to fast charging, and wasn't due to too large battery capacity either. It was a mistake by Samsung's battery supplier, that sent Samsung batteries that didn't fit into the Note 7's body, which caused them to explode even after only a tiny bit of expansion which should be normal for batteries.

This shouldn't prevent Samsung to include larger batteries, or faster charging, it only does so because people believe due to the Note 7 that large batteries are dangerous and fast charging is also dangerous. Samsung is among the luckiest manufacturers out there, if this happened to any other brand (maybe excluding Apple) they would've been gone within a year after the incident, but Samsung just doesn't innovate because of this, it's safer like that they make people believe.

    Anonymous, 11 Feb 2025This is Samsung's best discipline. Deceive customers w... moreAnd then people come accusing others of paper specs

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      Corvo7, 11 Feb 2025"the Korean company may adopt a Silicon-Carbon solutio... moreThey will put 5000 mAh and call it a day

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        AnonD-1190449, 11 Feb 2025A recent leak said they are working on a 500 MP cameraThis is Samsung's best discipline. Deceive customers with high megapixels

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          The Android Freak, 11 Feb 2025Even though I want same, it's not happening. Just a ch... moreA recent leak said they are working on a 500 MP camera

            Game Legion, 11 Feb 2025Those fanboys hating on the technology are going to be lovi... moreOnly a fanboy makes such a comment.

            Anyone recall the Note 7 exploding battery issue?
            Recall plan embargo restricting anyone to carry on person or storage of said phone for years????!!!!

            That along with heavy lawsuits class action lawsuits really crushed Samsung!! Its likely major sanctions v would be levied if such an issue occurred again. Forcing a babies crawl cautiousness pace by Samsung.

              Just my opinion, 11 Feb 2025You are missing my point. Yes, they're fundamentally d... moreAnd yet still micro/nano LCD panels offer better brightness better P3 colour gamut and accuracy - just going by scientific testing facts my eyes cant tell the difference but those that work in groahic design desktop oublishing or web publishing etc this is crucial to them!!

              Wider angle for colour accuracy and clarity - again i have no idea whose planning on looking at theie monitors aideways or off angle to be honest. But people do colla orate ans look over shouoders to review work.

                Just my opinion, 11 Feb 2025Lol, You're right, they are still fundamentally Li-ion... moreFiest year of OLED or even 2nd year didnt offer everything being better that youre stating here.

                Many forget the original transition as it was NOT as fast as you recall.

                Burn in was a MAJOR issue, so too was colour accuracy!!

                The major issue is with longevity ans charge cycle count here .. THATS what Samsung was waiting to be perfected and only the last 2mths did we see spwcific manufacturer OEMs in China make a statement of that!!

                  Anonymous, 11 Feb 2025Because there isn't a better name right now? Store-bo... moreOh bruh thia is VERY different qhere you live!!

                  Search youtube for Hari, American food companies this woman blu my mind of what kind of crap is included in pop juice snacks by american conoanies sold in Canada and usa vs UK or Europe just by the ingredients!!

                  Pretty scary stuff conaidering they do NOT have health care!!

                    Anonymous, 11 Feb 2025Unless APple use these new batteries then Samsung won'... moreDumb dumb Apple buys their batteries from Samsung.

                      AnonD-1187531, 11 Feb 2025To be fair, Samsung is still late to the game. OnePlus and ... moreSales numbers globally STILL shows they are all not winning yet! The battery tech yes but those massive charging specs before have yet to return.

                        Note7 problem incoming.

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                          they supposed to do it long time ago...

                            Oh and please stack two 3500 batteries instead so we get 90W

                              Not that I'm defending samsung but,

                              Better late than never.

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                                Let's call it an innovation and make it a selling point of s26 series.

                                  -, 11 Feb 2025And suddenly, silicon-carbon batteries aren't a "... moreSilicon carbon batteries is not Chinese technology. It's a method of substituting the positive electrode. Substituting minerals in batteries is not exclusive to any person or country.

                                  Samsung has been exploring this method as far back as 2015, I believe. In 2020 they developed a Silicon electrode they called SCN ("Silicon Carbon Nano-composite"). It was a development that addressed swelling because silicone expands at higher rate than graphite.

                                  This development likely contributed to the commercialization of the silicon carbon batteries we see today. Similarly, Toyota's development in solid state batteries led many companies, including Samsung, to pursue that technology. Samsung recently confirmed they are commercializing SSBs for wearables in 2026.

                                  We can certainly give Chinese manufacturers credit for commercializing this technology, but they didn't invent it. Also, Chinese mobile manufacturers have been playing catch up for years. They need to take risks to close the gap.

                                    Corvo7, 11 Feb 2025"the Korean company may adopt a Silicon-Carbon solutio... moreYea, Xiaomi is doing the same so i doubt Samsung will be motivated to offer more.

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                                      vik457, 11 Feb 2025And it also loses in techmo's test https://www.youtube... moreSamsung has a faster processor than 1+ and yet it shows worse results in tests. Also incredible battery "optimization" by Samsung. It turns out that with a 17 percent larger battery 1+ has 27 percent longer battery life. 🤣🤣🤣

                                        I Just Read, 11 Feb 2025"I mean, even if the S26 series finally gets Si/C batt... moreWhat are you yapping about man?

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