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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Mewing Sigma, 10 hours agoI was thinking the same too. Maybe because of trade-ins, th... moreHuawei(+Vivo) is the only company doing innovation in camera hardware and software.

    rizki1, 10 hours agoI will believe when it comes out, they just haven't fi... moreS26 will use Exynos.

      Anonymous, 11 hours agoGood move. But will wait for s27 series instead. Because al... moreS26+ needs to be 6000 mah with this tech along with 8 Elite 2 and 50+50+50 for 1199 for 512GB.

        Mewing Sigma, 11 hours agoTo be fair, Samsung is still late to the game. OnePlus and ... moreOne Plus 13 needs work. Vivo is definitely winning with Dimensity 9400.

          Game Legion, 11 hours agoThose fanboys hating on the technology are going to be lovi... moreLol. Bring S25 FE with 5500 battery and Dimensity 9400/8400 at 799 for 256GB. Bring S26+ with 6000 battery and 8 Elite 2 at 1199 for 512GB with 50+50+50 camera set up. I will happily buy it.

            I "upgraded" from the Note20 Ultra to the S24 Ultra thinking I will have a much better battery life due to supposedly superb Snapdragon. I couldn't be more wrong, it's the same. Such a shame that Samsung has been removing features for five years straight and didn't upgrade ANYTHING.

              DarlingYext, 10 hours agoI mean, even if the S26 series finally gets Si/C batteries ... more"I mean, even if the S26 series finally gets Si/C batteries it would still mean that they were one of the slowest, so I'd say it's late"
              Rebuttal afaik Samsung can be charged using present option?

              "Samsung waited a year to perfect it and make it safe, and only their Si/C batteries are safe, especially because only those will be charging this slow. Lmao"
              Rebuttal 🤣🤣🤣 or see url

              Your increaseing neuroatypical comments are as transparent and as always can be both content predicted and as expected mind numbingly boring due to repetitiveness.
              Instead of LMAO try LOMA or even MAOL.

              It's a rumour
              "Samsung is considering enhancing the battery capacity of the Galaxy S26 by altering the battery technology. FNNews suggested that the Korean company MAY adopt a Silicon-Carbon solution, potentially enabling the phones to achieve a capacity of up to 7,000 mAh."

              So far no senior executive have made any formal announcement.

              Now readers must be confused (not) as DY has in Anti science, anti physics, Anti Samsung repeatedly trounced ad nauseum Samsung battery

              7000mAh this is a good thing isn't it? finally someone at Samsung independently of Darling Yext is giving SAMSUNG CUSTOMERS**** what they want via planned upgrades.

              Oh oh I can see how bad this is for you! No matter, don't let facts ruin a multi year campaign of misinformation, even though multiple people post unaffected, by 25W presumably as 5 hours sleep I required.

              E.g. 45W v 25W S25 V S25+ 18 EIGHTEEN minutes from flat to full charge, or put another way 25W gets to approx 80% from flat. source https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s25_vs_samsung_galaxy_s25_plus_review_battery_camera_price_compared-news-66442.php

              Literally you have to be swimming, and choose NOT to charge phone also ignores battery icon.
              Even new phones come with some charge. Unless you are clueless, virtually everyone carries charge capability or has access.

              ****@ Darling Yext, you've posted many times (despite that we've kept our eyes)

              It's jealousy, the phone you own is NOT & was never a flagship, we know the brand, we even know that family members also do not use Samsung or flagshipsTMI? (no DY has nothing to contribute to the topic so makes it about himself 99% sure nobody asked)

              Get over it
              Flagship phones are not for everyone,
              First you have to know what a flagship is, if not how to Google "flagship"

              I apologise on behalf of FLAGSHIP phone owners especially Samsung flagship owners past, present and rumoured 7000mah future owners, for our phones being perceived deficient in some areas (sic) that DY non flagship phone is reported without evidence been better.

                Anonymous, 8 hours agoOLED screens aren't improved versions of LCD screens. ... moreYou are missing my point. Yes, they're fundamentally different in how they create an image. However, the development of OLED didn't emerge from thin air. LCD technology came first, and OLED was developed later. Specifically, LCD technology uses a backlight to illuminate pixels. OLED technology eliminated that backlight, having each pixel emit its own light.

                So, while they are distinct, OLED can be seen as a subsequent evolution or improvement, building upon the knowledge gained from LCD research, even if it's a very different approach....think of it as a newer, more advanced model developed based on the experience gained from the older, LCD

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                  DarlingYext, 6 hours ago"Chinese phones need special/proprietary chargers. If ... moreWell it's not serious to ask for 50€ for a proprietary charger, having the brick reserved somewhere in house (e.g that phone will charge there exclusively), or carry 2 bricks when traveling! That's nonsense.
                  Btw my son's nothing phone 2a refuses to charge with Xiaomi 65W charger.. tested few times when he visited friends around.. so.. there you go

                    Luke, 6 hours agoone possible reason: Chinese phones need special/proprietar... more"Chinese phones need special/proprietary chargers. If Samsung follows - it will be marked as same marketing trap/gimmick/trash."*

                    What's wrong with special/proprietary smartphone chargers? You can still buy replacements if needed, plus the EU has made it mandatory now for every new device with super fast charging to also support PD, which could be up to 100W. Samsung could just ads 100W PD to their phones and thus be among the top phones when it comes to charging speeds as well.

                    *(I get that it was joke, just not sure why it needed to be.)

                      This brings more promise for the S26 Edge

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                        Samsung (and Apple for that matter) are often late with new tech because they need scale. The Chinese sell a lot less flagship phones (100.000s) while the big two sell them in the millions (10s of million for Apple) and production capacity needs to ramp up to supply such vendors.
                        On the other hand they also like to play it safe and became lazy so it's good that the smaller players have a chance of catching up by implementing new tech first and keeping them somewhat on their toes by pushing the envelope.

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                          Samsung (and Apple for that matter) are often late with new tech because they need scale. The Chinese sell a lot less flagship phones (100.000s) while the big two sell them in the millions (10s of million for Apple) and production capacity needs to ramp up to supply such vendors.
                          On the other hand they also like to play it safe and became lazy so it's good that the smaller players have a chance of catching up by implementing new tech first and keeping them somewhat on their toes by pushing the envelope. Balance of power ⚖

                            Invetor, 9 hours agoS26U should being these following upgrades as well: main... moreI'd rather have:

                            Main: ISOCELL HP2 (upgraded version, 200MP) 1x
                            Telephoto 1: ISOCELL 3LU (12MP, 3x)
                            Telephoto 2: IMX 854 (updated version, 50MP, 5x)
                            Ultrawide: ISOCELL JN3 (50MP, 0.5x)

                            Selfie: ISOCELL 3LU (12MP, 21mm).

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                              I'd love to see a regular S26 with a 6000mAh or similar. I'd definitely snatch one up then.

                                Invetor, 9 hours agoS26U should being these following upgrades as well: main... moreBruh. Do you think you can afford a phone with specs like these?
                                If a phone with these specs was manufactured, you wouldn't even buy it!

                                Bruh. 😮‍💨

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                                  DarlingYext, 6 hours agoOnly if it's inside a Samsung phone, it would still co... moreone possible reason: Chinese phones need special/proprietary chargers. If Samsung follows - it will be marked as same marketing trap/gimmick/trash. Else - innovation ;)
                                  Joke aside, I have here many USBC chargers from 15W to 120W (big ones are for laptops, PD, etc)..not sure what would work and with which phone it will work..so at this stage all fancy charging times do not interest me, I simply do not use my phone 24h per day so I always have 30-45min for charging when needed...

                                    DarlingYext, 6 hours agoOnly if it's inside a Samsung phone, it would still co... moreWell actually Xiaomi and Vivo disappointed and didn't offer it worldwide. So yea if they sell the same version worldwide it will be a step forward.

                                      -, 7 hours agoAnd suddenly, silicon-carbon batteries aren't a "... moreOnly if it's inside a Samsung phone, it would still count as "terrible technology" if inside a chinese phone.

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                                        • 6 hours ago

                                        Then, we should stop buying S25 series and wait for S26 series.

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