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TL;DR
- Samsung is supposedly planning to make use of silicon-carbon battery expertise on the Galaxy S26.
- In comparison with at present’s lithium cells, this chemistry guarantees improved power density for a similar measurement.
- Whereas some smartphones already use silicon-carbon batteries, we’ve but to see Samsung embrace the tech.
The batteries that energy at present’s electronics are much more unimaginable than we frequently give them credit score for. We’ve come a great distance from the times of nickel-cadmium and even nickel-metal hydride cells, with lithium-based chemistry providing superior capability and discharge traits (if solely they didn’t have that annoying tendency to burst into flame). However for so far as we’ve come, it at all times appears like the following huge factor could possibly be proper across the nook, as advocates hype next-gen battery tech. We’ve solely simply began to see silicon-carbon batteries emerge, able to storing much more power in smaller areas, and we’ve been vastly curious to see who may make the most of them subsequent.
Whereas some producers have already launched telephones that faucet into the improved energy density of silicon-carbon batteries, the tech has actually but to go mainstream on a world scale. You could find choose HONOR or Xiaomi telephones geared up with silicon-carbon parts, however we’ve but to get an identical possibility from an iPhone or a Galaxy mannequin. And though there may simply be some progress there as 2025 begins unfolding, a brand new rumor means that we may see a significant win for silicon-carbon arrive in early 2026.
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Leaker Jukanlosreve repeats a rumor on X that he attributes to fellow leaker Ice Universe, asserting that Samsung is planning to make use of a silicon-carbon battery within the Galaxy S26.
That could possibly be a significant step ahead, and should not even be the one new battery expertise Samsung could possibly be considering of utilizing; this rumor arrives only a day after a report in South Korea’s TheElec that mentioned the corporate’s curiosity in novel battery development, and particularly, rising capability by means of stacked electrodes. Already utilized in bigger options like automobile batteries, Samsung could also be contemplating an identical strategy for smartphones.
It’s unclear if these potential plans for silicon-carbon chemistry and stacked electrode development could overlap, but it surely appears like these applied sciences may be into consideration at precisely the fitting time for Samsung, particularly as we hear rumors about disappointing Galaxy S25 Slim battery capability. Whereas we could have to decide on between a skinny construct and battery life at present, silicon-carbon may make that really feel like lots much less of a compromise. Now we simply have to attend to see if Samsung will really take this route.
Within the meantime, the Galaxy S25 sequence is true across the nook, so examine in with us for Unpacked on January 22.
