Galaxy S26 Can Equalize Competitors From China With Revolutionary Battery Increase

The Samsung Galaxy S26 is believed to have adopted a silicon-carbon battery (photo: x @GizChinait ·)

JAKARTA - Most Chinese smartphone brands have adopted silicon-carbon batteries on their best Android phones, which open the door to capacity building. Samsung missed this technology in the Galaxy S25 series, but now news has been heard that the public will see it in the Galaxy S26 lineup.

Korean media FNN News reports that Samsung is considering a silicon-carbon battery for the Galaxy S26 series. An unnamed Samsung official also told the media that the battery capacity of this phone would increase if Samsung used this technology. That would be good news because three Samsung Galaxy S phones have long offered 4,000mAh batteries up to 5,000mAh.

"If silicon anode material is used, capacity will increase, but there will be a service problem, so repairs are needed," the official said. This has not been confirmed, but we are studying various ways to improve it.

The outlet also claims that Samsung is avoiding a major increase in its cell phone battery because its high production volume means product stability problems can be serious in case of defects.

This isn't the first time the public has heard about the Galaxy S26 family offering a silicon-carbon battery. The leading leak first made this claim last month. However, this new report certainly adds weight to the statement.

Silicon-carbon batteries allow for greater capacities for the same size as conventional lithium-ion batteries, with the HONOR Magic 5 Pro which first introduced this technology. This produces phones with large batteries such as OnePlus 13 (6,000mAh), vivo X200 Pro (6,000mAh), and RedMagic 10 Pro (7,050mAh).

This battery technology also allows brands to shrink the physical size of their phone batteries while maintaining the same capacity, allowing for a slimmer design or freeing up space for other upgrades.

In comparison, OnePlus and OPPO claim that their latest phones with silicon-carbon batteries will drop to 80% effective capacity after 1,600 impressive charging cycles. Apple claims that its latest iPhone (using lithium-ion batteries) is ranked 80% capacity after 1,000 charging cycles, while Samsung has not released charging cycle information for its phones in recent years.