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The revolution is not happening. According to the latest leaks, it will get Galaxy S26 Ultra battery with a capacity of 5 mAh, Galaxy S26+ will stay just below this limit and Galaxy The S26 will only have 4,300 mAh. At the same time, we clearly know that Samsung has been testing silicon-carbon batteries for a long time, which would allow it to increase the capacity by up to several thousand milliampere-hours. But the memento of the exploding Galaxy The Note 7 from 2016 is apparently still too alive.
Galaxy Notes 7 was one of the most anticipated phones of 2016. Shortly after its release, it became a hit and people were eager to buy it. Until it was revealed that its battery was overheating and often caught fire. In the US alone, proThe pulpit reported 92 cases of overheating batteries, 26 people suffered burns and 55 users suffered property damage as a result. Two owners Galaxy Notes 7 They even sued Samsung from the US.
It broke out the largest recall event in Samsung Electronics history, 2,5 million phones were recalled and users were instructed to turn off their phones. Samsung first temporarily and then permanently stopped production, activists Greenpeace demanded proper recycling of these mobile phones... In short, it was a disaster the world of mobile phones had never experienced before. Samsung came out of it as a loser, and its reputation was not much improved by the fact that it later released Galaxy Notes FE.
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Galaxy S26 pays for fear
Since then, Samsung has been very careful about the batteries it uses. It would not like to experience a similar case again, not only because of the damage to its reputation, but also because of the huge losses. The case surrounding Galaxy The Note 7 reportedly cost him 17 billion dollarsAnd today it would mean even greater losses and additional costs.
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Unfortunately, the upcoming series will also pay for this. Galaxy S26which this time too does not exceed the imaginary limit of 5,000 mAh. At the same time, some speculations suggested that Galaxy S26 Ultra could get a 5,200mAh battery. But now, two weeks before the official launch, it seems that Samsung has not decided. Let alone use a silicon-carbon battery.
It's a huge shame, probecause Samsung has many fans and progives over 200 million mobile phones per year. If proextended their endurance, they could proIt is going to skyrocket. This is how Chinese manufacturers are overtaking it, who are not afraid to use up to 10,000mAh batteries. We will probably never see this from Samsung, although it is also experimenting with them.
