For the past six years, Samsung has retained the battery capacity of its Galaxy S lineup at 5,000mAh, meaning that users would only experience minor increments in runtimes regardless of which company flagship they purchased. Fortunately, this practice could be a thing of the past, as a rumor claims that the Korean giant is finally jumping onto the silicon-carbon bandwagon like a multitude of Chinese smartphone makers.

The advantages of silicon-carbon technology are apparent, which is why Samsung and Apple have been rumored to be exploring these batteries , though no concrete launch timeline was mentioned. Since Chinese manufacturers have been sourcing these cells for a couple of years, the glaring question that needs to be asked is, why hasn’t Samsung adopted them? The company’s Executive VP and Head of Smartphone R&D team, Sung-Hoon Moon, spoke at the Galaxy Unpacked event, stating that the firm has been ‘a bit un-innovative on that front.’

It is no secret that Samsung continues to take a conservative approach with its flagship handsets, which is a strategy that has cost the company dearly. However, the firm simply cannot gravitate to silicon-carbon technology because these have to pass ‘very rigorous validation standards.’ Sung-Hoon Moon also mentions that customer experience is a top priority for Samsung, and once it believes that silicon-carbon elevates that experience, it will consider this option.

Prior to the Galaxy S26, a rumor doing the rounds claimed that the company was exploring a battery upgrade for the top-end model that would increase the capacity to a whopping 7,000mAh . Unfortunately, this rumor was quickly buried , and since then, we’ve only come across remnants of these claims, such as testing a 20,000mAh cell , then quickly abandoning this experiment . Perhaps one of the biggest reasons why Samsung isn’t willing to take a gamble is because it doesn’t want a repeat of the Galaxy Note 7 scandal.

Also, since the Korean technology behemoth ships more flagship smartphone units than Chinese competitors, there’s a small chance that defective silicon-carbon batteries are found in a few batches that cause them to catch fire or explode, which would turn into a PR nightmare for Samsung.

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