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Rumors suggest that Samsung is finally waking up and might upgrade the Galaxy Z Fold 8 to a 5,000 mAh battery and 45W charging. But even if they do, Samsung will still be 1,000 mAh behind where Motorola is today. At the Galaxy S26 press briefing, Samsung’s Executive Vice President Jeong Seung Moon said the company is actively working on silicon-carbon batteries. It’s unlikely the Fold 8 will have it, given that the S26 didn’t use silicon-carbon, so the Fold 9 is the more likely candidate. He also said the company won’t put them in its phones until they’ve cleared rigorous internal tests. I thi

Another area Samsung improved on in the Galaxy S26 is the battery. It now features a 4,300mAh cell, up from 4,000 in last year’s model. I appreciate Samsung making the battery bigger while keeping the phone’s frame at 7.2mm. I would’ve loved to see a silicon-carbon battery in the Galaxy S26 lineup this year, but that wasn’t meant to be. Unfortunately, the base S26 doesn’t enjoy the charging speed upgrades that the S26 Ultra received. It’s still stuck at 25W wired charging, with 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless charging for those of you who insist on impressing your friends at b