This is a change that Samsung needs to make, as most people were quite disappointed when the brand released its latest Galaxy S25 series phones with the same battery sizes as the previous models. While this isn't completely bad, many customers expect improvements to major areas when a new phone series is released.

Following news that Samsung is working to utilize Exynos chipsets on the Galaxy S26 in 2026, it’s now also being reported that we can expect some massive batteries powering next year’s lineup. Utilizing silicon carbon batteries,

Silicon-carbon technology has allowed them to offer much higher capacity cells in devices of the same size. That said, Samsung could be the next to jump on the silicon-carbon battery bandwagon with the Galaxy S26 series.

Samsung only used Snapdragon power in the Galaxy S25 series, but it looks more likely that things could change for the S26

Samsung has seen successful early yields with the Exynos 2600, its in-house chip slated for use with the Galaxy S26.

Samsung is reportedly considering a shift to next-gen silicon carbide batteries, and might ship units as large as 7,000 mAh capacity on the Galaxy S26 series.