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An unknown flagship with the latest chip may come with a huge battery
Rumor has it that this mysterious phone will rock a massive 9,000mAh battery. Reportedly, that's going to be possible thanks to advances in silicon-carbon technology, which would allow for such a huge battery cell without the need for a bulky design to fit it in.
Tipster Digital Chat Station is where this new leak comes from. The reputable leaker says that there's a phone with a 9,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the works, but they don't mention which phone it is.
It's very likely that it's a phone from one of the Chinese OEMs. So, unfortunately, that makes it uncertain whether this phone will see a global launch. It's a rare occurrence still that a flagship phone may come with such a huge battery.
Digital Chat Station's Post on Weibo, machine translated. | Screenshot by PhoneArena
At the moment, the battery champion sporting Qualcomm's latest processor is the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. This phone comes with a nice 7,500mAh battery. But this next phone, if DCS is correct, may blow the Xiaomi out of the water.
Would you buy a phone with a 9,000mAh battery if it stayed slim and light?
Yes, absolutely
77.78%
Maybe, depends on the brand
22.22%
Nah, I’m fine charging once a day
0%
And we also have some concept phones, like one from Realme with a 15,000 mAh battery, but that one's not for sale.
Silicon carbon is here to solve battery anxiety once and for all
Most phones, especially the ones from popular brands like Apple and Samsung, currently rock 4,000-5,000mAh batteries. That's enough to last through the day, but Chinese OEMs have been throwing the gauntlet at these two in the past couple of years.
The thing is, everyone can stick a huge battery into a phone, but that would also transform the phone into a brick. Now, with silicon-carbon battery tech, things are different, and we can have bigger batteries while still keeping the phone slim and fancy.
Basically, silicon-carbon tech allows batteries to hold a larger capacity in a smaller size.
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And now more and more companies are going for the new technology. So, it would make sense if this mysterious phone with a 9,000mAh battery capacity is using this technology as well.
Hopefully, Samsung and Apple are taking notes, though. These two are yet to adopt this technology and are still using somewhat small batteries for 2025.
Battery life is huge for me
I'm the type of person who hates charging a phone too frequently. Or any tech, for that matter. So, the advancements in silicon-carbon tech are something I welcome wholeheartedly.
I personally can't wait to see Samsung and Apple adopt the tech so I can no longer think so often about charging. We need bigger batteries now that chips are also more powerful and there's now AI as well, which could be quite heavy on the phone.
All in all, I'm happy to find out that a phone with a 9,000mAh battery is in the works, and I'm eager to see other companies go for that as well.
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