{"id":22849,"date":"2024-01-30T22:29:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/22849\/samsung-might-be-cooking-up\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T22:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:29:47","slug":"samsung-might-be-cooking-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=22849","title":{"rendered":"Samsung might be cooking up a significant battery upgrade for the still-distant Galaxy Z Flip 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung might be cooking up a significant battery upgrade for the still-distant Galaxy Z Flip 6\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Are you about to get tired of thinking, talking or hearing about <span\/>Already own the Galaxy S24 series and want to start focusing on Samsung&#39;s &#8220;next big things&#8221; instead?  While it&#39;s probably (much) too early to have any guarantees related to the S25, it&#39;s certainly not premature to address some of the issues. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">potential<\/span> upgrades and improvements to the <span\/>The Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 are expected to release at some point during the summer.<\/p>\n<div>That might not be the case if you live in Chicago, Boston, or even Washington DC, but summer isn&#39;t that far on the horizon, which means the world&#39;s second-largest smartphone vendor is very likely close to finalizing designs and specifications for its next-generation foldable powerhouses.<\/div>\n<div>Of course, some details might change within a few months, but while Samsung is currently testing a 4,000mAh battery capacity for the <span>Z Flip 6<\/span>as the generally reliable people of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galaxyclub.nl\/samsung\/galaxy-z-flip-6\/\" class=\"external\">Galaxy Club in the Netherlands<\/a> He says there is certainly a good chance that this number will materialize commercially in July or August.<\/div>\n<h2>How important is this matter?<\/h2>\n<div>In short, there&#39;s no way to know the exact answer to this question&#8230;yet.  But we can certainly hazard a few guesses based primarily on the advertised (i.e. typical) 3,700mAh cell size of last year&#39;s model. <span>Galaxy Z Flip 5<\/span>.  If the aforementioned upgrade to a 4,000 mAh battery on the <span>Galaxy Z Flip 6<span\/><\/span>    If that happens, that would theoretically be a jump of about 8 percent, which could result in an actual endurance improvement of 8 percent&#8230; or more&#8230; or less.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gallery-afd500b6-77a2-43ab-8e54-091b60c16c36\" class=\"single-image-container full-width-element\">\n<div class=\"gallery-item\">\n<picture style=\"padding-top: 66.666666666667%\"><source media=\"(max-width: 350px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 351px) and (max-width: 500px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 501px) and (max-width: 800px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Samsung-might-be-cooking-up-a-significant-battery-upgrade-for.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung could be preparing a major battery upgrade for the still-distant Galaxy Z Flip 6\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In fact, the battery life of a smartphone between two charges is <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">real<\/span> Users depend on a number of different factors, ranging from battery size to processor frugality and various software optimizations.  That being said, it is <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">always<\/span> It&#39;s a good idea for a phone manufacturer to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> by increasing cell capacity when aiming to improve uptime in most real-world scenarios.<\/p>\n<div>In other words, it is undoubtedly a good sign for people dissatisfied with the <span>Z Flip 5<\/span>battery life.  THE <span>Galaxy Z Flip 5<span\/><\/span>, mind you, contains two different cells with a nominal capacity of 971 and 2,620 mAh, which equates to a grand total of 3,591 mAh.  This is rounded up to the claimed figure of 3,700 mAh, which is of course common practice in today&#39;s mobile industry and will continue with the <span>Z Flip 6<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div>This next-gen foldable could come with upgraded 1,097 and 2,790 mAh batteries totaling a rated capacity of 3,887 mAh, or 4,000 mAh for all practical (and marketing) purposes.  What&#39;s unclear (aside from the resulting battery life figures for everyday users) is the impact of such an upgrade on the screen size and overall dimensions of the device. <span>Galaxy <span>Z Flip 6<\/span><\/span>    related to <span>Z Flip 5<\/span>.<\/div>\n<h2>How would a 4,000mAh battery capacity compare to the competition?<\/h2>\n<div>This, our friends, is an even bigger and more important question for <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/galaxy\/\"   title=\"Samsung\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Samsung<\/a>, and in a nutshell, the answer is&#8230; good but not great.  The mid-range <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/motorola\/\"   title=\"Motorola\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Motorola<\/a> Razr (2023), for example, already packs a 4,200 mAh cell than the <span>Z Flip 6<\/span> it seems unlikely that it will match.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gallery-b84cd102-b789-46b4-b7a9-49d6d598f288\" class=\"single-image-container full-width-element\">\n<div class=\"gallery-item\">\n<picture style=\"padding-top: 66.666666666667%\"><source media=\"(max-width: 350px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 351px) and (max-width: 500px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 501px) and (max-width: 800px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1706642986_435_Samsung-might-be-cooking-up-a-significant-battery-upgrade-for.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung could be preparing a major battery upgrade for the still-distant Galaxy Z Flip 6\" class=\"lazy\" data-id=\"410379\" haswatermark=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1706642986_435_Samsung-might-be-cooking-up-a-significant-battery-upgrade-for.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung could be preparing a major battery upgrade for the still-distant Galaxy Z Flip 6\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Of course, the latest &#8220;standard&#8221; edition of the Razr also sports a larger 6.9-inch main display than the 6.7-inch one. <span>Galaxy <span>Z Flip 5<\/span><\/span>but interestingly the same is true for the high-end Motorola Razr Plus, which only manages to squeeze a 3,800mAh battery into a roughly identical body. <\/div>\n<p>The 3,700 mAh packaging <span>Z Flip 5<\/span> Unsurprisingly, our in-depth analysis found that battery test results were significantly lower than the non-Plus Razr (2023), aka Razr 40, while more or less matching the Razr+. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung might be cooking up a significant battery upgrade for the still-distant Galaxy Z Flip 6\u060c Are you about to get tired of thinking, talking or hearing about Already own the Galaxy S24 series and want to start focusing on Samsung&#39;s &#8220;next big things&#8221; instead? 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