Samsung Galaxy S23 could get a much-needed battery boost
But only by 200mAh
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For reasons that are unclear to everyone butSamsung, theSamsung Galaxy S22has a smaller battery than its predecessor – coming in at just 3,700mAh, but it seems the company might be backtracking on that reduction for theSamsung Galaxy S23.
According to Digital Chat Station – a leaker with a reasonable track record – in a post on Chinese siteWeibo, spotted byPocket Lint, the Samsung Galaxy S23 will have a 3,900mAh battery. So that’s 200mAh more than the Galaxy S22, which isn’t a massive increase but would be a desirable one.
Even that won’t leave the phone with a particularly big battery. TheSamsung Galaxy S21has a 4,000mAh battery, and that’s around the level we’d expect from a small-screen flagship, but this at least would be a step back in the right direction.
The source additionally says that the Samsung Galaxy S23 will have a 6.1-inch 1080p screen – as expected, just like its predecessor – and that its fast charging will be “a little worse” than those of “domestic” – meaning Chinese – small-screen flagships.
They don’t specify what the charging speed is, but we’ve heard elsewhere that the Galaxy S23 willhave just 25W charging, like its predecessor. Samsung’s phones tend to charge slower than most rival brands too, so this is no surprise.
Of course, none of this has been confirmed just yet, but it’s all in line with what we’d expect, based on the company’s past form, and suggests that once again the standard Galaxy S model won’t excel for either battery life or charging, though for the former it might be at least slightly better than the S22.
Analysis: battery upgrades for two out of three
Earlier leaks had already revealed the possible battery capacities of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and while one of these is also reportedly getting a boost, the other isn’t.
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A leak suggests that the Galaxy S23 Pluswill have a 4,700mAh battery, which is 200mAh more than theGalaxy S22 Plus, so exactly the same capacity boost as the standard Samsung Galaxy S23 might be getting. Though similarly, that would still leave it with 100mAh less capacity than theSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, on the other hand, will apparently have a 5,000mAh battery, just like theGalaxy S22 Ultra, theGalaxy S21 Ultra, and theSamsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. So Samsung has at least remained consistent there.
That’s not unreasonable, as 5,000mAh is a fairly standard battery size for a large-screen flagship, we’d just like to see the company commit to bigger batteries in the standard and Plus models.
These leaks do at least point to a step in the right direction there, giving them a good shot at ranking among thebest Samsung phones.
James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.
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