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Foldable phones are getting better over time, but one issue they’re still battling is poor battery life. Because of the nature of their design, clamshell foldables are stuck with smaller batteries. This means that phones that should realistically use 5,000+mAh batteries are stuck with sub-4000mAh batteries. However, it appears that the Galaxy Z Flip 6 could have a nice capacity boost over the Galaxy Z Flip 5.
Why do clamshell phones have smaller batteries? Well, a battery in a typical slab phone occupies a large section of its internal space. Whoever, in a foldable phone, the hinge takes up a lot of space that would otherwise have been occupied by the battery. So, a large chunk of the battery can’t exist, reducing its size.
The Galaxy Z Flip 6 could have a larger battery than its predecessor
We’re still months away from this phone’s unveiling, so you’ll want to take this news cautiously. At this point, it’s still a leak, and information is subject to change in the coming months. According to a new leak, Samsung is testing a battery with a notably higher capacity than what we saw in the Galaxy Flip 5. Last year’s Flip phone had two batteries with a combined rated capacity of 3,591mAh; that equals an advertised capacity of 3,700mAh.
Well, according to the leak, Samsung is testing two batteries with a combined of 3,887mAh. That equates to an advertised capacity of 4,000mAh. That’s an 8% increase over last year’s advertised battery capacity. That’s a nice battery capacity increase, and it could bring this phone’s battery a little bit closer to what a typical slab phone would have. It’s still far behind the standard 5,000mAh battery that we see across the industry. However, it’s still a step in the right direction.
Right now, it’s evident that Samsung is still in the early stages of testing this phone. Either that, or the phone’s been in active production for months, and this leak is explaining months-old data. Devices are usually in production long before we even start getting leaks about them. There’s no doubt that Samsung was already putting the Galaxy Z Flip 6 together before the Galaxy Z Flip 5 even launched.