Samsung may finally start embracing silicon-carbon batteries in smartphones with next year's Galaxy S26 series.

After years of being stuck with more classic technologies, the battery industry is taking big steps forward. Experimentation with new materials has led to new cell types with multiple benefits. Although the Galaxy S25 series will not bring great advances in this section,

Consumer electronics devices have been using lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for well over a decade now. Very recently, Chinese smartphone makers have switched to a new battery tech: silicon-carbon anode battery.