April 26, 2024

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[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics’ upcoming flagship smartphones are expected have a smaller battery than its predecessor Galaxy Note 7, industry sources said on March 23.

According to the photo leaked by industry tracker Slashleaks, the presumed Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus are anticipated to come with batteries that are 3,000mAh and 3,500mAh, respectively.

Samsung released the Galaxy Note 7 with a battery capacity of 3,500mAh last year, but the production was soon suspended due to battery problems that caused some of the devices to catch fire. Experts presumed the defect was attributable to excessively high energy density.

Industry sources believe that Samsung apparently adopted a battery with a small capacity due to safety, despite the new flagship smartphone that will boast more features.

Samsung plans to showcase the S8 smartphone on March 29 in New York and London, and on March 30 in South Korea. 

By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)