Samsung’s new high-end Galaxy phones should be released soon. But information suggests that the manufacturer has cut back on the charging speed of the latter.
Autonomy still remains the downside of most of our smartphones. By doing more and more, our little phones also run out of power faster and faster. And if innovations are regularly launched to try to correct the situation, none is as effective as fast charging which allows maximum battery recovery in a minimum of time. Unfortunately, from this point of view, Samsung’s next Galaxy S25 seems a little timid.
Having passed through the offices of the FCC, the American certification body, Samsung’s future high-end mobiles do not, a priori, really innovate compared to their predecessor on the charging front. As noted TechRadarthe official Galaxy S25 charger will reportedly deliver 25 watts of maximum power (9.0 V x 2.77 A), which suggests that the phone itself will not be able to absorb more. The Galaxy S25 Plus and Ultra should, for their part, support a charging power of 45 watts.
No improvements compared to S24?
If none of these values are strictly speaking ridiculous (we consider that fast charging is above approximately 18 watts of power), we could have hoped that Samsung would ease up a little on this point all the same. As it stands, the Galaxy S25s do not improve the characteristics of the S24s, while the competition has largely shown its fangs.
The Xiaomi 14T Pro, for example, supports 120 watts charging and the recently announced OnePlus 13 increases to 100 watts wired and 50 watts induction. With its 25 or 45 watts, Samsung therefore pales in comparison to the big names in the sector. Nothing ridiculous in itself, but for high-end phones sold from €700, there is some margin.
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Good news however, reverse wireless charging is entitled to a small improvement. Still in the FCC listing we can see that the phone will be capable of releasing 9 watts of power compared to 4.5 watts currently on the Galaxy S24. Enough to give a boost to your connected watch or wireless headphones. As for classic wireless charging, on the other hand, it seems that the S25s also remain stuck at 15 watts. Damage.
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