Chinese flagship phones have been at the forefront in terms of charging speed, with several recent flagship phones boasting fast charging rates close to 100W. Samsung, for its part, has been sticking to 45W wired charging for some time, and the same is expected to be true for the Galaxy S25 series.
However, the Galaxy S26 series could get a much-needed upgrade in this regard. A recent report indicated that Samsung’s flagship models next year could be equipped with silicon-carbon (SiC) batteries instead of traditional lithium cells, which would increase capacities without increasing size.
Of course, the Galaxy S26 series would not be the first to be equipped with such batteries, since the Honor Magic 7 series phones and the Xiaomi 15 line are already equipped with SiC batteries. Besides the increase in capacity, these new Galaxy S26 series batteries could also enable faster charging speeds.
As reported by @kro_roe on This wouldn’t be a substantial improvement over what the S25 series should be capable of. However, this would allow Samsung 2026 models to better compete with Chinese models.
-Samsung should also integrate a new wireless charging chip, the S2MIW06. It is said to offer 50W fast wireless charging capability. For comparison, the Galaxy S25 series is expected to support wireless charging up to 25W. But between now and the launch of Samsung’s flagship phones in 2026, Chinese smartphone makers could take a step further in terms of charging speed.
In other words, 100W+ wireless charging and nearly 150W wired charging could become the norm for high-end Chinese flagship phones by 2026. Either way, it would be good that Samsung is offering faster support on the Galaxy S26 series.
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