Samsung might introduce graphene batteries with Galaxy S10 next year, as per reports
Samsung might begin using graphene batteries in smartphones next year, as per reports. According to SamMobile, Samsung is done with the development of graphene batteries and the company might likely introduce smartphones with new battery technology next year.
While rumours speculate Samsung Galaxy S10 to likely carry new graphene batteries, SamMobile cites that there is no such indication that the new battery technology will be introduced in the company’s next flagship smartphone.
To recall, Samsung in November last year received a patent for a graphene-based solution. The company patented this new battery technology in the US and South Korea. Samsung back then stated that its Advanced Institute of Technology could synthesize its ‘patented’ graphene ball. While lithium-ion battery takes more than an hour to fully charge, graphene batteries are cited to ‘achieve’ the same level of charge in 12 minutes.
Samsung’s Advanced Institute of Technology last year said that the ‘graphene ball material’ will be able to increase 45 per cent of charge as compared to the lithium-ion batteries. Reports earlier had revealed that batteries with the new technology hold a retention of 78 per cent even after 500 ‘total charge’ cycles. The new battery technology is also said to increase the speed of charging by five times.
While production cost is high at present, reports suggest that once production of graphene batteries begin to increase, it might likely be cheaper than lithium-ion solutions. It still remains to be seen as when Samsung will begin using the new battery technology in their smartphones. However, SamMobile suggest that the company might bring graphene batteries first to mid-range smartphones.