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Phone Arena
6 days ago
- Phone Arena
Insider report explains why Samsung is skipping bleeding-edge battery tech (for now)
Behind the scenes: R&D focused on safety and lifespan is reportedly conducting internal tests one new battery chemistries to achieve better performance and longer battery life. However, the company is taking what the leaker describes as the "longer and safer road" to innovation. Samsung is reportedly conducting internal tests one new battery chemistries to achieve better performance and longer battery life. However, the company is taking what the leaker describes as the "longer and safer road" to innovation. In other words, Samsung is taking its time to go through every possible safety and performance concern before it implements any major battery tech changes to its phones. Receive the latest Samsung news By subscribing you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy For context, silicon-carbon batteries replace the traditional graphite anode with a silicon-carbon alternative, enabling higher energy density and potentially slimmer device designs. Samsung's caution may explain the absence of silicon-carbon batteries in the upcoming Galaxy S25 series — technology that competitors like Xiaomi and OnePlus have already introduced in their flagship context, silicon-carbon batteries replace the traditional graphite anode with a silicon-carbon alternative, enabling higher energy density and potentially slimmer device designs. Why Samsung is staying away for silicon-carbon (for now) Silicon-carbon tech has some drawbacks — most notably, durability issues related to silicon's expansion during charging cycles. Over time, this can degrade the battery's lifespan, which runs counter to Samsung's current product philosophy. Long-term reliability stands as a core principle for Samsung at present. The extensive software update period of seven years for Samsung flagship devices makes it essential to have batteries that can last throughout the entire support duration, which leads me to the next point. Silicon-carbon tech has some drawbacks — most notably, durability issues related to silicon's expansion during charging cycles. Over time, this can degrade the battery's lifespan, which runs counter to Samsung's current product reliability stands as a core principle for Samsung at present. The extensive software update period of seven years for Samsung flagship devices makes it essential to have batteries that can last throughout the entire support duration, which leads me to the next point. Samsung has a good reason to be cautious. The Samsung has a good reason to be cautious. The Galaxy Note 7 battery recall incident remains a vivid memory for Samsung, even if most of us have already forgotten about it. It's likely one of the reasons Samsung remains extra vigilant when evaluating new battery tech, even if it results in criticism for lack of progress. Most Galaxy phones, including the most recently released Galaxy S25 Edge , still rely on lithium-ion battery tech with no major improvements to energy density or charging just because it hasn't introduced any major battery-related upgrades recently, that doesn't mean Samsung has stopped trying to improve its phones on that front. A recent leak from @PandaFlashPro reveals the company is actively experimenting with various battery technologies.
ABC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Sicona's fast-charging battery tech to be developed by Himadri in India
A breakthrough Australian technology that promises 40 per cent faster charging times for lithium batteries has attracted interest from overseas. Wollongong startup Sicona has licensed the rights to its technology, SiCx, to Indian chemicals company Himadri. The product is a silicon carbon anode that is added to lithium-ion batteries to improve efficiency. As part of the deal, Himadri will make a $15 million investment in the Wollongong business and will have the right to create its own facility producing the product in India. "The revenue that it will generate for us in terms of royalties is in the tens of millions of dollars that will flow over quite a long period." In the initial stages, Himadri's investment will allow the Wollongong company to expand its laboratory operations in the Illawarra and employ more staff. In the long term, Himadri's plan to build its own manufacturing facility producing Sicona's product will form the blueprint for the Australian company establishing its own facility elsewhere, most likely in the US. Previously, Mr Jordaan has spoken out about the difficulty in setting up manufacturing facilities in Australia, forcing home-grown ideas into development overseas. "The Australian government needs to incentivise local manufacturing, as other governments like the US [have] ... there is a lot of protectionist trade policy being implemented." Mr Jordaan said not having to build a large, first-of-its-kind manufacturing facility would allow Sicona to learn from Himadri's experience. "This is a very neat way to overcome that challenge for us to get our first commercial-scale operation … our vision is to become the largest producer of these materials globally. "Over time, that means we want to build and operate ourselves and while we have that intention in the US already, we're looking at other opportunities … to build globally." Sicona previously proposed a commercial-scale lithium-ion battery factory in the Illawarra suburb of Shellharbour. Lithium-ion batteries have many uses, but they all have a cathode positive side and an anode negative side. The cathode side has materials like nickel, cobalt and manganese, while the anode is predominantly graphite. When Sicona's product was mixed in with an anode's graphite, Mr Jordaan said the impact was significant. "It boosts the storage capacity of the battery overall," he said. There are a number of sectors driving the need for better-quality lithium-ion batteries. Examples include artificial intelligence in personal devices that use batteries, militaries using autonomous drones, the development of humanoid robots and electric vehicles. "What I've observed in China most recently is almost every new vehicle that you find on the road is electric," Mr Jordaan said. "Artificial intelligence is driving higher power requirements for other devices, including mobile phones, laptops and robots. "All of that requires denser and better batteries … and is driving huge demand for our product and our technology."
