2024 was a good year for smartphones. We finally saw many brands focusing on cameras and providing good hardware specifications. It is now safe to predict that 2025 will not only continue this year’s legacy but will also see many smartphones with bigger battery capacities. Let alone 2025, in this Q4 of this year only, we saw a bunch of smartphones with 5000-6000mAh batteries.
If you asked anyone to predict the battery capacity of a flagship, they would mostly answer with a figure below 5000mAh. However, this will change quickly, thanks to silicon carbon battery technology.
OPPO smartphones with 7000mAh battery are coming soon
Giving larger battery capacity in flagship devices was possible even with the existing battery tech, but since flagship devices are meant to focus on the overall experience and giving higher battery capacity will make the device bulky, the brands used to avoid it. This is the reason why flagship devices launched prior to 2024 used to have smaller battery capacity.
But now the brands have discovered a new battery tech, termed “silicon carbon battery” which fixes the issue. This battery tech employs a silicon-carbon negative electrode material which ensures high energy density without sacrificing thinness. To make it easier, here’s an example: if you make a battery using both the old and new battery tech, the battery made using newer tech will have more capacity in the same or even less thickness.
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This makes it easier for the brands to push higher battery capacity without compromising on the thickness of the device. In related news, a leak coming from the Weibo handle of Digital Chat Station claims that OPPO is working on a device that will have a whopping typical battery capacity of 6410mAh and 7000mAh. The rated battery capacity will be 6285 and 6850mAh respectively.
The tipster also confirms that the forthcoming device will support the OPPO’s faster-charging tech rated at 100W. All the other specifications of the device remain a mystery for now. But this leak in particular is enough to fuel up the excitement of power-hungry users. More and more brands will adopt the silicon carbon battery tech in the future and it’s nothing but exhilarating.
