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Samsung is hard at work on its next-gen flagship smartphones. The Galaxy S24 series will arrive in early 2024 with a handful of upgrades over the current models. While there are still a few months before the launch, the company has already begun picking up regulatory certifications. South Korean certification agency Safety Korea recently certified the batteries that will go inside the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra.
The official listings on Safety Korea’s website don’t contain many details. We can see that the battery packs for the devices will have model numbers EB-BS922ABY, EB-BS926ABY, and EB-BS928ABY, respectively. Chinese firm ATL (Amperex Technology Limited) manufactured these power units. The listings also contain live images of the three batteries, confirming the presence of pull tabs. Samsung recently started using pull tabs on its phones to make battery replacement easier.
Unfortunately, the images (attached below) are of low resolution and quite blurry (via). The text printed on the batteries is illegible, so we can’t confirm their rated capacities. However, a separate certification recently revealed that the Galaxy S24+ has a rated battery capacity of 4,755mAh, while the Ultra model’s battery has a 4,855mAh rated capacity. Their typical capacities should be 4,900mAh and 5,000mAh. We don’t yet have details about the battery capacity of the base Galaxy S24 model.
You might have noticed that Samsung is increasing the battery capacity of the Plus model by 200mAh. This year’s Galaxy S23+ packs a 4,700mAh battery (4,565mAh rated capacity). The company increased the capacity from 3,700mAh on the Galaxy S22+. It also increased the battery capacity of the base model from 3,700mAh to 3,900mAh this year. It remains to be seen whether the 2024 model further adds to that. The Ultra model, meanwhile, has featured a 5,000mAh battery since the Galaxy S20 Ultra in 2020.
The Galaxy S24 series could get faster charging as well
There are also rumors of Samsung increasing the charging speed of its flagship smartphones to 65W next year, at least for the Ultra model. Not many noted tipsters have backed these claims recently. However, it would be a welcome change. The Korean firm has been cautious with the charging speeds of its devices, limiting most to 25W of wired charging. Very few go up to 45W, including the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra. We will let you know when we have more information about the charging speed of the Galaxy S24 series.
