Are smartphone manufacturers finally taking complaints about battery life seriously? A new rumor posted by Dutch website GSM Helpdesk suggests that Samsung is. According to the website’s sources, Samsung is testing out a version of the Note 6 that has a giant 4,000mAh battery, which would be a step up from the Galaxy S7 edge’s 3,600 mAh battery. The website also claims the device will have a 5.8-inch display with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels, along with 6GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.
But let’s be honest: What’s really intriguing here is the giant battery.
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As we mentioned before, the Galaxy S7 edge pushed things forward earlier this year with its 3,600mAh battery. HTC’s newest HTC 10 flagship phone features a 3,000 mAh battery, but HTC claims that it’s developed technology that will allow it to last up to two days on a single charge. And last year’s Droid Turbo 2 featured a 3760 mAh battery, although that device was more of a niche device that was an exclusive to Verizon.
So a 4,000mAh battery would really be pushing things forward here, especially when you consider that the Note 5 “only” had a 3,000mAh battery. Does this mean we’ll soon expect all our phones to at least last for two days on a single charge? That would obviously be terrific but we’ll have to wait and see.
