TL;DR
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 could have a 5,000 mAh rated battery capacity.
- That would be about a 13% increase over the 4,400 mAh capacity of the previous few Z Fold models.
- It’s also more than the reported 4,800 mAh capacity in Samsung’s so-called Z Wide Fold, also expected this year.
The upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 could represent a major leap in battery life over the current Samsung foldable. A report today corroborates earlier rumors that the next-generation Samsung foldable will come with about a 13% increase in battery capacity compared to the Z Fold 7.
Samsung’s Z Fold phones have two batteries, one in each half. Dutch-language publication Galaxy Club reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will have one 2,485 mAh battery and one 2,369 mAh battery, making for a total of 4,854 mAh. That’s about a 13% increase compared to the Z Fold 7’s rated 4,272 mAh.
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