Samsung Galaxy S22 could have at least one serious issue

Date:
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:52:24 +0000

Description:
A leak suggests the Samsung Galaxy S22 could have an even smaller battery
than we'd previously heard.

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 is sure to be one of the most exciting and successful phones of early 2022, but it might not be one of the longest-lasting, as a leak suggests its battery could be disappointingly small.

This comes from GalaxyClub , which claims to have acquired concrete details about the battery, and says that it has a rated capacity of just 3,590mAh, down from 3,880mAh in the Samsung Galaxy S21 .

Its worth noting that the rated capacity isnt whats generally marketed on phones, instead thats the typical capacity, which is slightly higher. In the case of the Galaxy S21 thats 4,000mAh, while for the Samsung Galaxy S22 its likely to be around 3,700mAh if this leak is right. All of which would make the S22s battery about 7.5% smaller than the Galaxy S21s. Everything you need to know about the iPhone 13 Check out the best Samsung phones The iPhone 13 Pro has landed

Thats not a huge drop, but the Samsung Galaxy S21 doesnt have a huge battery in the first place, and this would make the Samsung Galaxy S22s even smaller than a previous leak had suggested, as wed heard before that it would be 3,800mAh (so still smaller than the S21s).

However, while wed take this with a pinch of salt its a somewhat believable claim, since weve also previously heard that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus will have a smaller battery than its predecessor, at either 4,500mAh or 4,600mAh, with only the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra retaining the same 5,000mAh battery size as this years model. (Image credit: TechRadar) Opinion: this could
really hurt the Samsung Galaxy S22

If the Samsung Galaxy S21 had excellent battery life then a slight reduction in size might not worry us too much, but it doesnt. In our review we found it reasonable typically lasting a day unless you make heavy use of GPS and
other power-hungry features, but thats average rather than impressive.

So shrinking the battery in the Samsung Galaxy S22 could make its endurance below average. That wont necessarily happen as there could be optimizations elsewhere, such as in the chipset, but it might. And at the very least it probably means the Samsung Galaxy S22s life wont be any better.

Thats a real shame, because while most elements of expensive phones are now more than good enough, battery life continues to struggle.

So its really this that manufacturers should be focusing on, not shrinking batteries to make phones even thinner, or using the freed up battery space to marginally improve some already impressive feature. Get the best of TechRadar in your inbox every day: sign up for our newsletter

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