The 2024 Smartphone Battery Capacity Battle: The 7000mAh Era is Coming?

The 2024 Smartphone Battery Capacity Battle: The 7000mAh Era is Coming?In recent years, major smartphone manufacturers have been actively improving the battery life of their phones. In Q4 2024, this trend has intensified, with the smartphone market experiencing a new wave of battery upgrades

The 2024 Smartphone Battery Capacity Battle: The 7000mAh Era is Coming?

In recent years, major smartphone manufacturers have been actively improving the battery life of their phones. In Q4 2024, this trend has intensified, with the smartphone market experiencing a new wave of battery upgrades. Previously, many mid-to-low-end models already featured large batteries around 6000mAh, emphasizing long battery life. Now, this trend is spreading to high-end flagship models, with battery capacities exceeding 6000mAh, and some even reaching 7000mAh or more. For example, the iQOO 13 boasts a 6150mAh battery, the Realme GT7 Pro has a 6500mAh battery, the Xiaomi 15 Pro features a 6100mAh battery, and the Redmagic 10 Pro series boasts an impressive 7050mAh battery. Based on current trends, improvements in battery life for future phone releases will continue.

A well-known digital blogger, @DigitalChatStation, recently revealed: "Judging from supply chain materials, several new phones from different manufacturers will feature 7000mAh batteries next year, including flagships. High-rate battery cells are expected to support charging speeds up to 100W; mid-range phone capacities are rapidly increasing, with NPI (New Product Introduction) showing 7500mAh-8000mAh batteries." This suggests that numerous smartphones next year will incorporate 7000mAh batteries, coupled with upgraded fast-charging technology, achieving improvements in both battery life and charging speed.

Currently, large-capacity battery technology may initially be adopted in mid-range models before gradually becoming standard in flagship models. According to @DigitalChatStation, next year's high-end flagship phones may also adopt 7000mAh batteries, while mid-range models could even exceed 8000mAh.

Facing this market trend, manufacturers are showcasing their technological prowess. OPPO recently announced, "OuGa Lab has a new high-density silicon-carbon battery, 7700mAh." This implies that future OPPO products may be equipped with approximately 7700mAh batteries. As early as July this year, there were reports that OPPO was developing a 7000mAh battery solution, planned for mid-range devices. Last week, the Realme Neo7 was launched in collaboration with CATL, featuring a 7000mAh "Titan" battery. Meanwhile, there are reports that Realme is researching battery solutions for its next-generation flagship, proposing three options: a 7000mAh battery with 120W fast charging (42-minute full charge); a 7500mAh battery with 100W fast charging (55-minute full charge); and an 8000mAh battery with 80W fast charging (70-minute full charge). This indicates that Realme might also launch an 8000mAh phone in the future.

OnePlus, another brand under the OPPO umbrella, is also rumored to launch a phone with a 7000mAh battery next year.

On the Xiaomi front, news in August suggested that Xiaomi is researching various battery and fast-charging solutions, with fast-charging power mainly focusing on 100W and 120W, and battery capacities ranging from 5000mAh, 5500mAh, 6000mAh, 6500mAh, 7000mAh, and 7500mAh. Subsequent reports indicate that Xiaomi is seemingly testing a 7500mAh single-cell battery with a thickness of less than 9mm. Overall, Xiaomi might opt for a 7500mAh battery, potentially appearing in its smartphone lineup next year.

A recent leak stated: "Currently, the highest capacity in the lab is 100W+ and 7000mAh, but heat dissipation is a challenge; either increase costs, or choose between battery capacity and fast charging; 100W fast charging with at least 6500mAh is confirmed, and sub-brands will have new phones next year." While the leak didn't specify the brand or model, it's speculated to refer to the Redmi brand, such as the Redmi K80 Ultra or Redmi Turbo 4 Pro. This implies that next year's Redmi phones might feature a 7000mAh battery and 100W fast charging, with a minimum configuration of 6500mAh and 100W fast charging.

Regarding Honor, recent leaks suggest that Honor is developing a 7800mAh battery specifically designed for smartphones. This suggests that at least one Honor phone next year will have a 7800mAh battery.

For vivo, leaks indicate that next year's iQOO mid-range models (a vivo sub-brand) will feature a 7000mAh battery solution. Considering vivo's current product lineup, it's likely that its mid-range devices will also adopt large-capacity batteries.

In summary, multiple phone brands plan to launch phones with large-capacity batteries next year, mostly around 7500mAh. This is excellent news for consumers, but balancing the increased size and weight due to larger batteries, and matching them with appropriate charging speeds, remains a key concern for manufacturers. This will be a significant challenge in future R&D and product design, and a focal point for consumer attention. Larger battery capacity means longer battery life, but also larger size and weight, requiring manufacturers to find the optimal balance. Fast-charging technology must also improve to fully leverage the advantages of large-capacity batteries, avoiding excessively long charging times which impact user experience. Therefore, optimizing battery technology, improving charging efficiency, and controlling overall phone size and weight will be crucial competitive factors for future smartphone manufacturers. We look forward to seeing manufacturers' innovations and breakthroughs in this area, bringing consumers superior and more satisfying smartphones.