Samsung develops foldable batteries for foldable screen smartphones

Samsung is said to be developing a new foldable battery technology aimed at better foldable screen smartphones in the future.

Currently, Samsung's foldable smartphones are equipped with two batteries located on both sides of the hinge. For example, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 uses a 2,425 mAh battery on one side and a 1,975 mAh battery on the other. This system helps ensure acceptable battery life for foldable devices.

Samsung describes the foldable battery patent content

However, if the battery could also fold along with the screen, the space inside the phone would be more optimized, and could even increase energy storage capacity.

Although the new foldable battery technology is not yet available on the market, Samsung engineers have envisioned this possibility through a recent patent discovered by the blog VeePN. The document, available on the US Patent Office website, describes a foldable battery. Using a single battery would help optimize power supply and space management inside a foldable smartphone.

Although there is a patent, there is no guarantee that this new foldable battery technology will be applied in commercial products. However, the document shows that Samsung is still trying to find new ways to improve its foldable smartphone product line. If Samsung succeeds in developing a foldable battery, this will be an important step forward for this segment.

Samsung has also shown off designs for a foldable smartphone with a foldable battery, along with drawings that show a device that can fold more than twice. This aligns with rumors that Samsung is developing a triple-fold smartphone to compete with Huawei's Mate XT.

It is known that sales of foldable smartphones are growing well but still low compared to the entire market. IDC forecasts that global shipments of foldable smartphones will increase by 10.5%, while conventional smartphone shipments will only increase by 6.2%. However, this growth rate is slowing down as Chinese manufacturers shift their investments to GenAI smartphones.

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