Chinese smartphones are about to reach unbelievable numbers

Realme's 10000mAh smartphone concept. Photo: YouTube .

Chinese phone makers are pushing smartphone battery capacities to record levels, marking a major leap forward in battery life. This comes as major competitors in the market still maintain battery capacities around 5,000 mAh, creating a significant gap in the battery technology race.

According to leak expert Digital Chat Station , by 2026, some popular mid-range phones from China will be equipped with batteries exceeding the 10,000 mAh mark, promising unprecedented battery life.

However, despite the speed of Chinese firms, tech giants like Samsung, Google and Apple seem to have yet to make any significant moves to keep up.

Notably, Samsung's 2026 flagship, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, is still widely rumored to retain a 5,000 mAh battery, a modest number compared to what Chinese rivals are aiming for.

Honor x70 model with record 8300mAh battery. Photo: Honor.

Over the past year, battery capacity on smartphones has grown significantly, with Honor being one of the pioneers pushing the limits.

Honor made a splash when it equipped the X70 with an 8,300 mAh battery, a phone that is only 7.76 mm thin. This move follows the success of the 8,000 mAh battery on the previous Honor Power model.

The trend of increasing battery capacity is also spreading to other brands. Currently, many rumors suggest that OnePlus, iQOO and Xiaomi are aiming to integrate batteries with capacities above 7,000 mAh in their flagship models in the second half of 2025.

This shows that the race for battery life is becoming increasingly fierce in the Chinese smartphone market.

This achievement was made possible by advances in “silicon-carbon” battery technology, which improved energy density, allowing batteries of the same size to achieve higher capacities.

In addition, Chinese manufacturers have also optimized the internal structure of the device. Specifically, the rumored mid-range phone with a 10,000 mAh battery has also been redesigned with a more compact PCB to free up space for a large battery without increasing the thickness of the device.

This is a technique that Honor and OnePlus have used to create ultra-thin smartphones with incredible battery life. The tech world is eagerly waiting to see when giants like Samsung, Apple or Google will apply this approach to their products.

While it's unclear which specific Chinese brand will break the 10,000 mAh battery record, Honor and Realme are emerging as two potential candidates thanks to recent breakthroughs.

Recently, rumors about a mid-range smartphone model from Realme equipped with a "huge" battery of up to 10,000 mAh are causing a stir in the technology world. Despite possessing a record battery capacity, the device still maintains an impressive thinness of only about 8.5 mm, equivalent to many current phone models. The product is expected to launch in the first half of 2026.

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