The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to have a better battery life than its predecessor. However, the improvement is being largely attributed to a better chipset, and not due to Samsung embedding a larger battery in the upcoming flagship smartphone.
Samsung to embed next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 inside S25 Ultra?
While the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra packs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Galaxy S25 Ultra should have the next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Incidentally, neither Samsung nor Qualcomm have officially unveiled the top-end chipset.
Although the Galaxy S25 Ultra may pack the same battery as its predecessor, it may have better battery endurance, a new leak suggests. The latest rumor is allegedly based on internal testing of the flagship chipset from Qualcomm.
Looking at the internal testing data of 8G4, the CPU efficiency improvement is in the single digit percentage, but the GPU improvement is huge, D9300 peak at half the power is possible. If you care about CPU performance, please skip this generation and wait for 8G5. pic.twitter.com/6Le8FlN0M9
— sun.dtsi (@negativeonehero) July 21, 2024
The abovementioned Tweet claims to show findings of internal testing data of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC. TSMC is producing the chipset using its second-gen 3nm process node (N3E).
The internal testing allegedly shows TSMC has significantly optimized the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). In other words, end-users can expect incredible performance from the Adreno 750 GPU.
Will the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra have improved battery endurance?
The Samsung S24 Ultra has a 5000mAh battery, which supports 45W wired Fast Charging via USB Type-C. Multiple rumors suggest Samsung will retain the same battery and even charging technology for the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Several leaks seem to agree on Samsung not embedding a larger battery. However, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 should put it marginally ahead of its predecessor.
🚀 Galaxy S25 Ultra Some Specs🚀
🔋 Same 5,000 mAh battery and 45W charging as the S20 Ultra.
📸 200MP main camera, 50MP ultrawide, and dual 50MP telephoto lenses.
⚡ Faster – Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and a slightly bigger 6.9” screen.READ DETAILS: https://t.co/JNh9v43herpic.twitter.com/wkhMft372N
— Rootmygalaxy.net – Samsung Android Guides and News (@rootmygalaxy) July 28, 2024
The peak performance of the Adreno 750 GPU embedded inside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 was reportedly similar to the GPU inside the powerful MediaTek Dimensity 9300 AP. What’s interesting is that Qualcomm managed to get the performance at half the power consumption of the MediaTek chipset.
This data could be extrapolated to mean the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC could have a much better battery endurance owing to its GPU. Although this would be an improvement, the leaker suggests skipping the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra.
It appears that Qualcomm hasn’t managed to significantly improve the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s performance. Specifically speaking, the custom Oryon CPU cores manage only a single-digit performance increase compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Prime Performance Core. Moreover, some reports suggest smartphones packing this flagship SoC will need larger batteries.