Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Battery Might be Bigger than Watch 5, Leak Hints

Teejay Boris, Tech Times 17 March 2023, 11:03 pm

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is likely to sport a bigger battery than its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 5, a new leak highly suggests.

Early leaks and rumors point out that the next-generation Galaxy Watch is getting a bump in its battery performance.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 7: The new Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is displayed during a launch event at Barclays Center on August 7, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus smartphones, which go on sale August 23 starting at $949.

Some suggest that Samsung might upgrade the batteries of the entire lineup altogether. While others predict other battery-saving features, including a MicroLED display.

This time, a new leak hints that the Galaxy Watch 6 lineup is debuting with a bigger battery capacity.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Battery Upgrade

According to a report by GSM Arena, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is still a few months away from its much-awaited debut. The next-generation wearable is likely seeing the light of day alongside the new foldable of the giant phone maker, such as the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5. These upcoming devices are most likely releasing sometime in August.

By then, Samsung would have revealed what we could expect from its next-generation foldable and smartwatch. But for now, we could only rely only on early leaks and rumors to know what is coming our way.

Thankfully, the listing of the Galaxy Watch 6 in a regulator in China has recently leaked, giving us a glimpse at the potential battery sizes of the upcoming device.

It turns out that the entry-level variant of the Galaxy Watch 6 lineup offers a 300mAh battery, according to the leak. Meanwhile, the 44m standard variant carries a 425mAh battery.

Standard and Classic Variants to Share Batteries?

But how about the Classic variants? It turns out that it shares the same battery size as the standard edition.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 01: A Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 mobile phone (L) and Samsung Galaxy Watch5 are seen during a press preview at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) 2022 consumer electronics trade fair on September 01, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. IFA, running at its normal capacity for the first time in three years after a hiatus due to lockdowns amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, is open to the public from September 2-6.

The leak from the Chinese regulator disclosed that the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 42mm offers a 300mAh battery, similar to the 40mm Galaxy Watch 6, according to Sam Mobile.

On the other hand, the 46mm Galaxy Watch Classic features the same 425mAh battery as the Galaxy Watch 6 44mm.

Galaxy Watch 6 vs. Galaxy Watch 5 Battery

Android Authority notes in its report that the potential battery sizes of the Galaxy Watch 6 lineup are a slight upgrade from the current generation, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5.

To be more precise, the upcoming wearable is set to bring up to a 5% improvement. But despite that, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro remains unbeatable with up to 590mAh battery capacity.

It is worth noting that the recent leak skips any Pro variant. So it remains to be seen if Samsung still plans to release a higher-end option this year.