Smartphones these days either use batteries made out of lithium-ion or lithium polymer and while these batteries have their downsides, they have been the industry standard for a long time. Samsung is one of the companies that want to change that, as the company has been heavily invested in solid-state batteries. It seems like the solid-state future is not that far, as Samsung now has around 14 patents surrounding this technology. Well, we might be moving closer to this technology.

Samsung using solid-state batteries mean physically smaller batteries with better safety and larger capacity

It is worth noting that Samsung is still in the early stages of developing a solid-state battery prototype. This means it will take the company sometime before we finally see these smartphone batteries. I can say that next year's Galaxy S24 will not feature these batteries.

Again, it is essential to reiterate that smartphones with solid-state batteries will not arrive anytime soon. Why? Well, countless companies have tried to work on bringing these batteries on a smaller scale and finally into smartphones. There are a lot of benefits for Samsung to bring these batteries to Galaxy phones. For starters, solid-state batteries exhibit excellent safety. You cannot set them on fire by puncturing them. They can store energy in a much denser way, making them smaller in size but, at the same time, larger in capacity.

This means that for Samsung and all the other companies, we will see smartphones with massive battery capacities but tiny batteries in the back. Sadly, we cannot say for sure when that will be happening. As mentioned before, Samsung hasn't even started the work on a prototype, and we don't know any other company working on this battery technology, either.

Plus, considering how these batteries are not really the best in terms of how easy they are to manufacture and how manufacturers usually run into difficulties when it comes to getting them to work, it will take its sweet time before we finally see something tangible. Not to forget, the added complexity also increases the cost of production, and high internal resistance is another reason we have not seen these batteries out in the wild.

Whatever the case, it is safe to say that future Samsung phones and, hopefully, other smartphones will be sporting solid-state batteries. Until then, we can only wait and see when we get a first look at a working prototype.