Samsung Galaxy S8+ Housing Same 3,500mAh Battery As Galaxy Note 7? Photo Of Vietnam-Assembled Battery Leaks

Samsung is already preparing its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, for launch later this month. However, Apple’s biggest rival is also hard at work in finalizing the larger brother of the Galaxy S7 successor. This week, a photo of a battery pack that could be powering the Galaxy S8+ surfaced online, and it seems the big phone will be housing the same battery as the now defunct Galaxy Note 7.

On Monday, SamMobile revealed that it has spotted a leaked image of what could be the 3,500mAh battery that will likely be powering the Galaxy S8+. This corroborates previous speculations that the South Korea tech giant is preparing a battery with the said capacity for the new device that’s rocking a 6.2-inch display.

The photo was leaked on the Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo, but the battery pack was found to have been assembled in Vietnam by Samsung SDI. Though it is indicated on the body of the battery that it’s cell was made in Korea, it was not stated who manufactured it. But given the fiasco that the Note 7 caused, the company is said to be doing everything to ensure that the new phone batteries would be safe for use by consumers.

Another thing that is noticeable on the leaked battery is the EB-BG955ABA part code, which is consistent with the expected model number for the larger Galaxy S8 variant, SM-G955. The battery in the leaked photo is also marked with the manufacturing date of Feb. 21, which was just over a week since it was reported that the new Galaxy flagship phone, the S8, entered mass production, as pointed out by Android Central.

While a 3,500mAh battery is considered a tad small for a storage cell for a large phone with 6.2-inch screen, there have been reports suggesting that the two Galaxy S8 models will come with super efficient CPUs built on 10nm process. Furthermore, the RBG SuperAMOLED display panels for the new phones are expected to be energy-efficient as well.