Motorola just made silicon-carbon batteries mainstream heres what that means for the iPhone 18 and Samsung Galaxy S27

Date:
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:36 +0000

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The Motorola Razr Fold is the first phone with a silicon-carbon battery to be available on US carriers, and that's a big deal.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Motorola Razr Ultra 2026
and Motorola Razr Fold both have silicon-carbon batteries This technology allows for a higher capacity with the same footprint The Razr Fold is the first silicon-carbon phone to be available from US carriers Motorola has just announced a bunch of new products , but arguably the most exciting part of
the announcement is buried in the spec details: two of the companys new
phones have silicon-carbon batteries, and one of them will be the first such device that's available to buy from US carriers.

Specifically, the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 has a 5,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, and the Motorola Razr Fold has a 6,000mAh one, and as Android Authority points out, they should both be widely available at retailers in
the US, with the Motorola Razr Fold additionally coming to T-Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, and Verizon. Thats a big deal, because silicon-carbon batteries are a huge development in battery technology, allowing for higher capacity
batteries without a size increase. But so far, very few phones with these batteries have been sold in the US, and none through carriers (the OnePlus 15 , for instance, is available from OnePlus directly and Amazon , but not through mobile carriers). Article continues below You may like Why didn't the Galaxy S26 get a silicon carbon battery upgrade? Samsung explains After using Motorola's Razr Fold, the hardware impressed me but its cameras will decide everything Motorola just launched five new devices including its new Razr foldables

You can see the impact of this battery technology by comparing the specs of the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 to those of its predecessor, the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 . That phone has a 4,700mAh battery, but the switch to silicon-carbon this year allows for a 300mAh greater capacity, without any change to the weight or thickness of the phone.

This upgrade is especially beneficial for foldable phones like these, which dont always have room for high-capacity batteries. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, for example, has just a 4,400mAh battery, so its far lower capacity than the similarly designed Motorola Razr Fold. The Motorola Razr Fold (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) Samsung and Apple might take note And now that Motorola is making silicon-carbon batteries easily accessible to US buyers, the likes of Samsung , Apple , and Google might feel more pressure to follow suit especially as battery life was recently found to be the biggest driver of smartphone purchases .

If big names like Samsung and Apple do switch to silicon-carbon, that
benefits the whole world, not just the US, as buyers everywhere could enjoy higher capacity batteries. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from
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But will they? Well, Samsung has already said that its preparing silicon-carbon batteries for future phones, so sooner or later, we should see this upgrade in Samsung Galaxy handsets and perhaps Motorolas move will push the brand to speed things up. So its possible the Samsung Galaxy S27 series could have them, though we wouldnt count on it.

Its likely that Apple will be further behind, as while there have been some rumblings that the tech could be included in the iPhone 18 line, we havent
yet heard this from any of the most reputable Apple leakers, and Apple is often slow to adopt new technology anyway. But eventually, it will probably have to, once the likes of Samsung and Google get on board.

So, while we might still be waiting a little while for some brands to embrace silicon-carbon batteries, its probably only a matter of time. And in the meantime, you can always vote with your wallet and buy one of Motorolas new phones. Today's best Motorola phone deals Contract Deals Sim Free Motorola razr 60 ultra 36 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 1GB data 50 upfront 39.50 /mth View at Vodafone Ltd See all prices Motorola Razr Fold 36 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 150GB data 70 upfront 51.50 /mth View at Three Home Broadband See all prices gift Motorola Razr 50 Ultra 24 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts Unlimited data 59 upfront 54.99 /mth View at ID Mobile See all prices Motorola moto buds Loop (Pantone French Oak) Motorola Edge 70 36 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 1GB data 30 upfront 40.50 /mth View at Vodafone Ltd See all prices We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices powered by Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as
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