The Galaxy S26 series is just a few months away from its inevitable unveiling, and so far, it’s feeling like a bigger shake-up than usual for Samsung. Unfortunately, not every aspect of the company’s upcoming trio is getting an upgrade, with charging speeds sounding like one space where the S26 lineup might fall short compared to the competition.
The entire Galaxy S26 lineup has seemingly passed through China’s Quality Certification Center, giving us some potential insight as to the battery elements of each phone (via SamMobile). Despite a revised lineup — the Galaxy S26 Edge is set to replace the usual Plus model, while the entry-level device gets a new “Pro” suffix — Samsung appears set to keep as much of its battery and charging components unchanged. That means 25W charging for the Galaxy S26 Pro and S26 Edge, 45W charging for the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Converting volts and amps to wattage using the numbers within this table, the first and third devices — which top out at 9V and 2.77 amps — support 25W charging, while the middle entry supports 15V at 3 amps for 45W charging speeds. Naturally, those are the same exact speeds shared by this year’s Galaxy S25 trio, seemingly putting an end to any hope that Samsung could catch up to the competition.
This flies in the face of some of the earliest reporting surrounding the Galaxy S26 Ultra specifically, with notable leakers like Ice Universe pointing to a big charging speed upgrade for the company’s S Pen-equipped smartphone. In fact, Ice Universe did use Apple’s event last week to criticize Samsung, confirming the Galaxy S26 Pro and Edge would keep their 25W charging speeds, but this is the first time we’ve seen a lack of improvements for the Ultra. While it’s possible that a global version of the S26 Ultra could bring higher speeds to other markets, China is the space where ultra-fast charging speeds flourish. It wouldn’t make much sense to hold those improvements back from that particular market.
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With Apple now supporting 40W fast-charging on the entire iPhone 17 series, Samsung is being left behind by the brand it sees as its main competition in the mobile space. That could result in some serious upgrades to the Galaxy S27 series in 18 months, but considering just how reluctant this company has been to improve any of its battery-based components in the aftermath of the Note 7, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
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