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The Galaxy S26 series is just a few months away from its inevitable unveiling, and so far, it\u2019s feeling like a bigger shake-up than usual for Samsung. Unfortunately, not every aspect of the company\u2019s upcoming trio is getting an upgrade, with charging speeds sounding like one space where the S26 lineup might fall short compared to the competition.<\/p>\n
The entire Galaxy S26 lineup has seemingly passed<\/a> through China\u2019s Quality Certification Center, giving us some potential insight as to the battery elements of each phone (via SamMobile<\/a>). Despite a revised lineup \u2014 the Galaxy S26 Edge is set to replace the usual Plus model, while the entry-level device gets a new \u201cPro\u201d suffix \u2014 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.<\/p>\n Converting volts and amps to wattage using the numbers within this table, the first and third devices \u2014 which top out at 9V and 2.77 amps \u2014 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\u2019s Galaxy S25 trio, seemingly putting an end to any hope that Samsung could catch up to the competition.<\/p>\n This flies in the face of some of the earliest reporting<\/a> surrounding the Galaxy S26 Ultra specifically, with notable leakers like Ice Universe pointing to a big charging speed upgrade for the company\u2019s S Pen-equipped smartphone. In fact, Ice Universe<\/a> did use Apple\u2019s 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\u2019ve seen a lack of improvements for the Ultra. While it\u2019s 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\u2019t make much sense to hold those improvements back from that particular market.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n 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\u2019t hold my breath.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0kTc4nbcAAJ3Q7.jpg\")
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