How are times changing? From batteries with a capacity of approximately 4,000 mAh up to the current standard of 5,000 mAh. And the number looks set to continue rising: in 2025, 6,000 mAh will be the norm for the high range. We have several newly developed mobile phones out there, and they will make large capacity batteries more common over the next year.

Realme GT7 Pro is a good example of this, as is the Nubia RedMagic 10 Pro+: 6,500 mAh, in the second case users are lucky with 7,000 mAh. Or so we thought There’s a small print that’s overlooked: more battery, more power without control or efficiency.

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If 6,500 mAh of Realme’s new flagship seems low to you, pay attention to the latest terminal offered by the Chinese company: Realme Neo 7 will increase to 7,000 mAh, without this jump implying increased thickness. Ensuring “normal” use This is good news for users..

Nubia Z70 Ultra has a 6,150 mAh battery. Photo by Iván Linares for Xataka

As we read in Put the parts together so that they consume as little energy as possible.

Does this mean more hours of screen time? Yes and no. If energy-intensive tasks such as video recording or video recording are not abused gameThese massive new batteries will translate into greater autonomy. But the details we mentioned are no small matter: this increase in capacity is no coincidence.

Considering that the maximum acceptable value is 5,000 mAh, manufacturers have come up with larger batteries. This fits into another part of our phone: the processor. This change in batteries is accompanied by two very important launches in terms of power for the smartphone.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek Dimensity 9400. Two SoCs that surprise with their power and make such a big leap that the mobile phones of 2025 will surpass Apple in a few years. Of course, this situation had serious consequences: low power coresenergy optimization suffers.

Milestone unlocked. We see these processors running on Android phones as batteries with a capacity of 6,000 mAh and more reach the market. Chance? It doesn’t look like that. Still, this increase is remarkable: we tested phones like Realme’s new flagship or the Oppo Find X8 Pro, and they improve the autonomy of direct competitors with shorter batteries.

The story changes in performance missions. When we use applications that require this processor, be it benchmarking or photography, the battery almost literally flies. Is this much power needed without energy control? Having these giant batteries is a luxury, but manufacturers use them to increase power while maintaining similar ranges.

If this leap is made at an intermediate level, success is guaranteed.. Mid-range processors continue to focus on energy efficiency, so the addition of this 6,000 mAh or more battery will provide significantly greater autonomy. Will we see them? We’ll have to wait a few weeks for brands to offer mid-range catalog renewals.

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