Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra to get larger battery but retain S Pen

Samsung is reportedly testing prototypes for its upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra smartphone that include a significantly larger battery, but the company appears to have decided against the most ambitious option due to a key design trade-off. According to multiple reports, the company evaluated a prototype with a 7,000 mAh battery, but that version required removing the integrated S Pen stylus, a defining feature of the Ultra line. Samsung is now expected to target a battery capacity in the range of 5,700 mAh to 6,000 mAh for the production model, which would still represent a substantial increase over the 5,000 mAh battery used in the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

The information stems from a leak by a tipster on the social media platform X, who reported that Samsung has been experimenting with five prototype variants of the Galaxy S27 Ultra. The leaker, identified as Kro, stated that one prototype achieved a 7,000 mAh capacity by eliminating the S Pen and its internal silo. This would have been a major departure for the Ultra series, which has included the stylus since the Galaxy S22 Ultra. However, the reports indicate that Samsung ultimately chose to retain the S Pen, opting for a more...