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The tech world has its eyes on Samsung‘s Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France today. The company is unveiling the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 foldables, plus a bunch of other products at the event. In the meantime, the Galaxy S25 series is slowly crawling through certification processes. Samsung recently obtained battery certifications for its 2025 flagships.
Galaxy S25 and Ultra get the BIS battery certification
A few days ago, the Indian regulatory body BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certified the Galaxy S25 Ultra battery with the model numbers EB-BS938ABE and EB-BS938ABY (the device has the model number SM-S938). The base Galaxy S25 (SM-S931) has now picked up the BIS battery certification. Its batteries have the model numbers EB-BS931ABE and EB-BS931ABY.
Spotted by 91Mobiles, these certification listings don’t reveal anything else, not even the battery capacity. A report last month said the Galaxy S25 will feature a 4,000mAh battery, unchanged from the 2024 model. There is no word yet on the battery capacity of the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung’s Ultra flagships have had a 5,000mAh battery for a few years now.
Even if the 2025 model doesn’t bring a bigger battery, we might get a better battery life. The Galaxy S25’s Exynos 2500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips are expected to be more power efficient than their predecessors. Samsung is also working on an AI tool allegedly capable of extending the battery life by 5-10%, potentially giving you up to an hour of additional playtime.
There have been rumors about Samsung using MediaTek’s flagship chipset if it fails to improve the yield rate of its 3nm Exynos 2500 on time. Depending on how things pan out over the next few months, the upcoming flagships could ship globally with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, get two chip versions with Exynos 2500 in some markets, or three chip versions with MediaTek’s Dimensity in the mix. Expect more detailed leaks in the coming months.
The Plus model may start showing up on certification listings soon
As of this writing, the Galaxy S25+ hasn’t received a battery certification from BIS or any other regulatory body, or at least none have publicly listed the device on their websites. However, we expect it to start showing up on certification listings in the coming days or weeks. Samsung has all three models in development, so it is only a matter of time. The Plus bears the model number SM-S936. The Galaxy S25 series will arrive in early 2025.
