Discussion - It’s becoming harder to recommend the iPhone 18 or Galaxy S27 for precisely one reason

Well-written article.

I'm just not fixing to buy phones I have to import, and that don't have widespread support where I am. I don't care how big Chinese phones' batteries are, or how fast they charge. Brand recognition and support are far more important, as long as they're good enough, and Samsung and Apple are. Even in markets with readily-available Chinese phone support, Apple and Samsung consistently fight for the number one spots. Obviously, most people are okay with them. I'm not saying better batteries wouldn't be cool. Although I'm concerned about the fast charging overkill wearing out the battery's overall life. But my S25 Ultra easily carries me 1.5 days at a time, consistently. It's beyond fine. And the complaining is starting to get old. They're never going to match it. Stop venting about it and move on with evaluating everything how it is, instead of how you wish it would be.

If I were a power user, I might obscess about battery size, but I'm just a "normal" user and have no problem with the battery in my S25 Ultra. I mean, Jeez at some point you have to go to bed and stop using the phone. I sleep 7 hours a night and my phone charges while I sleep. By the end of the day I've usually got thirty percent left. So I'm more concerned with the UI and the capabilities of the camera and other hardware.

This mentality and acceptance is how we get stuck in ruts and led to wherever these companies want us to go you know? I'll not pretend like an import makes sense for most people but the idea Making Your Voice Heard doesn't matter is going to get you worse off in the end, at that point why complain about *anything* that isn't literally catastrophic?Improvement should be the expectation for year on year full price charge devices, not stagnation.

Aside that while your case may find the batteries acceptable some people *do* need to have their phones out for the whole day, anyone out in the wild/remote regions or even just people who live in hotter regions/places with inconsistent power benefit greatly from larger capacity so the idea "it's okay" is terribly narrow minded. If your response is going to be that they should bring a power bank you may as well grab a phone with 60% battery health and do thesame

Some people are content with their battery capacity, others might not care that much. For others though, it's a priority and such articles hit right on target.

I have just 'imported' my single personal unit of the entry-level Galaxy A07 5G, with all the trouble it took, just for the good 6,000 mAh battery, which of course is a rarity for a Samsung.

Like many people, I'm sticking with Samsung (for now) because of the software, but even if I were to get a flagship, I would not settle for any less battery.

If my device lasts morning until night without charging, I'm completely satisfied. Better is nice, but there's a point of diminishing returns. If I'm camping I have a external battery anyway for my other gear.

My schedule in life requires near constant phone use. Yet my battery can easily end the day with over 50%. Much more if I use power saver settings, and only use it for necessities instead of entertainment. The battery is beyond fine.

You, just like the article writer, act like you're in a one-way battle with Samsung to get them to do what you want. Even though what you want is totally unnecessary, is never going to happen, and would only make these way-too-expensive phones cost even more, for no valid reason. If you're going out in the wild, fully charge your phone, turn on the maximum power saver settings, and use it intelligently until you can charge again. If I did that, I'd probably lose maybe 3% over the course of several hours. These phones are extremely efficient, and not exactly small.

This isn't an issue of making our voices heard. This is an issue of the tech dorks loving their tech, and wanting to see all their favorite phones have as much of it as possible. I understand, but as Samsung and Apple are consistently the top two selling companies, it's clear the vast majority of us have made our voices heard with our wallets. And the message we've sent is that the reliable user friendliness of boring stagnation is more important to us than the meaningless flash that is expensive hardware and software upgrades. I would love to see every Samsung Ultra be equipped with the best of the best. But it will probably never be. And it doesn't need to be. Let it go.

I actually like my S26 Ultra. However, I agree with everything you said. I would move to a Find X9 Ultra if I could afford it. Loved the find X9 Pro but I did not want to use a phone with a MediaTek chip any longer.

My mind is already set I have a 15 Pro Max and I’m upgrading to the 18 Pro Max in September. I need more ram and the bigger screen with be great for my big hands.