OnePlus 13, Realme GT 6 Pro, OPPO Find X8 series tipped to come with bigger batteries

As we are demanding more from our modern smartphones, besides fast processors, sultry displays, and resource-intensive applications, we also need bigger batteries. A new report suggests the smartphone makers have realised this and upcoming phones like the OnePlus 13, Realme GT 6 Pro, and OPPO Find X8 lineup could ship with a massive 6,000mAh battery.

Upcoming 6,000mAh battery phones

• According to leaker Smart Pikachu (via Weibo), the OPPO Find X8 series, OnePlus 13, and Realme GT 6 Pro will carry a 6,000-millimetre cell. 

• Meanwhile, the Find X7 and Find X7 Ultra have a 5000 mAh battery, and the OnePlus 12 and Realme GT5 Pro both have a 5400 mAh battery. Even the recently out Realme GT 6T bagged a 5500 mAh battery.
• Realme GT 6T weighs 191 grams, the OPPO Find X7 weighs 206 grams, the OnePlus 12 weighs 220 grams, the Find X7 Ultra 221 grams, and the Realme GT5 Pro weighs 224 grams. The new devices could weigh more because of the bigger 6,000mAh battery.
• So far we have seen a 6,000mAh cell inside lower-rung devices. Meanwhile, middle-order and higher devices have stuck to 5,000mAh or sub-6,000mAh cells. Therefore, it is good to see the tides changing now.

Why 6,000mAh battery smartphones?

• As per a previous DCS claim, smartphones featuring Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC would demand “high-density” batteries. The higher energy density could be thanks to silicon anode battery technology. We have seen this tech inside the Honor Magic 6 Pro.

• Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be more power-hungry likely because of its rumoured 2+6 chip design (from Nuvia). Those 2 could be prime cores (up to 4.2GHz frequency) and the remaining 6 could be lower-clocked but performing cores. 
• The larger battery could power more fluid and beautiful displays, AI, 5G, smart home applications, graphical games, multitasking, and longer runtime.

We could expect these 6,000mAh battery phones at or after the Snapdragon Summit in October 2024. Besides a bigger battery and more powerful CPU, the phones could also come equipped with an Adreno 830 GPU that’s said to take on the Apple M2 silicon. So, there’s a lot to look forward to.