Cost is always a factor when designing a new device, and even the biggest manufacturers sometimes have to compromise to deliver products that are both attractive and economically viable.

It looks like Samsung’s future flagship smartphone Galaxy S25 Ultra will be no different, as Reported by Wccftech Citing sources on social networks. The South Korean manufacturer is rumored to retain the 5,000mAh battery and 45W fast charging speed of the current Galaxy S24 Ultra (read our full review).

In fact, the 5,000mAh/45W combo has been part of the Ultra series specs since the Galaxy S21 Ultra was released in 2021. Next year, however, Samsung was rumored to introduce a “stacked” battery with higher capacity and faster charging 65W technology.

According to reports, this is no longer the case due to the manufacturer’s effort to limit the costs of its future flagship phone. However, Samsung could still pursue the original goal of the Galaxy S26 Ultra a year later, the rumor says.

This is not the first, and probably not the last, cost-saving measures reported by Samsung. As we already reported today, the South Korean manufacturer is considering launching the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Galaxy Z Fold 6 in both Exynos and Snapdragon versions.

Using their home-grown Exynos chipset in some regions allows the company to reduce component purchasing costs that Samsung worries about, reportedly due to the strong US dollar.

The same applies to the upcoming Galaxy S25 lineup of smartphones, which is expected to be announced in early 2025. Samsung is rumored to be keeping its “twin-chip” strategy, however, it’s not certain whether this will apply to the entire lineup or the Galaxy S25 Ultra variant Be exceptional, as was the case with the current Galaxy S24 Ultra.

In any case, Samsung’s new flagship edition is still in the distant future, so many aspects of its design are now subject to change, and we should take these early rumors with a grain of salt.