The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra certainly has its flaws. But battery life is generally not understood to be among them. That thing does not die; reviewers up and down have emerged from very heavy days of use with their units still alive and kicking.

Nevertheless, it appears that Samsung is attempting to make all of its phones even more immortal. Per a new report from Galaxy Club (via Android Authority), the Samsung Galaxy A38, which we expect to see early next year, will match the record for the largest battery capacity ever seen in Samsung’s midrange (and resoundingly popular) A-Series.

That battery, if this leak is to be believed, would have a rated capacity of 5,882mAh; Galaxy Club expects Samsung to advertise a typical capacity of 6,000mAh. I’m not the best at math, so someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that would be larger than the 5,000mAh cell that the Galaxy S Ultra line has famously sported since time immemorial (and that the A3x family has favored for the past six years).

Well, well, well. That’s interesting! The price differential here, after all, is substantial. The regular starting price of the S26 Ultra is a not-particularly-affordable-for-most-people $1,400. The A3x family has become more expensive over time—the 2020 Galaxy A31, which was the first of this line to get the 5,000mAh treatment, started around $250; this year’s A37 was $449; and Galaxy Club expects the A38 to break $500. In any case, while the RAMPocalypse is likely hitting this midrange line as hard as it’s hitting anything else, we’re still looking at a phone that’s up to 50% of the price of Samsung’s flagship, with potentially 20% more battery capacity.

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