Reminder: Galaxy S8 and S8+ will retain 95 percent of their battery capacity after a year

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Back when the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were launched, Samsung had made a very important announcement. According to the Korean giant, the batteries inside the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will hold 95 percent of their original battery capacity in a year's time. We've mentioned this before, and we thought it would be a good idea to remind our readers that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will not see their battery endurance reduce by much 12 months after one starts using a particular unit.

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, which have similar battery capacities (with only the S7 edge having 100 mAh more than the S8+), only maintained 80 percent of their total battery capacity after a similar period. Naturally, despite the batteries remaining nearly fully capable after a year, your battery life will depend on your usage patterns. As we recently said in our battery life review for the Galaxy S8+, the device has held up well after two months of use, and it shouldn't be a lot different ten months down the line.

Of course, the batteries inside the S8 and S8+ are also considerably safer thanks to Samsung's 8-point battery check process, which the company put into place after the Note 7 debacle. Samsung hasn't received reports of any S8 or S8+ units catching fire, and along with their ability to hold 95 percent of their charge over a year, Samsung's latest flagships seem pretty sorted as far as battery life and safety is concerned.

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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First Samsung device: SGH-D500

Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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Reminder: Galaxy S8 and S8+ will retain 95 percent of their battery capacity after a year

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500

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