Galaxy S9's Exynos version tipped to use 'stacked' motherboard for a bigger battery

Samsung logoWe've been hearing about "stacked" motherboards destined for iPhones for a while, and Apple is now rumored to use one in the upcoming iPhone 8, so as to free space for a larger, L-shaped battery supplied by LG. In a nutshell, those advanced SLP (Substrate Like PCB) circuit boards would stack or package the chips tighter together, making their footprint much smaller, and leaving space for other things inside a phone, like, ahem, larger batteries. That's exactly what Samsung may be doing with the Galaxy S9, tips Korean media today, referring to "industry sources".

Allegedly, four of the ten suppliers that Samsung uses for its phones' circuit boards have the ability and capacity to produce SLP designs. Does that mean that only some Galaxy S9 units will have them? Well, the source does say that Samsung will equip the Exynos versions of the S9 with the space-saving PCB tech, though not because its suppliers don't have the capacity, but rather since the versions with Qualcomm chipsets has "technical difficulties" to use the advanced system boards, at least for now.

Galaxy S9's Exynos version tipped to use 'stacked' motherboard for a bigger battery

Hopefully, that won't also translate in smaller battery packs for those, as the source expects that "application of SLP will quickly expand once initial introduction phase of SLP passes by." The S9 and S9+ will reportedly use the same screen sizes and chassis design of the S8/S8+, but have slimmer in-cell touch display packages, and, now, smaller logic boards, so we cross our fingers for larger batteries indeed.

Source: phoneArena

Tags: Galaxy S9, Samsung, smartphones

Comments
Add comment

Your name:
Sign in with:
or
Your comment:


Enter code:

E-mail (not required)
E-mail will not be disclosed to the third party


Last news

 
Galaxy Note10 really is built around a 6.7-inch display
 
You may still be able to download your content
 
Facebook, Messenger and Instagram are all going away
 
Minimize apps to a floating, always-on-top bubble
 
Japan Display has been providing LCDs for the iPhone XR, the only LCD model in Apple’s 2018 line-up
 
The 2001 operating system has reached its lowest share level
 
The entire TSMC 5nm design infrastructure is available now from TSMC
 
The smartphone uses a Snapdragon 660 processor running Android 9 Pie
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Review
The evolution of the successful smartphone, now with a waterproof body and USB Type-C
February 7, 2017 / 2
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S - a tablet with the Windows-keyboard
The first Windows-tablet with the 12-inch display Super AMOLED
June 7, 2016 /
Keyboards for iOS
Ten iOS keyboards review
July 18, 2015 /
Samsung E1200 Mobile Phone Review
A cheap phone with a good screen
March 8, 2015 / 4
Creative Sound Blaster Z sound card review
Good sound for those who are not satisfied with the onboard solution
September 25, 2014 / 2
Samsung Galaxy Gear: Smartwatch at High Price
The first smartwatch from Samsung - almost a smartphone with a small body
December 19, 2013 /
 
 

News Archive

 
 
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
      1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728 




Poll

Do you use microSD card with your phone?
or leave your own version in comments (16)