Samsung is going to start using solid-state batteries for its wearables soon, as these can deliver higher energy density as well as more freedom to design them in weird shapes. That’s because they use a solid electrolyte, unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries which have liquid electrolytes. Thus, solid-state batteries come with less of a fire risk, and Samsung knows a thing or two about battery fires so it would obviously want to do all it can to avoid them.
This information comes from a new report out of Korea, which says Samsung’s first product with a solid-state battery will be a Galaxy Ring launching in the fourth quarter of this year – that’s probably the Galaxy Ring 2 or Galaxy Ring 3 if the Ring 2 launches sooner than that.
Then, solid-state batteries…