Where smartphone batteries are getting bigger, the charging time for these batteries is getting longer. To tackle this problem, many smartphone makers have been bundling fast-charging tech with their phones, and this has helped to a certain extent.
But now, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi claims to be taking fast-charging to a whole new level.
As per a video posted by the company’s president Lin Bin, Xiaomi has developed a tech that is capable of fast-charging a flat 4,000mAh battery in just 17 minutes.
As shown in the video above, Xiaomi pits its 100W fast-charging solution up against rival Oppo’s 50W fast-charging smartphone with battery capacity of 3,700mAh battery.
As per the video posted on Weibo, Xiaomi’s phone took just 17 minutes to charge from 0-100 percent, while in the same amount of time Oppo’s phone was able to charge 65 percent.
It is expected that Xiaomi will incorporate this technology in its upcoming smartphones very soon. Also, it’s possible that the company will talk more about this solution at its event today where it is said to be launching its lightest laptop.
Dubbed the Mi Notebook Air, the upcoming gizmo is expected to be powered by the 8th gen Intel processors and the latest Nvidia GeForce MX-series graphics processing unit. In terms of the pricing, expect the Mi Notebook Air to be priced around CNY 4,999 in China (Rs 51,200 approx).
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