Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Xiaomi flaunts fast charging capabilities (fast charging) First 300W through the line Redmi.
The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ cellphone which is used as a demo object only takes less than 2 minutes to charge from 0% to 50%.
The 4,100 mAh battery is fully charged in less than 5 minutes, 4 minutes and 54 seconds to be exact.
To keep the battery from getting hot, Redmi claims to have equipped its demo device with more than 50 safety protections. These included using carbon instead of graphite for the electrodes and a new “sandwich” design
Xiaomi-Realme Fast Charging War, Who Wins
BBK Electronics, the Chinese conglomerate behind OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, and Realme, has been in the fast charging wars for a long time (fast charging) with its rival Xiaomi.
In 2018 after Xiaomi announced the MI 8 with 18W fast charging, BBK came up with the Oppo Find X Lamborghini, which supports 50W fast charging.
While BBK-owned brands are ahead of Xiaomi in charging speed, Xiaomi announced Mi 10 Ultra in 2020 with support for 120W fast charging.
Back then it took BBK more than two years to catch up and overtake Xiaomi when it launched the Ace OnePlus in April 2022 with 150W fast charging.
A few months later, in October 2022, Xiaomi took the fastest charging ranking from BBK with the Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition which brings 210W fast charging.
Unsurprisingly, Redmi’s streak only lasted a few months when Realme launched the Realme GT Neo 5, a few weeks ago, in February 2023 with 240W fast charging.
While the Realme GT Neo 5 is a China-only device, at the MWC 2023 event, the company confirmed its global availability under a new name, the Realme GT3.
As of February 2023, the Realme GT Neo 5/ GT3 is the fastest charging smartphone in the world. On the same day that Realme announced the GT3, Redmi showed off a phone with 300W fast charging.
When Realme announced the GT Neo 5, the company revealed that the 4,600 mAh battery that powers the phone can be charged within nine minutes.
(tib)
