Less than 10 minutes to fully charge a smartphone, it is now possible. Chinese manufacturers continue to make crazy demonstrations of this technology
Chinese manufacturers have embarked on a battle for fast charging, a field neither Apple nor Samsung wants to go into. Demonstrations are on the rise. For compete with Realme’s 240W and Xiaomi’s 300W fast charging technology, Infinix announces its technology FastCharge 260W. Along with this, the smartphone maker has also introduced 110W wireless fast charging technology.
Technology FastCharge 260W Infinix can reach a charge of 25% in about 1 minute and go from 0% to 100% in less than 10 minutes. Which is quite comparable to what Realme and Xiaomi announced.
A combination of technologies and sensors
Thanks to a proprietary protocol named All-Round FastCharge combined with a gallium nitride (GaN)-based charger and a charging cable capable of supporting 13A current, Infinix breaks the 240W limit imposed on USB cables with PowerDelivery 3.1.
Recap:
Infinix’s all-around fast charge technology
⚡️260W⚡️ from 1 to 100% in just 10 minutes!
⚡️110W⚡️from 1 to 100% battery in just 16 minutes!#AllAroundFastCharge #Infinix pic.twitter.com/qQ34F1WSS0— Infinix Mobile (@Infinix_Mobile) March 10, 2023
Protection mechanisms allow batteries, in theory, to retain their energy storage efficiency for an extended period of time. Infinix claims that the batteries can thus retain 90% of their original energy storage capacity even after 1,000 charge cycles.
No less than 140 protection mechanisms and 20 temperature sensors are integrated into the charger. By the way, the charging station even contains a fan to keep the back of the charger cool. This technology will be available on the all-new Infinix Note announced later in 2023.
In February 2023, Xiaomi had demonstrated a modified Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition, which initially shipped with the 210W technology introduced in December 2022. The modified phone integrated a smaller 4,100 mAh battery and was charged in less than 5 minutes at a maximum power of 290 W.
As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra are compatible with wired charging at a maximum of 45 W. As for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, it tolerates 25 to 27 W with 30 W chargers and above.
Despite the impressive demonstrations, the question of safety arises: charging too quickly can lead to overheating of the battery, as well as premature aging of the batteries. No studies have yet investigated the long-term effect of these ultra-fast charging technologies. However, Chinese manufacturers continue to work on this technology. And if this innovation may still seem risky, it could well revolutionize the way we use our smartphones.
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