On 13th December 2019, Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group China and General Manager of Redmi, addressed the fast charging technology and both companies’ progress within it. The senior executive said that the company was initially a little behind other smartphone manufacturers in the past but are now catching up.
This is further elaborated by Xiaomi’s CEO and Chairman, Lei Jun, who admitted that the company didn’t pay attention to fast charging technology in the past. However, that has not been the case since, with the company now showing promise in the field and is already one of the leaders in terms of wireless charging.
Earlier this year, Xiaomi released the Mi 9 Pro 5G variant which debuted with 30W Super Wireless Flash Charger which was the fastest wireless charger in the smartphone market when it arrived. The device has a large 4000mAh battery which can be fully charged in just 69 minutes, according to the company’s official notes.
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Notably, Xiaomi is also reportedly working on a 40W Super Wireless Flash charging which the company mentioned in a conference previously. The technology is still not ready and it will be a while before we see a commercial mass production-ready unit being offered alongside Xiaomi or Redmi smartphones.
Although, since Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship smartphone is just around the corner, it can be assumed that the company might ship the unit with the faster wireless charging technology. This is still speculation so take it with a grain of salt. Lastly, the company is still behind on standard wired fast charging but may soon surpass others similar to its wireless charging advancements. This would be possible with its prototype 100W fast charging which was teased before.
