This month, we have seen a few smartphone companies officially launching their super-fast charging technology. While we expect some flagship smartphones powered by the same technology to launch this year, the technology seems ready to go mainstream.
According to the information coming from Chinese tipster, we could see 5,000mAh battery and 100W+ fast charging technology become normal for smartphones as early as the first quarter of 20201.
Xiaomi and Vivo both had showcased their 120W fast charging technology last year but it wasn’t ready for commercial usage at the time. However, earlier this month, Vivo’s sub-brand iQOO announced 120W Ultra-Fast Charging technology.
Soon after that, OPPO and Realme also announced 125W Flash Charging and 125W UltraDart Fast Charging technology, respectively. Smartphones from all three brands with this new charging solution could get launched in the coming weeks or months.
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We expect the tech to be limited for a couple of devices from each brand this year. But given the rapid development in the fast charging technology and the lack of such feature is a deal-breaker for many customers, now is the time for the solution to go mainstream.
With faster-charging solutions, it is possible for the smartphone makers to include a bigger capacity battery as the charging time will be well within or under the current time. So, we could also see more and more smartphones with around 5,000mAh battery.
However, the area of concern with ultra-fast charging solution is battery degradation. It remains to be seen how super-fast charging technology affects battery life in real-life performance. But for that, companies need to first launch smartphones packed with the new faster-charging technology.
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