Chinese smartphone brands have been known to push the boundaries in fast charging technology. The standard of charging rates has risen, and Realme’s latest announcement offers us a glimpse of the future where charging your phone doesn’t even take 5 minutes. In a recent demo, the brand’s 320W SuperSonic Charge can be seen powering a phone up in nearly four and a half minutes.
1. Realme 320W SuperSonic Charge: What’s the hype?
During the 828 Fan Festival at its HQ in China, Realme unveiled the 320W SuperSonic Charge and showcased the technology in action. The demo showed a smartphone with a 4,420mAh battery pack, which fully charged in just under 4 minutes and 30 seconds. This prompted the brand to refer to it as the 4 minute “miracle”. During the presentation, the device was seen taking 1 minute to hit 26 percent capacity, with 50 percent charge reaching in under 2 minutes.
It isn’t simply a newer charger as it is backed by the world’s first folded battery and advanced safety solution. Following years of research, the Chinese brand found a way on making the batteries more compact and offer guaranteed safety for fast charging. Employing a quad cell battery, Realme was able to charge four individual cells at the same time. These batteries measure just 3mm in thickness but carry a 10 percent higher capacity.
2. What does it mean for the consumer?
This is the direct successor to the 240W fast charging benchmark which was set by the Realme GT 5. So we can also expect the 320W SuperSonic Charge to be equipped on an upcoming Realme phone as well. The announcement clearly highlights the innovations in battery and charging technologies and the standards may rise once again.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean that every phone could soon power up blazingly fast. But such improvements in technology do trickle down. An example is that batteries could get slimmer without comprising on capacity, so phones get slimmer. As 300W charging sets a new standard, charging speeds of newer devices could also rise.
