Last year, Realme had revealed its 125W fast charging technology which can charge a 4,000mAh battery up to 33 percent in just three minutes. Now, a tipster has revealed when the technology will be available in a smartphone.

According to digital chat station, OPPO, Realme, and OnePlus will be launching their own smartphones 125W Super Fast Charging in the second half of this year. The technology will also support multiple fast charging protocols.

It will also have support for backward compatibility with VOOC, Dart, Warp, SuperVOOC, SuperVOOC 2.0, SuperDart fast charging protocols. It will also support 125W PPS protocol, 65W PD protocol fast charge, and 36W QC protocol. It is also compatible with the universal 100-240V ultra-wide voltage input.

Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India and Europe had previously teased up and demonstrated the 125W Power Adapter in Europe but for some reason, the company has not yet officially launched the product.

Earlier, there were reports that the Realme GT 5G smartphone comes with support for 125W fast charging but when the phone comes with support for 65W fast charging. It will be interesting to see which device from the company ends up with such fast charging technology support.

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A couple of days ago, Realme launched its latest smartphone in its home market China — Realme GT Neo, which comes powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. Now, the company’s executive has shared an opinion related to the pricing of smartphones.

Xu Qi, Vice President of Realme and President of Realme China as well as the President of Global Market for the company, said that the pricing of the smartphones could fluctuate in the second half of this year.

This is mainly attributed to the global shortage of raw materials, including chipsets and batteries. He adds that the pricing will be determined by the overall supply and demand relationship and is likely to increased going by the current scenario.

Last year, Realme had announced its new strategy for the year 2021 — Dual Platform + Dual Flagship. For the high-end devices, the company will be using both Qualcomm Snapdragon and MediaTek Dimensity processors.

It plans to create two flagship offerings, one focusing on performance and the other focusing on photography. The company also plans to take on the mid-to-high end product lineup as a measure to develop the brand.

The company is also expanding its footprints in China. It recently approved more sales points and has crossed 30,000 points and the sales network. It has also expanded after-sales service outlets to more than 1,000, covering over 300 cities.

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