Chinese smartphone brands are constantly pushing the envelope with their absolutely bonkers charging technologies. We recently heard rumors of the upcoming iQOO 10 Pro being equipped with 200W charging capabilities. However, if you think 200W is too much, you’ll be surprised to know that a Chinese OEM is planning to up the ante to 240W.

iQOO is reported to be working on the next-gen iQOO 10 Pro which will support up to 200W fast charging. This means the smartphone can be fully charged from 0-100 percent, in around 12 minutes. But iQOO 10 Pro might not be the fastest charging phone because as per the popular tipster Digital Chat Station, a fellow Chinese manufacturer is trial-producing a 24v-10a 240W charger.

The tipster, however, didn’t disclose the name of the manufacturer. It could be Oppo since the company had already showcased 240W fast charging in the past.

Back in February 2022, Oppo announced that it has developed 240W SuperVooc charging technology that can juice up a 4,500mAh battery in just 9 minutes. However, the technology was only tested in a prototype phone and the company didn’t announce exactly when this fast-charging technology will arrive on a smartphone.

Smartphone brands have pushed smartphone charging systems to a limit but there’s no telling what these kinds of charging speeds would do to the battery after a few charging cycles. We know that fast charging comes with a risk of overheating and corresponding hazards. Despite all the additional safety mechanisms implemented by the companies, the risk still persists.

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The fast-charging capabilities of smartphones have been constantly increasing year by year. A while ago, we would be contempt with fast charging in the 30W range, and now, 100W+ fast charging has become the norm for many smartphone brands. However, in a recent announcement, OPPO has unveiled some cutting-edge tech that’s honestly pretty mind-blowing.

150W SuperVOOC

At Mobile World Congress 2022, OPPO took the stage to unveil their latest 150W fast charging technology. The brand stated that the new 150W SuperVOOC charging will be assisted by OPPO’s Battery Health Engine and will come coupled with their exclusively customized 6C batteries. The 150W fast charger will be able to easily fill up 50% of a  4500mAh battery in just 5 minutes while a full 100% will take around 15 minutes.

Oppo’s Battery Health Engine

With the increased charging speed, the company states that they have also made the batteries safer and have dramatically increased their life span up to 1600 charging cycles from 0-100 percent with a loss of just 20% battery health. OPPO has announced that the Battery Health Engine will become a staple in upcoming OPPO and OnePlus devices from this point on. For those unaware, OPPO has already debuted the Battery Health Engine in their Find X5 and Find X5 Pro smartphones. The 150W SuperVOOC charging tech will first launch with an upcoming OnePlus device which is scheduled to launch in Q2 2022.

240W SuperVOOC

But that’s not all, as the company also gave us a glimpse at their upcoming 240W fast charging technology which is capable of filling a 4500mAh battery to half capacity in just 3 minutes 29 seconds and takes a meager 9 minutes to get it to 100%. The technology is still not ready for commercialization yet as the company is still working on polishing it further to offer a better battery life and energy density.  So stay tuned for more updates.

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