Fast charging technology for smartphones is advancing with each new iteration of a flagship smartphone and major developments in this regard are coming from Chinese manufacturers, with OPPO having announced 125W Super Flash Charging.

Now, the South Korean tech giant Samsung is also working on a new 65W fast charging technology for its upcoming premium smartphones. It is also being reported that the fast charging tech could be used for the upcoming Galaxy S22 lineup.

As per the latest information coming from tipster Tron, the 65W charger is in the testing phase for “Rainbow” which is a codename for the upcoming Galaxy S22 series smartphones. Here, R stands for the vanilla model, G stands for the Plus variant, while B is referring to the Ultra model.

The premium smartphones from the company come with support for 45W fast charging, such as the Samsung Galaxy Note10+. However, most of the devices from the South Korean brand support 15W-25W charging. This is too low for the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer when several companies are offering faster-charging technology.

The 65W charger from Samsung was certified by TÜV SÜD in February this year. This is the same charger with model number EP-TA865 which was certified by South Korea’s NRRA certification in September last year.

The certification process has revealed that the charger will have a maximum output rate of 20V/3.25A and will support the latest USB-IF PD (Power Delivery) standard, which includes a specification called Programmable Power Supply (PPS).

Nowadays, phone manufacturers are removing the charger from the retail box, forcing users to purchase it separately. So, it remains to be seen if Samsung includes the 65W charger in the box when it launches a smartphone with support for such fast charging.

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Samsung’s fastest charging smartphones (Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy S20 Ultra) are capped at 45W. But there is an unreleased 65W Samsung charger. This power adapter has now cleared another certification ahead of its launch.

Samsung is the world’s largest smartphone maker, however, the company does not have any high-speed charging phone in its portfolio. On the other hand, its competitors sell numerous phones with over 50W charging speeds. Some phones even charge at the rate of 120W. 

This could change soon as the Samsung EP-TA865 65W charger has been now certified by India’s BIS, in addition to South Korea’s NRRA and TÜV SÜD. The new certification suggests that this charger could release in India.

Anyway, the important question is which Samsung smartphone will be compatible with this charger. As of now, there’s no info on any 65W Galaxy smartphone. Hence, we believe this power adapter could be a standalone accessory or it could be for the upcoming Galaxy laptops.

If this charger is meant for the new Samsung notebooks, then we expect it to debut at the Galaxy Unpacked event, which is scheduled to take place a few hours from now.

That said, according to the leaked images (pictured above), the Samsung EP-TA865 65W charger will feature a USB Type-C port, support USB PD (Power Delivery) with PPS (Programmable Power Supply), and will have a maximum output rate of 20V/3.25A.

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Almost all flagship smartphones available in the market support high capacity fast charging. But this cannot be said for Samsung phones. That’s because the South Korean tech giant has only released two 45W charging phones so far (Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy S20 Ultra), whereas the rest of its premium and mid-range devices are either capped at 25W or 15W. However, that could change soon as the company’s 65W charger has been now certified by TÜV SÜD.

This is not the first time we are hearing about a 65W Samsung charger. This very same power adapter with model number EP-TA865 had already cleared South Korea’s NRRA certification in September 2020.

The said charger in white color even leaked in live images (pictured above) last month ahead of the Galaxy S21 series launch event. Now, with TÜV SÜD certification, we can expect this charging brick to launch soon in the coming days.

As per the latest certification, the upcoming Samsung 65W charger will have a maximum output rate of 20V/3.25A. Also, the adapter will support the latest USB-IF PD (Power Delivery) standard, which includes a specification called Programmable Power Supply (PPS).

That said, the first Samsung smartphone with 65W charging support is still a mystery. It could be possibly a high-end Galaxy A series model.  However, the Samsung EP-TA865 charger may release ahead of the phone as it can be also used to charge laptops.

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Samsung is gearing up to launch the Galaxy S21 series on January 14. Ahead of the event, a 65W Samsung charging brick has appeared online and the Galaxy S21 Ultra might support it.

As posted by Twitter users, @Chunvn888 and @diogofer777(via LetsGoDigital), a Samsung Charger appears in White Color. If you look closely, it has a model number EP-TA865. Recall, a charger with the same model number cleared Korea’s NRRA certification back in September.

The listing designated it as a Travel Adapter suggesting that could be a charging brick. Secondly, it showed Vietnam’s Solum Vina Co Ltd.,  as the manufacturer. Coming back, this charging brick also has both the Vietnam and Model number info confirming it’s that same charger.

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The images show that the Charger has a maximum output of 20V@3.25A= 65W. Additionally, it has a Type-C in port which means the cable you have to use is a USB-C to USB-C. The image also shows that it’s PD(Power Delivery) and PPS(Programmable Power Supply) certified.

Now, one might wonder how the Galaxy S21 Ultra let alone the entire series will support this charging tech. That’s cos early reports strongly indicate that they will support 45W charging at max. However, if we recall, an early rumor said that Samsung’s upcoming Exynos will be equipped to support charging up to 65W. And the S21 Ultra might get it as an exclusive.

Also, with Samsung excluding the chargers in the box for the S21 Series, this would be a great time to launch an exclusive fast charging adapter. Either way, we will have to wait and see if Samsung unveils this on Thursday or reserves it for the Galaxy Note 21(Tentative).

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Samsung could be working on a new fast-charging adaptor for the next flagship series. A new leak suggests that the next fast charging adaptor might be a 65W charger and it might debut on the next Galaxy S21 or the even with the Note series next year.

The leak is reported by GalaxyClub(via Sammobile) from the Netherlands. The report says that Samsung is working on a charger with model number EP-TA865. We have two reasons to say that this could be the new Charger from Samsung. For one, it is certified in Korea from the Radio Research Agency and is listed as a travel adapter. Also, it seems to be manufactured by Solum Vina Co Ltd., from Vietnam and the report says the company has made several chargers for Samsung.

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Second, this charger has a model number similar to the earlier launched 45W adapter. It had the model number EP-TA845. All these, suggest that the model number is indeed a charging brick. However, it need not necessarily be a 65W charging brick. In fact, after a long time, Samsung’s 45W charger’s model number coincided with wattage. Hence, we think that the ’65’ on the model number might indicate the same but it isn’t confirmed yet.

Besides, if we take Samsung, very few devices like Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy Note 10+ support its highest 45W charging. But comes with just a 25W adapter in the box. To make it worse, Samsung went backward by not including the 45W support on its latest Note 20 series. While this posts serious doubts on the 65W tagline for the charger, it’s high-time Samsung had one for itself.

The year 2020 so far has shown the trend of faster-charging solutions and companies like Oppo, Xiaomi, Nubia, have hopped on the train recently. The latest one to join is OnePlus with its 65W adapter on the upcoming 8T. Hence, it makes total sense for Samsung to join the bandwagon next year. However, the certification of Samsung’s charger doesn’t give any specific details for us and we are left to guess it on our own for now.

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