Wireless charging is not a relatively new concept or technology. It has been commercially available, especially for smartphones, for a while now. However, the technology was always a step or two behind its wired counterpart. But with recent advancements and breakthroughs, the efficiency and effectiveness of the technology are improving, examples of this arrive as Xiaomi demos a new 40W wireless fast charger.

Chang Cheng, the Vice President of Xiaomi group, has recently shared a video on his official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website. The video detailed a modified version of the Mi 10 Pro with a 4,000mAh battery. This test model was then charged by the new wireless fast charger that was capable of charging it to 57% is just 20 minutes, while achieving full charge by 40 minutes.

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The prototype wireless fast charger used in the tests is reported to house a vertical air cooler, helping in regulating thermals. As of right now, the Mi Charge Turbo which provides a 30W charging solution is the best wireless charging offering from the Chinese tech giant that is commercially available. Thus, the prototype seen in the video might soon be launched as well, considering its 40W charging technology is not a significant leap over the current iteration.

Xiaomi had been at the forefront of wireless charging solutions up until recently when the Vivo Apex 2020 launched. The device is a concept smartphone and one of its highlighting features was the 60W wireless fast charging it arrived with, as it did not support any ports for wired charging. But the handset is not commercially available, so we may have to wait for Xiaomi or Vivo offerings to arrive with a product that supports such high charging rates and are also ready for mass production

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On 13th December 2019, Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group China and General Manager of Redmi, addressed the fast charging technology and both companies’ progress within it. The senior executive said that the company was initially a little behind other smartphone manufacturers in the past but are now catching up.

This is further elaborated by Xiaomi’s CEO and Chairman, Lei Jun, who admitted that the company didn’t pay attention to fast charging technology in the past. However, that has not been the case since, with the company now showing promise in the field and is already one of the leaders in terms of wireless charging.

Earlier this year, Xiaomi released the Mi 9 Pro 5G variant which debuted with 30W Super Wireless Flash Charger which was the fastest wireless charger in the smartphone market when it arrived. The device has a large 4000mAh battery which can be fully charged in just 69 minutes, according to the company’s official notes.

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Notably, Xiaomi is also reportedly working on a 40W Super Wireless Flash charging which the company mentioned in a conference previously. The technology is still not ready and it will be a while before we see a commercial mass production-ready unit being offered alongside Xiaomi or Redmi smartphones.

Although, since Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship smartphone is just around the corner, it can be assumed that the company might ship the unit with the faster wireless charging technology. This is still speculation so take it with a grain of salt. Lastly, the company is still behind on standard wired fast charging but may soon surpass others similar to its wireless charging advancements. This would be possible with its prototype 100W fast charging which was teased before.

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Xiaomi today held the 5G era charging technology conference where it unveiled the Mi Charge Turbo 30W Wireless charging technology. The company also revealed some of its products that are in the works. One of them is a 40W wireless charging solution which was revealed alongside a Mi 30W Wireless charging stand and a 20W wireless charger.

The 40W wireless charger may likely be released in the near future and will put Xiaomi in an exclusive zone. The new 30W wireless charger is the first in the world and is expected to feature on the Mi 9 Pro 5G which will be released soon. The 30W wireless flash charger can charge a 4000mAh from 0% to 50% in 25 minutes while it takes just 69 minutes.

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The company says the 40W super wireless fast charging technology has entered the testing phase. The 40W wireless charging solution will deliver an improved 33% faster-charging capability. In addition to wireless direct charge, Xiaomi says the future flagship standard would deliver not just wireless charging but also wired charging and reverse charge. The product may likely not debut this year but we expect it to drop at the earliest, next year.

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