Xiaomi, which as we know was the first manufacturer to launch one smartphone with wired charging above 200W, is now changing strategy, focusing on building bigger batteries instead of chasing the ever-shrinking gains of ultra-fast charging speeds.
Xiaomi working to integrate larger batteries, up to 7500mAh!
As reported by Digital Chat Station from its Weibo account (the Chinese Threads), the Chinese manufacturer is developing a technology that will allow you to insert a 7000 mAh battery with 120W charging or a 7500 mAh battery with 100W charging in a smartphone. This move represents a significant shift from the company's previous emphasis on ultra-fast charging.
Here are all the combinations currently being considered by the research and development center in Nanjing Science and Technology Park, China:
- 5.000 mAh battery with 120W charging: full charge in 18 minutes
- 5.500 mAh battery with 100W charging: full charge in 34 minutes
- 6.000 mAh battery with 120W charging: full charge in 30 minutes
- 6.500 mAh battery with 100W charging: full charge in 49 minutes
- 7.000 mAh battery with 120W charging: full charge in 40 minutes
- 7.500 mAh battery with 100W charging: full charge in 63 minutes
Xiaomi is not the only company to focus on greater battery capacity at the expense of charging speeds. Honor, vivo, OnePlus, Oppo and Realme are also switching to silicon-carbon cells which offer higher energy density, but not necessarily the fastest charging speeds we've seen so far.
For example, the vivo it features a 5.500 mAh battery with 80W charging in a 4,7mm thin body, while the OnePlus Ace 3 Pro features a 6.100 mAh cell with 100W charging. It remains to be seen which device Xiaomi will choose to be the first to implement this new battery technology.
This evolution represents an important step to improve the autonomy of smartphones, responding to the needs of users who require devices with a longer battery life without having to sacrifice too much charging time.
