Xiaomi recently surprised us by demonstrating its new fast charging technology. Through a modified Mi 11 Pro smartphone with a 4000 mAh battery, the company was able to fully charge the phone in just 8 minutes! According to the company, the 200W "HyperCharge" wired charging system allows this feat, in addition to charging in 15 minutes if the user prefers to recharge without using cables (with 120W).
Chinese smartphone makers have been constantly battling to compete which one offers the fastest charging, even going so far as to do demos that may or may not appear in the final versions of their phones. Two years ago Xiaomi, for example, even demonstrated a 100W charging system that could recharge a 4000 mAh battery in 17 minutes, but unfortunately the Mi 10 Ultra only managed it in 23 minutes with 120W (with a 4500 mAh battery). ).
It's not just Xiaomi that offers ultra-fast charging technologies
It's not just Xiaomi that has been doing ultra-fast charging demos, Oppo with VOOC and OnePlus with Warp are always showing more and more improved versions of their technologies. Last year, Oppo even demonstrated a 125W charging system, where a 4000mAh battery was charged in just 20 minutes.
Below you can check out the demonstration of Xiaomi's new fast charging technology:
Charge up to 100% in just 8 minutes using wired charging and 15 minutes wirelessly! #XiaomiHyperCharge
Too good to be true? Check out the timer yourself! #InnovationForEveryone pic.twitter.com/muBTPkRchl
Improvements are always welcome and the idea of being able to fully charge a smartphone in 8 minutes is undoubtedly appealing. However, most of the time, these systems require proprietary chargers and cables. It is likely that Xiaomi used the new USB-C 2.1 standard to carry out its demo (check out the article about the technology here).
