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Imagine being able to fully charge your smartphone's battery in just 9 minutes. Your phone can be fully charged and ready to use in just 540 seconds. The innovation comes from China once again, with Oppo's 240W SUPERVOOC Flash Charge delivering the charging speed you've always wanted.
Some phone manufacturers will see these powerful chargers as a godsend, as they will be able to use smaller batteries in their phones knowing that a user can charge to 50% in just 3 and a half minutes at 240W. The SUPERVOOC charger was introduced during Mobile World Congress (MWC).
Oppo is owned by BBK Electronics, a Chinese conglomerate that also owns OnePlus, Vivo, Realme, and iQOO. OnePlus is said to be including a 150W charger with the OnePlus Nord 3, which is expected to be released next quarter.
According to experts, Apple and Samsung are already working on replicating the feat because fast charging and long battery life are important selling points for mobile devices.
Stuart Miles, founder of tech website Pocket-Lint.co.uk, told the MailOnline: "Battery life is really important for many users but improvements in efficiency are slower than most of us would like.
"So companies are saying if you cannot make it last longer, let's make it charge quicker.
Oppo demonstrated its SuperVooc charging technology, which uses 240 watts of power, at MWC, with a video showing a 4,500mAh battery charging from 1% to 100% in nine minutes. A 150-watt version takes 15 minutes to charge a phone.
Because too much power can cause batteries to overheat and damage devices, most phones, including iPhones and Samsungs, can only take in 10 to 30 watts. In 2016, Samsung had to recall millions of phones due to overheating batteries, with some even catching fire after becoming too hot.
Neil Monger, Oppo's U.K. product manager, said: "It's not just about speed - it is also about doing it in a way that is safe for our customers.
"For example, if you just try to put more power into a battery without the relevant safeguards, it may cause longer-term battery damage that causes it to degrade quicker over time. We test and test to avoid that.
"If someone is keeping a phone for two or three years, they need to know the battery will last. A good battery will retain 80 per cent of its capacity after 800 charges. Ours do that after 1,600," he added.
Oppo's new technology has been in development since 2014.
