Realme confirms it is working on 300W fast charging technology
Realme GT Neo 5 was launched in February last year with support for up to 240W fast charging. The fast charging technology could fill the battery from zero to 100 percent in less than 10 minutes. Now, the Chinese tech brand seems to be upping the ante with new charging technology. A senior Realme executive has confirmed that it is working on 300W charging for future smartphone models. The company’s bigger rival Xiaomi had already showcased its 300W fast charging tech last year.
In an interview with YouTube channel The Tech Chap, Francis Wong, CEO of Realme Europe and Global Marketing Director, confirmed that Realme is testing 300W charging. The latest move will help the brand compete with brands like Xiaomi, which is also working on a similar fast charging technology.
Redmi already demonstrated 300W charging was reported in February last year on a modified Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition smartphone with a 4,100mAh battery. The charging technology was able to fill the battery in less than five minutes. The company is yet to launch a device with support for 300W fast charging.
Realme already offers 240W charging in the Realme GT Neo 5, which is claimed to charge the 4,600mAh battery from zero to 20 percent in 80 seconds, from zero to 50 percent in four minutes, and from zero to 100 percent in under 10 minutes. A 30-second charge is said to give you up to two hours of talk time.
The Realme GT Neo 5 was unveiled with a starting price of CNY 3,199 (approximately Rs. 39,000). It features a 6.74-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and is backed by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. A triple camera setup on the rear led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel selfie shooter and up to 1TB of storage are the other specifications of the phone.
The iQoo 11S (200W), Infinix Zero Ultra 5G (180W), and Realme GT Neo 3 (150W) are among the phones with the fastest charging speeds currently available in the market, but upcoming phones from Realme and Redmi (or Xiaomi) could soon surpass these charging speeds.
