Xiaomi has revealed new Hyper Charge technology it says can fully replenish the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro in just eight minutes. That’s achieved with a 200W wired charger delivered to the phone’s 4,000mAh battery. 0-50 per cent occurred in just three minutes.
There were similar gains when using a 120W wireless charging tech that can reach 50 per cent capacity in 7 minutes, and 100 per cent in a quarter-of-an hour.
Xiaomi says this is a world record on both fronts. However, it must be said the tech was deployed on a modified version of the Mi 11 Pro rather than the consumer version. The difference is in a new 10C graphene battery battery added to the phone.
This isn’t the first time Xiaomi has touted its world-beating charging speeds. Significantly, the latest breakthrough marks a major upgrade on the 120W wired charging on the Mi 10 Ultra, which can fully juice up the phone in 23 minutes. The company also previously revealed that it could wirelessly charge a modified version of the Mi 10 Pro over 80W in 19 minutes.
Not to be left behind, Xiaomi’s rivals have also shown off their charging chops: Vivo has demonstrated its 120W fast charger fully charging a gaming phone with a 4,000 mAh battery in 15 minutes. And Oppo — which licenses its fast charging tech to OnePlus charged a 4,000mAh in 20 minutes with a 125W system and in 30 minutes using its 65W wireless AirVOOC tech.
