This wireless charger needs under 20 minutes for a full recharge

[Chris Smith]

• Smartphone wireless charging speeds go up to 80W, thanks to the advancements made by Chinese handset maker Xiaomi.
• A typical smartphone battery of 4,000 mAh can be fully recharged in under 20 minutes with the 80W wireless charger from Xiaomi.
• The previous record belonged to Oppo’s 65W wireless charger, also launched this year. Apple’s MagSafe charger for the iPhone 12 supports speeds of up to 15W.

Apple brought back from the dead the MagSafe brand last week, but this time around, it’s all about the iPhone. All iPhone 12 models feature magnetic wireless charging, which is supposed to be more efficient. The MagSafe charger sticks to the back of the iPhone and charging speeds go up to 15W, which is double than the 7.5W maximum attained by regular chargers. Still, that wireless charging speed upgrade fades compared to the 80W wireless charger that was just announced, which needs less than 20 minutes to recharge a typical smartphone battery fully.

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