Snapdragon 875 driven gaming phones to push the envelope on charging speeds
The main selling point of the Q1 gaming mobile phone case next year is s875+100w±. At present, three of the four domestic game phone manufacturers are testing and promoting the commercialization of 100-watt fast charging. The large battery + super fast charging is too c.. (1/2)
— Digital Chat Station (@StationChat) June 27, 2020
Digital Chat Station claims that next year’s gaming smartphones that will be powered by Qualcomm’s unannounced chip will feature large batteries in addition to supporting fast charging. This sounds like a winning combination, since not only charging speeds will increase but also the battery capacity, enabling users to go longer without juicing up their phones.
Xiaomi has highlighted concerns with 100W fast charging
Xiaomi’s VP Lu Weibing has also cautioned that super-fast charging has plenty of limitations including the aforementioned loss in capacity, implementation issues, sustainability problems, safety concerns, and compatibility qualms.
If the leak is accurate, the first of these devices should arrive in Q1 2021.