Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Phones
  3. Mobile
  4. News

The tech to fully charge your phone in just 20 minutes is here

By
Add as a preferred source on Google

Got 20 minutes to spare? Great, because that’s how long it takes for Oppo’s new battery-charging tech to take a 4,000mAh battery from flat to full. Perhaps you have even less time and only need a little bit of power? That’s fine too, because the same tech will deliver a 41% charge in just 5 minutes. It’s seriously impressive, given most of the fastest charging phones you can buy today still take an hour to reach 100%.

Oppo’s 125W flash charge technology is an evolution of its already pretty damn speedy Super VOOC tech, which we’ve seen return impressive times in the past. With such a massive amount of power flowing into your phone, Oppo has wisely given the safety side a significant upgrade too. There are 10 extra temperature sensors to make sure safe limits are not exceeded, and special fuse overvoltage protection too.

Recommended Videos

The company hasn’t stopped at making wired charging faster, it has also improved its wireless charging technology. The new AirVOOC wireless charger delivers 65W of power to charge a 4,000mAh cell in just 30 minutes. Again, safely is important here, and it even includes a system to detect foreign objects being placed on the charging mat, so it doesn’t accidentally try to charge the cat. Oppo showed a concept version of the AirVOOC charger, which has a cooling system in the plinth to keep the phone’s temperature in check.

Oppo’s 50W Super VOOC charging pack. Image used with permission by copyright holder

Along with these two impressive new phone-charging innovations, Oppo has also worked on a small, travel-size SuperVOOC battery pack that can charge at 50W, but has a footprint barely larger than a credit card, and is just 1cm thick. Finally, it has made a second 110W mini charger that’s around the same size as a standard charging brick.

Oppo has been known for its fast-charging technology for a while, and we’ve seen it used on a variety of its smartphones, including the Oppo Reno Ace, which charges its 3,400mAh battery to full in 35 minutes. The 125W flash charge tech introduced today takes that to the next level.

When will it arrive on a phone? Oppo says the technology is commercially ready, but currently doesn’t have any announcements to make regarding when we’ll see it on a phone. Oppo launched its 65W Super VOOC charger in September 2019, and it eventually arrived on the Oppo Reno Ace in January 2020, so we may not have that long to wait.

Andy Boxall
Andy Boxall
Former Senior Mobile Writer
Andy has written about mobile technology for almost a decade. From 2G to 5G and smartphone to smartwatch, Andy knows tech.
Topics
The memory crisis isn’t going to ease, and you will pay the price for it, says a research firm
Forty to 50% higher this quarter, 30 to 40% more next quarter, and no real relief until 2028. Plan accordingly.
RAM memory chips

If you were hoping the memory crisis was about to ease up, I have some bad news for you. It comes directly from Wall Street.

Your next smartphone, laptop, or tablet could cost even more, regardless of whether it has recently been subject to a price hike.

Read more
Screens before age two may come with serious developmental risks, study warns
Using a phone or a tablet to keep your baby occupied is not a good idea.
Kid using an iPad

Screens have become the digital pacifier for many babies. Phones and tablets are used during feeding, bedtime, chores, and moments when parents need a break. A major new study now warns that regular screen use before age two may carry developmental risks.

Researchers from four UK universities say babies and toddlers under two should avoid regular intentional screen time. The review links higher screen exposure in the first two years with sleep problems, language delays, behavioural difficulties, obesity risk, short-sightedness, and later problems with friendships and social interactions.

Read more
I tried the AI-powered Extend photo trick in iOS 27, and it blew past my expectations
The Extend feature won't fool everyone, but for casual social media edits, it's surprisingly easy to rely on.
Photography, Wood, Electronics

I wasn’t among the first to install the iOS 27 developer beta, but once I did, I began appreciating the changes Apple has made. The Photos app, in particular, has received one of its most substantial upgrades, adding an improved Clean Up tool, Spatial Reframing, and the new Extend feature, the one I was most eager to try. 

After spending some time with it on my iPhone 17, here’s how the tool has performed so far. Spoiler alert: it’s one of the most substantial additions to Apple’s previously slim lineup of AI features. I’ve tried the feature on several different photos, including a selfie I took in front of a dam in northern India, photos of food items on a table, and shots taken indoors and outdoors.

Read more