240W fast chargingwill chargethis smartphonefullyin under 10 minutes
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#68PAJ)
The Realme GT Neo 5 in black, purple, and white. | Image: Realme This is getting ridiculous. Realme has just announced a new smartphone, the Realme GT Neo 5, that supports up to 240W fast charging. According to GSMArena, that will make it the fastest charging smartphone on the market, faster than the 210W offered by the Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition, and almost 100W faster than the 150W charging offered by OnePlus devices like the 10T. 240W is in line with the latest USB power spec announced by the USB-IF in 2021.
In practical terms, we're really hitting the point of diminishing returns with fast charging wattage this high on smartphones. Realme advertises that the GT Neo 5's 4,600mAh battery can be charged to 100 percent in nine and a half minutes thanks to its 240W charging. That's super fast, but...