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These smartphones charge way too fast

Screenshot: Redmi
Screenshot: Redmi

I’ve talked about how much I appreciate the fast charging capabilities on smartphones like the OnePlus 10T and OnePlus 11, but Redmi and Realme’s respective 300W and 240w charging bricks seem egregious in comparison. There are essentially laptop chargers.

For these Android brands, it’s a numbers game. Redmi, a Xiaomi-owned brand, showed off a modified version of its overseas model, the Note 12 Pro+, charging fully in under 5 minutes. It’s a neat demo, but we wonder what it would do to the battery over time.