Oppo announces 150W fast charging, coming soon to a OnePlus phone

The new 150W SuperVOOC fast-charging standard will be able to charge a 4,500mAh battery from 1 percent to 50 percent in just five minutes, and to 100 percent in 15. In the second quarter of this year, it will be the first device from a sub-brand. The global launch of the OnePlus 10 Pro came to China earlier this year.

The first phone to feature this technology will be on display at the booth this week, but there are no more details on whether it will be a flagship phone or a part of the company's Nord lineup.

Realme is announcing a technology called 150W UltraDart. The parent company of Realme isBBK Electronics, which is also the parent company of Oppo. The GT Neo 3 is the first device to use Realme's charging tech, and it was announced by the company.

The 150W fast charging is almost double the amount of power as the 80W fast charging in the recent flagships of the two companies. The 125W SuperVOOC fast charging standard was announced by Oppo in 2020, but it hasn't appeared on a widely released device. The new 11T Pro was shipped with 120W fast charging, which the company said could fully charge the battery in 17 minutes.

SuperVOOC has been used by Oppo for its fast-charging tech. Following the merger between the two companies, it has stopped using the Warp branding for its fast chargers in favor of SuperVOOC.

After 1,600 charge cycles with 150W SuperVOOC, the battery should still maintain as much as 80 percent of its rated capacity thanks to the. It is compatible with other fast-charging protocols, but without the guaranteed 150W charging speed.

The charging speeds of the Oppo are from 1 percent to 0 percent. It doesn't want to include the amount of time it takes to get from 0 to 1.

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The announcements come as the company prepares to release its latest flagship device, the OnePlus 10 Pro, internationally. The phone is expected to be released worldwide by the end of March. The exact launch date is not known.

Pete Lau, the CEO of the company, explained in an interview with The Verge that the reason they chose to launch the 10 Pro in China was to better compete in the country's crowded market. He said that it is easier to release phones in the country because there are less approval processes for its software.

The most affordable 5G phone in India and Europe will be released by the company this year.