Is SUPER FAST charging BAD for your phone?

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#120W #FastCharging #BatteryLife

[@Prindagelf]

the OCD in me was yelling at the mouse pointer on his face! lmao

[@basantatamang2249]

😂😂😂

[@anthonyt425]

OMG me too.

[@bioLarzen]

Was about to make a very similar remark - then realized someone must have already done so :)

[@rivvy2138]

Fr🤣🤣😭

[@FirdausF3]

yup. worse than any type of notch

[@Topcommentsonsocialmedia]

This is what a TECH CHANNEL should do forever... Not just showing specs and doing day to day tasks it will not lag on insta twitter and games

[@FaresDjebbar]

Android authority is the best tech channel, theu had Gary explains before and lots of scientific shows, I really enjoy watching them, been a subscriber since 2013.

[@thecitizenoftheinternet1077]

And not speaking hindi

[@janjakob60]

Well except David Imel, always hyping up shit you don't need

[@rudra20048]

Meanwhile " Charger is sold separately"

[@ridzwansahaidi9816]

And Magsafe charging 4hours to full

[@eslamedenini6312]

meanwhile an apple fell from the tree

[@grindeyyyyy]

Because I didn’t expect to not get a charger with my iPhone, android to apple move, big mistake, I have to use a portable charger to use the usb c

[@alonsomtz1581]

Meanwhile fake 120 W advertising, reducing battery life span and charging cycles. Lol that is the slogan for Xiaomi mi 11 and Samsung S21, they are just followers.

[@AkiriHasan]

When did 50W become middle ground?

[@djbeth18]

In the next 2 years, HAVING a “charging brick” would become a “middle ground” for what to expect when we open the box 🤣

[@chengshengway]

Because you get more speed (10 A or about 5 times faster) as compared to micro USB (2.1 A at its highest) and yet do not compromise longevity and safety that much. But I do agree it ain't the middle ground, 20 W is about there (middle ground) in my opinion.

[@henryobaka8282]

A long timw ago

[@SingularityHRT]

I charge at 5W with My 33W charger.

[@Inter_Tidal]

I think 20W is enough. I have 30W is like the highest I'd ever need I have a OnePlus 7 pro, I don't wish it charged faster at all.

[@parveezalam3748]

5:00 oi!!! Your mouse is poking the expert's eye mate....

[@MobileStoreAdda]

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[@dvdarshan]

Me too came to comment here on that!

[@raggedyexynos9487]

This is probably the most Australian text form i've seen in a while

[@its_rns]

Charging adaptors should have multiple modes 1. 5w slow charge for overnight charging 2. 18-27w fast charging for quick power ups during the day.

[@CartoonNetworkGlitches]

I can't stop looking at the mouse in 3:41

[@DhavalGujrathi]

Move the mouse cursor... 🤮

[@JayJay-jx3zg]

I didn't watch that far in. Clicked this time stamp to see a real mouse 🐁. Mildly disappointed. 😢

[@clickbaitpro]

On the middle of his nose 👃

[@akhilalexg]

That was so annoying for some reason.

[@Custmzir]

Same

[@peterthepanda]

Super Fast Charging is more likely part of many smartphone OEMs ploy to force faster battery degradation, eventually leading customers to buy new phones more frequently since batteries are often non-user removable.

[@adridell]

Batteries can perfectly be removed by users if they prepare it correctly by watching tutorials for their specific model. Also it isn't in any company's interest to sell batteries that last less than 2 years, since the minimum legal warranty in the EU is 2 years and batteries with excessive wear can be considered to be covered in it and have to be replaced for free to the customer. If not, there are plenty of third party repair shops that can replace batteries, and I'm not even taking about the ones where you have to pay. I work for a non profit organization called: repair cafés in Belgium, where people with repair skills and experience can volunteer to repair any electronics device even if it requires micro soldering for people who need that kind of help. You just gotta find the way to replace your batterie, but what you mean is that most people just don't want to waste their time doing so. Buying a new phone is much more satisfying and easy to do.

[@talfashamsi4766]

Do get rid of this tactics of Smartphone OEMs you can use less w charger for e.g A 25w charger.

[@MrSecretwest]

I wouldn't say that, well for samsung phones, for sure, you have the option to turn off both fast charging and super fast charging so it's the customer choice what they want

[@talfashamsi4766]

@@MrSecretwest well i was not aware of samsung giving this kind of function. If you saying than it is good to have such kind of feature. 👍

[@MrSecretwest]

@@talfashamsi4766 yeah, it's in the battery settings from way back in the galaxy s6 and beyond and with Bixby routines you can set it to automatically turn off fast charging at night so you'd get that regular 5w charging overnight.

[@animeguy6877]

"I don't know" After the video. "I still don't know."

[@dxdesupermon7622]

Are you light yagami??

[@animeguy6877]

@@dxdesupermon7622 yes. You shouldn't use your real name. What if Kira sees it! Jk😁

[@ilkin9558]

yes, super charger is killing battery health

[@commentguy7]

Companies should stop doing it for the sake of numbers. 30W is enough.

[@dhanezoldak2908]

Even 30W are bad, 25W or less is more than enough.

[@chengshengway]

@@dhanezoldak2908 Actually if you can keep a constant 18W till at least 80% battery (before dropping to 5W), it can charge 80% of 5000mAh (or 4000mAh) in 67 min. as compared to micro USB's 10.5W 115 min. Using a 18 W charger, if the power distribution can be as follows 0-50% 18W, 50-80% 13W, 80-100% 10W, then the time taken will be as follows, 41.6 min, 34.6 min, 30 min correspondingly, summing to a total of 1 hr 46.2 min to charge from 0-100% (5Ah battery). Even if they adopt Apple's technique of 5W for its 80% - 100% stretch, it will add another 22 min (2 hr 8.2 min in total). If charging only 3687 of the 5000 (or 73.74%) it will take (41.6+27.4 = 69 mins) which is about 52.1% faster (34.9% lesser) as 12 Pro Max takes about 1 hr 45 min to charge with 20(but actually 18)W USB-C PD. I know voltage and current from the mains (supply) fluctuate in real life, but the deviation is not that great. Source: iPhone 12/Pro Ultimate 0-100% Charger Test with MagSafe! Max Tech kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qskKebaNatsKM

[@soorajvs5562]

Disagreed. I have a 50W charger charges in 30 min It has been a life saver at many times. And no more gaming while plugged in no more over night charging. I would always go for a faster charger on my next buy.

[@chengshengway]

@@soorajvs5562 well, they tested those chargers as provided in the source. In addition short charges once in a while is fine, but prolonged period of full (>=80% I guess) charge does not benefit the battery at all

[@soorajvs5562]

@@chengshengway i usually don't charge it more than 80. The convenience of getting 50%in 15 min is just so helpfull. I'll be okey with having to only wait 30 min max for a full charge and replacing the battery every 2 years. Especially for a heavy user like me if the battery isn't full in half an hour I'll eventually damage it playing games plugged in. Like i did with my honor with 18w. For me personally it's either 18w 6000mah Or 50w 4000mah

[@ShellymanStudios]

Battery longevity > Fast charging.

[@nawazwaseem2219]

You don't keep the same phone all your life so no your wrong :) you sell the phone after a few years.. My S10 Plus has 4100 mAh battery and it supports 18 watts charging which is perfect for me.

[@MrFlauxhol]

@@nawazwaseem2219 And who buys a phone with a broken battery?

[@DacLMK]

Fats Charging for when you need it, slow charging for when you don't (like overnight charging).

[@greek2068]

You can change battery from offical samsung store

[@MrFlauxhol]

@@greek2068 not everybody has a samsung smartphone

[@Lennard222]

I think you should be able to choose how fast the phone charges without changing chargers. Just put a button "ultra fast charge" on the lockscreen.

[@deepu_btbx]

There's a toggle for fast charging in Samsung

[@FreshOzie]

You can on samsung...

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

Yeah but its not on the main screen. You have to go all the way into your settings and go into the battery setting to change it AND you can't have it already charging when you switch

[@vgamesx1]

Even better, they should allow you to set the charging current and let you set up schedules for example 5W at night, 50W when you wake up in case you forget and a more basic 15W for the rest of the day, even better if we can have a percentage cutoff. Unfortunately you can only get that level of control on a rooted phone as far as I'm aware.

[@anyadike]

Samsung has the toggle, but at that wattage, I only slow the wireless charging to prevent heat build up

[@dim3nt0]

move that cursor, cant you see its poking him in the eye, you can see his eye twitching..

[@fraimkie]

That mouse cursor really messes with my OCD

[@Mindful2222]

Relax Frankie

[@That_One_Guy...]

@frankie follow your pfp advice

[@umersalman1]

PRO tip for samsung users: during overnight charging, you can disable fast charging in ur settings. Even if you are using 25W charger, your phone will draw 5W.

[@seanoconnor5730]

Thank you for this bro. I'll definitely do this from now on

[@kodoxberuban1663]

small note: if the user know where to access the menu 😅

[@bonjey1]

Is this worth it? I heard overnight charging is bad for your battery altogether

[@silentgrind34]

@@bonjey1 it's not...Jesus christ yall be scared to use your phone

[@BroAnarchy]

Is super charging TOO MUCH? ME ( _WARMING UP NEXT TO THE SOFT HEAT AND GLOW OF A 600-WATT CHARGER_ ) : *_NEVER_* .

[@rainZSlayer]

I keep all fast charging options off on my Galaxy S20+ most of the time. It still charges fast enough for my needs and I still have the option of toggling on super fast charging from the settings menu when I need it. I was using 5W chargers on my iPhone X and even after 3 years, the battery health is at 80%, which is much better than most manufacturers guidelines and even more impressive considering the hot weather I live in. I intend to keep on using slow charge on my phones unless absolutely necessary. But yes, fast charging is good to have in a pinch where you need to top up really quick :)

[@silentgrind34]

For no reason it doesn't damage your battery

[@wonglionelxd1823]

Nice video, while I do have a 20W (5V4A) charger, but I hardly used it unless I need a quick top-up before leaving home. Normally I would just use a 10W (5V2A) charger for my Honor View 20's 4000mAh battery, though slow but still good enough for me :)

[@midnight.development]

Very nice video! The next interesting question to answer would be "Is wireless charging bad for your phone?" since it produces more heat.

[@micheals1992]

I've been measuring capacity loss over 3 years cycling between a 70-30% SoC using a 15w charger... The original capacity 3 years ago was 3600mah... 3 years later using mid point short cycling the capacity measures 3500mah. The average Charging temperature is about 31°c. (When I first started the experiment I was cycling between 68-32%, which does fall in line with the roughly 3% capacity loss). The phone is an Huawei Mate 20 lite which at the time was one of the best phones for battery life (97h according to GSMARENA). Despite being advertised as having a 3750mah battery mine measured 3600mah out of the box (which is around the minimum spec in the small print). It still keeps up with some newer phones with 4500mah cells.

[@mufaro1988]

0:29 “more better “ my English teacher is rolling in her grave

[@michaelbvelez8302]

Fun fact: they’re native English speakers.

[@rbgarcia08]

These types of videos are the reason why I stay subscribed. This was a great vid 👌

[@SayoojGarrix]

Still using my 5W charger

[@shubhamchandra5417]

Your battery is secretly blessing you

[@maci7067]

fun thing is that your battery won't die for the next 10 years :D

[@shubhamchandra5417]

@@maci7067 I wish lithium titanate was small enough (or phones were thick enough) to fit in phones. 40,000 cycles? Damn

[@lokendrasingh2149]

🙂

[@nonsense9858]

Using 5W charger on my former 3000mah phone charges so slow and take 6-7 hours of charging hrs

[@mgeorgiev90]

Im so glad Ryan Thomas joined Android Authority. I follow him since the beginning of FailTech. Great content!

[@LeBeautiful]

Only issue with supercharging batteries is if you’re using your device Long Term. And then you know...death 💀💀💀

[@soccerguy2433]

My OnePlus 5t hasn't shown any negative affects from "fast charging".

[@saisharankarri2011]

@@soccerguy2433 5t supports fast charging and not superfast charging so there is a difference between those two.

[@apathak34]

@@saisharankarri2011 People used to say that about fast charging lol Is there any real life evidence that superfast charging is bad? Huawei has been using 40watt chargers for more than 2 years now so if it's bad for the battery we should have enough real life examples of degradation but I don't think there's any significant effect seen yet.

[@chengshengway]

@@apathak34 can you see your current battery capacity (as monitored by the phone system)?

[@WetPig]

@@apathak34 I have a Lenovo Vibe P1. It had "fast charging" for it's time in 2015. After 5 years I still use it everyday, although it need a recharge everyday. IT would last me 2-3 days when it was new. Poor phone just wants to die.

[@solasoul33]

Very helpful when I got my first charger I got it from AliExpress and it was a Qualcomm charger but I noticed three things. 1. If it feels light it is a no no! They actually feel the same but the JBL I now use handles heat better and is slightly heavier. I even had to request the JBL because they were going to give me some random head. Quality in chargers is determined by weight because that means there's better insulation for heat dispersion. 2. 3.0 charges fast but the battery drain is significantly fast sometimes. The charger is black Typically I can last through most of the day watching KZbin videos checking emails and stuff so about 10pm I charge. If I stop charging overnight then I'll see if it helps make the battery last longer

[@mojave5661]

my charger is only 10W and it's fast enough for me (well, when your battery has only 79% of it's original capacity left, and your phone is a Pixel 2, then everything is a fast charger)

[@IamJay02]

Do you still have the pixel 2 and if so how much health does it have now?

[@DrMeetPatel]

My iPhone chilling at 5W and man saying 50W is middle ground 😪

[@kunjchauhan7745]

I think 30w is enough

[@narahitesh1341]

@@kunjchauhan7745 yes bro tbh 18w - 30w is more than enough

[@maci7067]

jk and slow charging is wmazing

[@RennieAsh]

I recently started using a 12W iPad charger I got 2nd hand somewhere. Actually all my Apple chargers are 2nd hand and so are the phones XD

[@tamwilfred]

@@RennieAsh Someone did tests with different watt chargers and the Apple 12 watt charger isn't that much slower compared to chargers with higher wattage. I think for the price and the value the 12-watt charger is good enough for most people.

[@JayJay-jx3zg]

Heat is the the enemy of batteries. Wears them out too quick.

[@malidan1196]

Yeah seeing devices like the OP8T hitting 60+° whilst gaming means an automatic no go for me. The Pixel 5 wasn't too great just benchmarking either.

[@malidan1196]

@Alter Ego 30 watt into 1 cell or 2 x 15?. 45 watt charging didn't degrade my battery on the Mate 20 Pro. I managed it and only did a full charge on average once every 14 days, it was still yielding 8hr with Cod and PubG when I gave it to my daughter.

[@SamekySantos]

Fast charging not only charges your battery faster, but also degrades it faster. Make the batteries more resistant, and this technology will be golden.

[@PiyushSingh-rl7kc]

Who told you that 😂

[@Taju201]

With your logic, Tesla batteries should die very quickly, but it doesn't

[@yazansakran3326]

22.5w is more than plenty fast for me. I usually do small charges for a few minutes for longevity anyways

[@ShuvransuBehera]

Yeah...30W is best

[@MRI19998]

Super charge is worth it under special circumstances when you have to rush and don't have time to charge your phone.

[@samusaran7317]

Powerbank goofball

[@SingularityHRT]

I use ACC to control My power delivery (also has an amazing feature called Idle Mode). I have a 33W charger bundled with the Phone but I max out at 5W-10W most of the time.

[@d1noooooo]

Thanks for highlighting this. KZbin seems to be full of videos about everything needs to be "faster" or "better" without thinking about the drawbacks

[@RennieAsh]

Even the videos themselves are “faster and better” lol

[@darwincruz20]

I’m sticking to my old 5W iPhone charger. Considering to get the 20W charger. But very informative video. Thanks for this.

[@TejasNaik01]

I use a 10 watt charger for my 6000mah battery when I am using it for casual use. If I need to juice it for want of time, I would go for quick charge which is 20-30watts. Point being, try to reduce the stress as much as you can. Anything in excess is bad.

[@chinmayanand1960]

BBK's 65W charger is the sweet spot I think And more phone should ship with a slow charge mode like the one in Sony Xperia 1ii

[@dvdarshan]

Yeah! VOOC IS GOOD!

[@corneliussmith5875]

I just got my first experience with 30watt warp charge of the one plus 7pro. It charges so fast. I can nap for 30 mins come back to have it 90 percent. 😯 It still shocks me and makes no wireless charging not the worse. Charging to full in under a hour is so convenient.

[@ckrishna7288]

They should start some option to lower the current used to charge like from 65W to 30W and stuff like that, like something that can be done in a software

[@JeffWaynee]

I have a Motorola 30 watt USB-C charger, but unless I'm also charging an attached battery mod, I prefer the 15 watt that came with the phone. Charging time is irrelevant to me, because I always charge while I sleep.

[@alexandarsoc]

I guess 25-30w charger is the best all-arounder cuz it still charge quick but puts much lower stress to the battery

[@nikhilverma2647]

If you actually use one of these fast charger provided by bbk and Xiaomi companies , the strees is majorly on the power brick than the battery. Charging so fast would definitely affect the battery , but not so much as emphasized . Well I use a 33 watt Xiaomi charger , this is what I have noticed in my device . Battery still good . 30-50 watt is the sweet spot . 120 watt is overkill .

[@sebastianparis]

Would the Samsungs 25W charger affect the battery long term if I sometimes put my phone to charge overnight? If I charge during the day I mostly charge from 15-20% to around 85-90%.

[@vishesh_n]

I thought the new charging with over 100 watts are using double or triple battery function. That's why the cable are thicker and they're actually charging two or three or the battery at the same time.

[@nadimakram6803]

The mouse pointer is making me feel uneasy!

[@kaya051285]

Slow charge at night Fast charge during the day if necessary With big batteries most people will only ever need to slow charge at night Smartphones should ship with 10 watt slow chargers with the option to buy faster chargers if you want/need them

[@tominator369]

Is it impossible to put up a software selection in phones where you can choose how fast it charges. Like say overnight you select night cycle mode or like when you need power quick once in a while. That you choose the max charging speed

[@roboticvenom1935]

Yep Samsung's has that feature! Can change charging speeds they're the king of features!

[@glenn1964]

Hi, The Lenovo K10 Note had a 18 watt charger. But Lenovo also sell a 24 Watt charger. 12 volt/2a . Its called intelligent reconition. Lenovo says is compatibel with the K10 Note. Should I buy it ? Does someone knows the answer ?? Thanks !. Glenn

[@dodocloudo5354]

Thanks a lot for explaining everything 😋👍

[@yassisan52]

Thanks bro, i like this types of vids 😍

[@gnobba]

All warp charge and 120 watt is really suposed to do is kill your battery so you buy a new phone every year 18 watt is fine on my pixel 4 xl.

[@TheCowboy4000]

I love my 30w warp charger from one plus for my op8

[@ShuvransuBehera]

I am also happy with my 18w charger of my redmi note 7 pro🙂

[@andremaulana10]

So, iphone is right because he charge too slow 🤣

[@ShuvransuBehera]

@@andremaulana10 iphone is so good that it doesn't even include a charger😂😂... The phone comes pre-charged...throw the phone when it runs out of battery 😂😂

[@commieSlayer69]

@@andremaulana10 Apple takes battery life way toooooooo seriously. Iphones used to come with a 5W charger and now it comes with a 0W charger

[@mukeshangrish]

Before this video, I didn't know how irritating it is to put a mouse on someone's face. 😂

[@rishavraj6343]

Let em ask a question i am using a phone with 65w charging supported and it has dual battery so how long battery will last and yeah i will use it for around 2 and a half year almost so tell acc to that

[@djbeth18]

In the next 2 years, HAVING a “charging brick” would become a “middle ground” for what to expect when we open the box 🤣

[@wilfredbalmores8440]

Unfortunately for consumers

[@JTManuel]

It's going to be like the audio jack; an extra feature that's worth mentioning. Damn you oem's! Why are you always copying apple?

[@Aniket2712]

5:36 ... That's exactly what I'm been commenting since years & also the reason why I have disabled FAST CHARGING on my Galaxy S6 edge (yes, I'm still using that phone with great battery life) Edit:- All phones should come with an option or atleast use the data collected from us to decide automatically to set the charging speed form 5 to 35

[@nightcorenemesis]

uhm... i had a S6 Edge a year ago i accidentaly broke it in 2 😂 /\

[@Aniket2712]

@@nightcorenemesis oh! You gotta be kidding me 😂

[@nightcorenemesis]

@@Aniket2712 nope since then i had the Samsung Galaxy S7 now Samsung Galaxy S71 xD

[@codyghind]

Concise, to the point, useful content!

[@mitosdiaz2943]

Can some1 advise me if I can use the 40W charger of Huawei to my samsung 4500mah with 25W charger? Thanks!

[@ZeathO]

what if you use Gan Charger?is it ok than regular fast chargers?

[@rainsworth-]

I can attest to this. Using my op7t for a year with only fast charging it certainly killed the battery to about 4hrs sot. 10w is enough if you're not in a rush.

[@roboticvenom1935]

Nah 15-18 watts is fine. Samsung allows you to change charging speed. I have it on 15 watts for my note 20 ultra

[@Kim_Jong_Un_.]

So is it the excessive heat that actually degrades the battery when super fast charging ? What if I use super fast charging but leave the phone on a cold surface, would that still damage the battery ? Or what if the battery was kept cool by a mini fan while being super fast charged ? Can anyone advise ? Thx

[@privacyhelp]

I think the best way for this is the smartphone maker should give on/off fast charging toggle on settings menu. so users can decide what they want

[@hmznteach]

they do

[@hasankazmi9832]

33W charger. Charges my 4500 mAh battery from 0 to 68 in 30 min and 0 to 100 in 54 min. I have a 5W I use overnight and an 18w as well. My phone auto disconnects giving power at 100% from any charger. The 18w takes about 60 min for 0 to 57 and o to 100 about 85 min. Usb-c of course

[@3dr14ng4]

This is actually a pretty good but a generic one for fast charging tech. For the people watching, hear me out, in this case of Xiaomi "120W": 1. The phone actually heats up but on a significantly shorter time than for example 18W which heats-up the phone on a much longer time in fast charging mode. 2. Charging has stages. The phone only heats-up for example 0 to 60% which is safe for batteries designed to fast charge. 3. Charging alone, fast charging is pretty safe. The main problem is external loads given such as users giving additional load such as gaming during charging which is not recommended. 4. Heavy gaming incurs more battery degradation compared to fast charging as it can subject the phone on high temps on a much longer time. 5. Never generalize charging tech based on this video. There are technologies that has different charging techniques such as using low voltage-high-current chargers that can charge a phone on a much lower temps than what is shown from Xiaomi/Qualcomm/USB PD. Heat is still the main issue of these tech but it's only half of the equation because you should also consider the State of Charge. For example: You can pretty much subject the battery to 45°C until 60% charge but you should never do so when it's on 100% when it is most sensitive to higher temps. Characteristics differ especially when a battery designed to fast-charge is being used so a generic advice that only considers one side of the equation might only apply on old phones or phones not designed to fast-charge but has standard batteries. Also providing a fast charger OOTB is a pretty good deal especially when there are phones with fast charging capability but chose not to provide fast charger or even no charger at all. An in depth approach could be a pretty good follow-up video, also include BBK's tech and also temperature reading during charging is also pretty good especially when laid out in a graph.

[@Cachicochip]

Please consider adding subtitles to your videos; it helps us with hearing problems and there isn't really a downside in having them. Thank you.

[@Brsrafal]

my moto ace 5g supports 15w so does that mean using more will hurt the phone? I cant even find the watts on the charger i'm currently using all i know it takes over 2 hours to charge

[@brotherkennyh]

You are missing the key reason that heat degrades a batteries life. Battery life is affected by dendrite formation. Dendrite formation occurs faster at higher temperatures. The higher the batteries temperature while charging the sooner dendrites will form and compromise the battery life. I assume other things are also going on, but I am no expert. Rather than trying to figure out a compromise charger power it is better to decide when you actually need your phone charged. Many of us charge our phone overnight. So a low power charger is absolutely fine. Less heat, longer battery life. The same applies if you are sitting at your desk etc not using your phone. If it has a long time to charge then use a low power charger. Just use a fast charger when you are in a rush. I have followed this philosophy for my S10+. I have had it since March 2019 and the battery is still excellent. Usually about 80% when I get home at night and about 50% by the time I go to bed. That's with heavy usage in the evening.

[@auto9894]

Wallpaper link at 5:55?

[@ConstantUNTILisnt]

Can u pls get a new mic? Sound quality is a bit off. Great video tho. Helped a lot.

[@fatboysgarage7984]

I know it's kinda unrelated, but I've been wondering what the average charge time for a Note 10 Plus is. It takes mine about 1 hour and 40 minutes to go from dead to fully charged. I've heard people say that's really slow. I'm using the charger that came with the phone.

[@raymondgriner6389]

To 100% it takes 90min from 35% to 85% it takes 78min

[@AdityaNurHakim]

I thought you can't charge xiaomi's device with the huawei's charger because it's not compatible in terms of charging speed..? like with the amount of Ampere and Voltage

[@hpgramani]

When would batteries made from Graphene be available in consumer devices?

[@andygorhk]

Apparently the mi 10 ultras battery is graphene

[@yeraec]

@@andygorhk Mi 10 Ultra is NOT a graphene battery. It has LAYERS of graphene. It should help with the heat. One just wish we have them fully made of graphene the sooner the better

[@roboticvenom1935]

@@yeraec ACTUAL graphene batteries which are COMPLETELY different to the mi 10 which is just using thin sheets to aid thermals are being pioneered by SAMSUNG so just like LTPO next displays in the world it'll most likely be on their displays first

[@bl00dkillz]

Ny N20U 25w is more than enough, 10 min on the charge is enough of a top off in the middle of the day or sticking it on the slower 15w charging samsung used to use on flagships if overnight. Personally I'm more about long term battery health than immedate gains in charging speed

[@parthmalani6286]

Tesla uses the same logic of charging in parallel. you're not gonna notice a major hit in battery life if the temperature is within the recommended battery ratings. The best you can do is let the battery stay between 20 to 80 percent battery capacity so that it lasts long like Asus does using software limiting the charge up to that percent. (The only degradation increase is that two batteries in parallel are degrading over time)

[@pyroromancer]

controlling the heat is wild card in this equation. My experience from Xiaomi phones is that the phone will throttle charge rate if 35°C is reached from my observation from 18w and 30w designs down from 3000mah and 5000mah to 2000-2,500mah range and further reduces the rate to 1500 if 40°C is reached. 20-55% super fast charging is most efficient, charging rate and speed maxes out in this range 70% the xiaomi charge control chip will reduce charge rate to 2000mah to minimize stress on the battery 90% further reduce to 1000-1500mah to protect the battery. 100% the control chip cuts the charging if it detects the phone is idle. Xiaomi and Qualcomm are on the bleeding edge of fast charging R&D

[@PavelVarga24]

mA is not mAh

[@Kim_Jong_Un_.]

So is it the excessive heat that actually degrades the battery when super fast charging ? What if I use super fast charging but leave the phone on a cold surface, would that still damage the battery ? Or what if the battery was kept cool by a mini fan while being super fast charged ? Can anyone advise ? Thx

[@anthrax.7745]

@@Kim_Jong_Un_. Well I use a phone cooler by black shark to lessen the heat made by the phone while charging. I say it's gone pretty well for the battery tbh. I have a Redmi note 11 pro so it charges by 67 watts.

[@Kim_Jong_Un_.]

@@anthrax.7745 Me too, I use the fun cooler pro 2 on my ROG 5, it keeps it super cool while charging

[@anthrax.7745]

@@Kim_Jong_Un_. Yessir it does its job well and you don't have to worry about waiting for the heat to dissipate right after you finish a charge. Pretty cool no cap

[@Jason-zw3kd]

So what about oneplus 65 watts charge? Is it okay for the battery?

[@yassisan52]

This kind of cool vids that I'm looking for 👌

[@1mezion]

Bringing back removable batteries would help a lot with these issues

[@samusaran7317]

Doubt it. People constantly upgrade and make the problem worse.

[@stephensnell1379]

@@samusaran7317 removable batteries are old and outdated and removable batteries won't be back anytime soon

[@sherardsmith4629]

Whats your thoughts on the mother box????

[@thisisjoshy]

They should have mentioned. Fast charging done right can actuality extend the life of a battery. Anyone remember the tech crunch announcement a few years ago?

[@marvineviano5679]

I still having the 15w fast charger break, and i think its fast enough for daily usage.. cant imagine if i use 30w or above

[@Silver01Son]

Same

[@bhogeshwarjadhav3362]

😂😂😂 u r loosing the most imp thing...

[@JuanSQuiP]

@Alter Ego if you want the battery of your phone to last longer, then you should really consider charging your phone with under 20 watt chargers

[@maxweinbach3996]

You didn’t answer the question whether there are diminishing returns here?

[@wagemawagema4618]

I Think the best way to Fast charge your phone without damaging the battery is use a Powerbank. This device can charge your phone in no time, yet has also heat protection, that is, you can charge your phone faster without getting it too hot.

[@rickyspanish5316]

The mi 10 ultra has a special battery with graphite in order to keep the battery safe form heat degredation

[@cresbonz5554]

That efficiency graph at 1:20 is a little misleading. All chargers appear to be at least 80% efficient. Just because the Xiaomi 120w charger draws/delivers more power doesn't make it more efficient.

[@SonyEnthusiast]

It kills the battery. I had a ZTE with fast charging and after a year, it couldn't hold a charge anymore. But I have old Xperias that still have great battery life to this day because I did not use fast chargers on them. I'll definitely continue not to use them on my Xperia 1 II.

[@faizafiq4159]

How fast is that fast charging actually?

[@Fredd00007]

Yes my old Xperia held up charge pretty good for far too long compared to my OnePlus which had it's battery deteriorate drastically over the years

[@Fredd00007]

@@faizafiq4159 i guess since those devices had smaller batteries they would complete a full charge quicker

[@Fredd00007]

Instead of throwing ridiculous power hungry components for the sake of winning the spec sheet race they should start optimising the OS and opt for more efficient components

[@Kim_Jong_Un_.]

@@Fredd00007 So is it the excessive heat that actually degrades the battery when super fast charging ? What if I use super fast charging but leave the phone on a cold surface, would that still damage the battery ? Or what if the battery was kept cool by a mini fan while being super fast charged ? Can anyone advise ? Thx

[@petechka6931]

charge at 5 or 10 watts sure it takes longer but reduces the risk of the cable and or device and charger catching fire and ruining your day... whats the rush ?

[@IcyJay30]

Fast charging in winter or AC+Fan room doesn't harm... keeps the heat away Weirdly my M51 works better with fast charging(25w)

[@ThaFedejp]

Super interesting analysis!

[@YawningMoon]

Isn't this music is from 'Spirit of the Law' channel?

[@suprotikdey1910]

I feel a switch on the power brick would be good 18w 120w for overnight vs find your phone dead in the morning

[@einpercy825]

What happened to Ryan's channel?

[@MJ-uk6lu]

But doesn't SoC monitor all those battery stats to not harm a battery? Also battery does charge faster, when it's closer to 50% charge, wouldn't it meant that they just ramp up those watts for low charge and at the time, when charging is finishing?

[@user-pv7ir7tv8c]

My 16.2W charger do charging only at 45℃ for most of the charging time (say peak charging period). 🤔 I wonder, I have to go inside refrigerator or travel to Iceland or Himalayas to charge them peacefully at ~28℃ (with 18W charging, as shown on the graph) 😋

[@VkStatus11]

Best information provide sir

[@ROBINCHAUHAN_]

You should have included realme x2 pro or any other realme smartphone or it's charger

[@thewebheadgt]

realme's 65w charger is the best option IMO.

[@jeetuhardasani2513]

Amazing Explanation 👍👍

[@editorxv7496]

I have 25w on my z fold 2 ❤️ , I am so disappointed with the stocks for series x 😪 , I waked up at 8 am just to get the series x and I was on the John Lewis site and when I wanted to order the site crashed and I couldn't order , I got an order from very luckily and they cancelled it after 2 hours because of stock and also refunded me .... I just want an series x for this Christmas , is that hard

[@StringerNews1]

Chargers? What on earth are you talking about? I haven't seen a phone charger in decades. Every phone (except Apple's old ones with proprietary connectors) uses USB to deliver power to the phone. There _hopefully_ is a battery charger _inside_ the phone. USB power itself has absolutely nothing to do with battery charging, it's just a way to convey DC power from Point A to Point B. Yes, overheating your battery cells (or just cells because there's only one in most phones, so not a battery) is bad. Remember battery bloat? Those of us who were adults 5 years ago, and had to deal with the problem did it by dumping the flawed QuickCharge 2.0 system and charging our replacement (or repaired) phones at lower power rates. We wouldn't have had to do that if replaceable cells were still a feature, but the sad fact is that phones are getting worse as consumers become idiot zombies conditioned to salivate over arbitrary and frankly silly traits that almost always make them more expensive and easier to fail or break. Some years ago I coined the word "bignumberitis" to describe the mindless consumer obsession over ever-increasing (and sometimes decreasing) numbers used to market consumer products. One example of bignumberitis is the marketing and knee-jerk buying of cameras with more "megapixels" when there's no practical need for them, and when in some cases like the infamous "108 MP" camera that was really just a 12 MP camera, with photosites being renamed "pixels" as a marketeering ploy. With phones getting ever-smaller and more fragile (and why?) the idea of dumping power into them at a _faster_ rate should be abhorrent, so why is it done? To give mindless consumers yet another metric to lust over. Caveat emptor.

[@RamLaska]

3:45 That mouse cursor is going to drive me nuts