OPPO introduces smart charging technology that protects the battery

We are asking more and more of our smartphones. That they have an increasingly large screen, that they are always faster and more efficient, that they of course take increasingly qualitative photos and videos... And there is another criterion that has become essential in recent years , precisely in view of the increased use we have of our mobile devices: the capacity of the battery. On the one hand, it must be powerful enough to last at least all day, especially not to let go at the wrong time – knowing that there is never a good time to run out of smartphone. .. And on the other hand, as it is very difficult to do without it, we would appreciate it being able to recharge quickly.

Manufacturers have understood this, so they are stepping up their efforts to develop so-called “ultra-fast” charging technology. This is how Xiaomi recently presented a prototype of wired charging with a power of 200 W, reaching 100% battery in 8 minutes flat. Never seen. And to tell the truth, we are certainly not ready to see such a recharging speed actually arrive on the market… Because if it has become technically possible to recharge our smartphones in no time, the problem, even if the manufacturers only admit it half-heartedly is that it has a detrimental impact on the battery. Because already, you should know that it wears out naturally every time you plug in the device. And charging it to high power only makes it worse. But it seems that another Chinese brand, called OPPO, which is a real specialist in the field, has found a solution.

During an event called Flash Charge Open Day, organized on July 28, the manufacturer indeed presented its “next generation of ultra-fast charging”. But while, last year, it boasted for its part of having reached a full charge in 20 minutes at 125 W, OPPO has not outbid this time. Having since admitted, like its competitor Xiaomi, that such power degrades the battery, it has simply made some improvements to its famous fast charging technology called VOOC.

Adaptive charging power

It is indeed not a faster charging technology, but a smarter one that the brand unveiled last Wednesday. Affirming in a press release that it has "always placed efficiency and safety at the forefront in the development of VOOC technology", OPPO evokes "a five-level protection system" to better preserve the battery of smartphones. Without going into too much technical detail, it is based on a better design in terms of materials and architecture, with in particular the integration of artificial intelligence to adapt the charging speed "according to the maximum power that the battery can safely absorb at one time".

If there is a risk of overheating, for example when the smartphone continues to be used while it is connected to the current, the charging power will be reduced so as not to damage the battery too much. Conversely, if the conditions are optimal, this new system will use VOOC technology at full power, i.e. 65 W with regard to the latest SuperVOOC 2.0 version, compatible in particular with the brand's latest high-end Find X3 Pro smartphone. . The charging speed can in this case be increased by around 20% according to OPPO, which ensures that this can then "fully charge a 4500 mAh battery in just 30 minutes". And this, therefore, while minimizing the impact on the battery.

With this new fast charging technology, called Flash Charge, the Chinese manufacturer promises to improve the life of the battery, and by extension of the smartphone. Even with the power of SuperVOOC 2.0, it would indeed keep “80% of its initial capacity after more than 1,500 charging cycles” according to OPPO, which according to Phonandroid would correspond to approximately 4 years of use. A significant step forward. The promise of a future, perhaps not so distant, where our smartphones will recharge at lightning speed while becoming more durable?

Find OPPO smartphones, including the latest Find X3 Pro compatible with SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging, on the SFR store.

Source: OPPO, Phonandroid