Xiaomi's 200W charging degrades 20% of battery capacity in 800 cycles

11 June 2021
Depending on your usage that could be several years of charging, however.

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  • 05 Jul 2021

20% after 800 FULL cycles??? that's amazingly good!! I know people with Iphone 11, used for a bit more than a year and the battery was DEAD, basically last for few hours.

    Android-Authority, 17 Jun 2021This isn't the only article you've been caught ba... moreOh ho ho. So much prejudiced.

      Kriegsherr, 14 Jun 2021Where did I write anything about Chinese phones? He said a ... moreThis isn't the only article you've been caught bashing Chinese brands.
      You and a lot more others here simply can't digest success of Chinese brands

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        • Anonymous
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        • 16 Jun 2021

        Anonymous, 14 Jun 2021You just jealous of Chinese manufacturers, I bet you wouldn... morethere's a reason why Sony didn't claim them and repeatedly stressed about battery health in their launches.

          Anonymous, 14 Jun 2021All these products are stress tested and have to pass indep... more"All these products are stress tested and have to pass independent tests to obtain certificates that allow them to be approved as safe."

          You seem to think a company can't simply pay for these certificates. And what certificates are you referring to? Until others provide similar results in real-life scenarios, any test is taken with a grain of salt.

          "Clearly you are some teenager who still believes in the bad stereotypes about Chinese phones"

          Yes, it is very "clear" that I'm just some teenager who believes in stereotypes. You can see me through the monitor, that's cool. I mentioned before that any company who makes claims shouldn't be trusted so easily, not just Chinese.

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            • 14 Jun 2021

            SuuperBaka, 14 Jun 2021It's not a PR nightmare, Huawei and Samsung have been ... moreAll these products are stress tested and have to pass independent tests to obtain certificates that allow them to be approved as safe. Clearly you are some teenager who still believes in the bad stereotypes about Chinese phones

              Anonymous, 14 Jun 2021You just jealous of Chinese manufacturers, I bet you wouldn... moreThis has nothing to do with jealousy. I'm just stating what I've observed, Chinese manufacturers have an easier time in China than Non-Chinese ones. I don't see what there is to be jealous of?

              Also, when did anyone mention Sony? Even if Sony made claims like this (which they didn't), I would still be skeptical of it, controlled environments don't necessarily represent real-life scenarios.

                Anonymous, 14 Jun 2021Independent tests have confirmed that all these claims. Do... moreIt's not a PR nightmare, Huawei and Samsung have been caught lying and they didn't get affected. Also what independent results are u referring to?

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                  • 14 Jun 2021

                  Supus, 11 Jun 2021You are delusional. The accurate battery only counts charge... moreDunno, it can already give an estimation after the first charge. It looks pretty simple for me than if you log the current entry, by the time and compare to the % of battery charged, you can easily see how is the capacity, that's basic maths, the only thing that can be wrong are the sensor accuracy. Also using multiple charge log alows to refine the calcul.

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                    • 14 Jun 2021

                    Android-Authority, 14 Jun 2021Most of these guys are stuck on sub 25W charging. It'... moreThat definitely is the case here.
                    The degradation seems quite a lot here tho, it will definitely be improved by the time it reaches phones.
                    And replacing the battery after 3 years is definitely cheaper and time saving than having to wait hours for your phone to charge imo, in case one decides to use the phones more than that. Neither are Xiaomi phones difficult to repair.

                      Android-Authority, 14 Jun 2021But those temperatures he mentioned for both 18W and 120W b... moreWhere did I write anything about Chinese phones? He said a very illogical argument and i am just writing if we follow his logic what can be deduced.

                        What they don't mention is the battery degradation with charging cycles in general, no matter the charging speeds plus battery degradation overtime with daily usage and change in battery temperatures from one extreme to the other.
                        Battery degradation due to chargers was very less to begin with but now it is 20% + adding all the other factors this charging tech will degrade batteries faster than usual, that's for sure.

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                          • 14 Jun 2021

                          SuuperBaka, 14 Jun 2021I don't know, every time I see companies that try to e... moreYou just jealous of Chinese manufacturers, I bet you wouldn't have questioned these claims if they were made by Sony

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 14 Jun 2021

                            SuuperBaka, 14 Jun 2021I don't know, every time I see companies that try to e... moreIndependent tests have confirmed that all these claims.
                            Do you know how much of a PR nightmare it will be to put out dishonesty results?

                              Nick Tegrataker, 14 Jun 2021Companies that conduct businesses outside China could face ... moreI don't know, every time I see companies that try to enter the Chinese market, they seem to have more difficulty than Non-Chinese ones.

                              Regardless I do see where you're coming from and you do make a fair point.

                              When it comes to the tests, I don't believe anything posted by companies regardless if they're Chinese or not. Battery tests such as this I definitely take with a grain of salt. I just don't understand how some think this as something reliable. Companies have been dishonest about many things before like Samsung and Huawei with camera samples and Apple with their throttling.

                                Kriegsherr, 14 Jun 2021So according to your logic, if you are heating cast iron at... moreAre you sure you didn't realise this comment made no any sense before posting it?

                                  SuuperBaka, 11 Jun 2021Whether he's being hateful or not, he's not wrong... moreCompanies that conduct businesses outside China could face the consequence inside the countries they operate in just in case they were found out to be misleading customers with their ads. Moreover, China also has their own law which prohibits companies from relying on false advertisements - so whether they were Chinese companies or not, they would be screwed either way if they were caught red handed.

                                  When companies introduce new features, they almost always have tested them in a specific controlled environment which sometimes may not reflect their real world performances, and so yes people should always take official test results with a grain of salt. But the problem with his comment was that he was mixing his usual xenophobic attitude into it which was clearly unnecessary especially given the context.

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                                    • 14 Jun 2021

                                    Who wrote this article,

                                    A. Its number self published by manufacturer. Take it with a grain of salt.
                                    B. Lest simplify the number, 20% per 800 cycle is 9.1% per year(one charge a day). Nearly 10% lost per year and that somehow its something that they proud of. Makes me wonder how realme battery degradation number.
                                    C. To compare, old Qnovo charging is aiming for less than 5% per year battery degradation. Outside smartphone, car and driver's Tesla lost 5.1% per year.

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                                      • 14 Jun 2021

                                      Kriegsherr, 14 Jun 2021So according to your logic, if you are heating cast iron at... moreYour analogy is awful. The charging temperatures are nowhere the melting of anything in the phone and the difference in temperature is not that huge.

                                        Anonymous, 12 Jun 2021Looks like you didn't read the article probably.... He... moreMost of these guys are stuck on sub 25W charging.
                                        It's just a case of the grapes 🍇 being sour for them.