Whether it is the entry-level Redmi 13 5G, the mid-ranger Civi 14, or the flagship Xiaomi 14, one thing is common across all these smartphones. All of them feature a 5,000 mAh or smaller battery that supports around 100W of wired charging. Not just Xiaomi, but even other manufacturers seem to rely on similar smartphone battery sizes, which is why there’s a huge scope of improvements, especially in battery capacities. Turns out, Xiaomi is making some efforts in the right direction, testing smartphones with larger cells and faster charging rates.
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Upcoming Xiaomi Phones Could Feature Massive Batteries With Quick Wired Charging
According to the Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, Xiaomi is testing smartphones with a larger battery capacity. As mentioned earlier, the company uses a 5,000 mAh battery on most of its handsets. However, to kick things up a notch, it seems to be working on prototypes with up to 7,500 mAh of battery while retaining 100W or 120W charging speeds.
The company is testing different battery capacities between 5,000 mAh and 7,500 mAh, including 5,500 mAh, 6,000 mAh, 6,500 mAh, and 7,000 mAh. While the test units with 6,000 mAh and smaller batteries can charge up in about 30 minutes, the ones with larger battery cells could take up to 63 minutes or just over an hour.
- 5,000 mAh: 18 minutes (120W)
- 5,500 mAh: 34 minutes (100W)
- 6,000 mAh: 30 minutes (120W)
- 6,500 mAh: 49 minutes (100W)
- 7,000 mAh: 40 minutes (120W)
- 7,500 mAh: 63 minutes (100W)
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What Is The Problem With Smartphones With Gigantic Batteries?
It’s not like we haven’t seen smartphones with such battery capacities before. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy M51 (2020) came out with a 7,000 mAh battery that supported 25W wired charging. Further, there are several models that ship with a 6,000 mAh battery, like the Moto G64 5G or the Samsung Galaxy M35 5G. However, what’s common in all these smartphones is that they don’t support fast charging. Hence, while the M51 took slightly over two hours for a complete charge, the other might take around an hour and a half (or maybe more).
Most recently, OnePlus broke the stereotype with its Ace 3 Pro. The handset featured a 6,100 mAh battery with support for 100W SuperVOOC wired charging. It might just be the first smartphone to pack such a massive battery that charges up quickly (in 36 minutes). Xiaomi, on the other hand, uses charging speeds with handsets like the Redmi Note 13 Pro+, which has a smaller battery.
Hence, from what it looks like, the Chinese manufacturer is looking to improve the battery game on its smartphones, especially the mid-rangers that account for most of the company’s sales. However, this is the extent of the information we have on the development. The tipster didn’t mention anything about the phones that could ship with the improved battery technology.
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