New charging technology from Infinix promises to charge a phone battery to 100% in less than eight minutes and will reach 25% in just one minute.
The race to make the fastest-charging smartphone continues. In the wake of Realme's announcement of a 240W wired charging system, Infinix has announced its 260W All-Round FastCharge system, which promises to charge a smartphone battery from zero to 25% in a single minute, and on to 100% in seven minutes and 30 seconds. What's more, it has a fancy new wireless charging system to go along with it, called the 110W Wireless All-Round FastCharge, and it'll pump enough power into a phone battery to reach 100% in just 16 minutes. For reference, the OnePlus 11's 100W wired fast charging takes the cell to 100% in about 25 minutes, and even Xiaomi's 120W charger with the Xiaomi 13 Pro takes about 20 minutes to reach the maximum. The small GaN charger making this possible is mated to a 13A cable, a special fast charging protocol, and various internal changes to ensure the battery provides…