Redmi says its new phone can be charged in nine minutes at 210W
Xiaomi subsidiary Redmi has just headed by the Note 12 Discovery Edition, a midrange smartphone that supports its 210W HyperCharge fast charging standard. That’s enough wattage to fully charge the phone’s 4,300mAh battery in just nine minutes. Put the handset on to charge and hop into the shower, and the phone’s battery will likely be completely replenished before you’ve had a chance to towel yourself off.
In recent years, there’s been fierce competition to offer faster and faster charging speeds for mobile phones. Xiaomi offered 120W fast charging on its 11T Pro handset last year, before competitors Oppo announced its own 150W SuperVOOC standard. Arguably we’ve quickly reached a point of diminishing returns with these fast charging standards (the OnePlus 10T’s 4,800mAh battery could already go from one to 100 percent in 19 minutes at 150W), but I’ll never say no to progress so long as it doesn’t impact overall battery life.
210W fast charging isn’t the only impressive spec that the Note 12 Discovery Edition includes. Alongside the step-down Note 12 Pro Plus model, the phone also has a 200-megapixel resolution rear camera sensor. You can either choose to take full-resolution 200-megapixel photographs, or else opt for 12.5 or 50-megapixel shots for quicker photography and better low-light performance. It’s joined by an 8-megapixel ultrawide, a 2-megapixel macro, and a 16-megapixel selfie camera.
Redmi is announcing four phones as part of the Note 12 lineup. At the top is the Note 12 Discovery Edition. Stepping down to the Note 12