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Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
We\u2019re fast approaching the launch of the new Pixel 10 series<\/a> and iPhone 17, and the one thing I\u2019m really dreading is another year of sluggish charging speeds.<\/p>\n While Google\u2019s Pro XL model has gradually increased its charging power to a level close to Samsung\u2019s Ultra, the smaller, more popular flagship phones in the US are stuck charging below 25W. Compared to their fast-charging<\/a> Chinese counterparts, such as the 80W OnePlus 13<\/a>, these supposed flagships feel positively archaic.<\/p>\n If you want some numbers, the Galaxy S25 takes 77 minutes to fill up, the Pixel 9 takes 85 minutes, and the iPhone 16 takes agonising 107 minutes \u2014 the OnePlus 13 does it in 35. Even 30 minutes on the plug will leave you with less than 60% battery on all these phones. Of course, those are smaller models in their respective series, yet even the more powerful 37W Pixel 9 Pro XL takes 77 minutes to full. This can all feel agonisingly slow \u2014 especially when you\u2019re in a hurry.<\/p>\n When you’re in a hurry, fast charging is an indispensible tool.<\/p>\n Of course, if you predominantly charge your phone overnight, then whether it takes over an hour or just 30 minutes to fully charge makes absolutely no difference. However, there usually comes a time in all of our lives when we need a far quicker top-up.<\/p>\n I often forget to charge my phone overnight, leaving me with just a few minutes to spare before dashing out the door. I\u2019ve also lost count of the number of times I\u2019ve quickly grabbed an outlet before boarding a long flight. It\u2019s times like these when fast charging becomes indispensable, with just five or ten minutes on the plug enough to give you 25-40% of a full charge.<\/p>\n Once you have it, you can\u2019t live without it, and I want all my future phones to be just as capable of getting me through these touch-and-go moments.<\/p>\n Fast charging without compromise<\/p>\n Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Ah, but doesn\u2019t fast charging kill long-term battery health<\/a>? Well, there\u2019s some truth to this; high currents and hot temperatures can accelerate battery degradation, causing a cell to lose its charge-carrying capacity faster than it would under ideal charging conditions.<\/p>\n However, this isn\u2019t a terminal problem. High current charging is mainly limited to early periods in the charging cycle, when voltage stress is lower. We\u2019ve tracked countless models where advertised 100W rates apply for barely a minute, and modern phones ease off the power once temperatures spike. Likewise, limiting high power levels to short periods prevents excess heat.<\/p>\n Intelligent settings can give us fast charging and long-term battery health.<\/p>\n In reality, today\u2019s high-power phones tend only to make a slight difference to long-term battery health\u2014certainly not so drastic that it cuts its lifespan by half. Still, this trade-off can make fast charging a tough choice for well-informed consumers, but it doesn\u2019t have to be that way.<\/p>\n You can always charge speedy phones with slower plugs, but some modern smartphones come with built-in fast charging toggles. Samsung has included these options in its settings menu for years, and you\u2019ll find a similar smart charging option on the latest OnePlus and OPPO models. Ideally, far more phones should offer users fine-grained control over their charging preferences, in addition to the now commonplace 80% charging limit<\/a>.<\/p>\n Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n![\"Samsung](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Samsung-Fast-Charging-Settings-Menu.jpg\"\/ "\\"Samsung")
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