OnePlus devices have come with some form of fast charging since 2016, when the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were announced with Dash Charge as one of their main features. Dash Charge offered 20W wired charging speeds, which was fast at the time. Over the years, other companies began to catch up and offer even faster upload speeds. Then OnePlus introduced Warp Charge 30, which brought charging speeds up to 30W, starting with the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition and more broadly with the OnePlus 7 Pro. We’re into 2020, however, and 30W charging can hardly be considered fast right now. With the upcoming OnePlus 8T, the company will introduce Warp Charge 65, as we expected.
As you might guess from its name, Warp Charge 65 offers even faster charging speeds than Warp Charge 30 with up to 65W of power. How fast is that exactly? OnePlus is marketing its new technology with the slogan “a day of power in 15 minutes” and claims that the OnePlus 8T will charge up to 58% in just 15 minutes and to 100% in just 35 minutes.
The company took to their forums to make the announcement, and they also shared a YouTube video showing the new charging technology. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau also shared some additional Warp Charge 65 details with PCMag. One of the key details mentioned in the interview is that the OnePlus 8T will not support wireless charging like the OnePlus 8 Pro, which according to OnePlus would have required increasing the thickness of the phone to accommodate the wireless charging coils and other security technology to generate. 30W. Wireless charging possible.
As you would expect, Warp Charge 65 is similar to OPPO’s 65W SuperVOOC 2.0, which is featured in devices like the OPPO Reno4 Pro and is a high-amp, low-voltage charging solution. The OnePlus 8T features a dual-cell battery design with a total battery capacity of 4500 mAh, and both cells are charged at the same time. Charging two batteries instead of one at the same time allows you to effectively double the charging speed without putting more stress on each battery. To keep charging safe, OnePlus says they added an encryption chip to the charger and cable, as well as 12 temperature sensors on the phone so that the OnePlus 8T can negotiate the correct voltage / current combination. In addition, the phone has a “new heat dissipation system” to keep the charging temperature “at a comfortable level”.
With the change to Warp Charge 65, OnePlus is also changing the design of the charging adapter. The new charging adapter now comes with a USB-C port; Previously, Dash Charge and Warp Charge 30 power bricks had a USB-A port that required the use of the OnePlus USB-A to USB-C cable. OnePlus says the new adapter can charge other devices at speeds of up to 45W via the USB Power Delivery specification, while the 8T itself can charge at speeds of up to 27W using a different charger (up to 15W on more devices. old). The new adapter is also compatible with Dash Charge and Warp Charge 30, so you can use it to charge any older OnePlus smartphones you may have.
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