Eli5 How can the new Xiaomi phone charge from 0 to 100% in 9 minutes ? What about the heat the battery must produce from charging this fast ?

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Eli5 How can the new Xiaomi phone charge from 0 to 100% in 9 minutes ? What about the heat the battery must produce from charging this fast ?

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Answer 1

I don’t know all the reasons but the main one is that the battery is basically split in half. Charging two small batteries is always faster than charging a big one, and it’s safer and generates less heat.