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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Alan Martin

Will your next phone charge in 10 minutes?

The Realme GT Neo 5 is only available in China

(Picture: Realme)

Fast charging is extremely handy, as anybody who has spotted their phone at 20 per cent battery just as they’re leaving the house will know.

But the 18- to 65-watt ‘fast chargers’ popular in western markets — which promise between a 40 per cent and 70 per cent boost to your battery from a half-hour spell at the plug — are about to be blown out of the water by the latest China-only handset.

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