125W fast-charging spec

Chinese mobile giant OPPO claims its new 125W fast-charging spec will fully fuel your phone in 20 minutes.

To use some of the features you paid for you have to buy more stuff

Fruity cargo cult Apple is trying to flog an incredibly over-priced Iphone X but it seems that its $1000 starting price does not include important things like a charger.

Everyone must use the same cables

Earlier last week, we wrote that 28W fast-charging has made its rounds into the smartphone market with companies such as Qualcomm and Huawei preparing new USB-C charging accessories to charge devices between 55 and 70 percent in under 30 minutes.

Nought to 55 percent in 30 minutes

Huawei's Mate 9 Phablet is an interesting device which comes with a USB Type-C charging port that can charge the phone to 58 percent within 30 minutes.

Even faster charging speeds in 2017

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 830 is just around the corner and it will support fast charging speeds of 28W. The technology is called Quick Charge 4.0 and the information comes from an accessory manufacture that wants to remain silent. 

5.5-inch 1080p display with Helio X20 SoC

Yesterday Sharp announced a new second-generation Aquos Z2 smartphone for the Taiwan market. The device includes a 10-core MediaTek Helio X20 SoC, a 5.5-inch 1920x1080 display and 4GB of RAM, among other specifications.