Xiaomi addresses battery degradation when using the new almighty 200W Hypercharge

Xiaomi has announced in May a new crazy-fast charging tech called Hypercharge that charges the phone with the stunning 200W power. The tech was previewed charging a custom-made Mi 11 Pro’s 4,000mAh battery from 0 to 100% in just 8 minutes. However, the company now reveals that this actually comes at the price of battery longevity to some extent, reports Android Authority.

Xiaomi’s 200W charging degrades the battery to around 80% capacity in just two years

In an answer to question from a Q&A section on Chinese website Weibo, Xiaomi addressed some concerns over whether or not such ultra-fast charging can affect the battery longevity of your phone. The post states that 800 charging and discharging cycles at 200W can lead to a battery capacity of “above 80%”.

Roughly, 800 charge and discharge cycles amount to a bit more than two years. Technically, this means a phone with a 4,000mAh battery cell will be able to use around 3,200mAh (80%) of its battery after this period if you charge it via a 200W charger. Of course, that’s not an enormous amount of battery degradation, but it’s still worth mentioning.

Additionally, Xiaomi stated in the post that according to Chinese regulatory standards, a 60% or more battery capacity has to be left after 400 charge-discharge cycles, which roughly amounts to around a year. It’s evident that 60% of battery capacity is far from great, especially with modern age smartphones supporting 5G, fast refresh rate displays, and a wide variety of power-consuming features.