Wi-fi charging speeds aren’t what they was. Again in 2009, the Palm Pre gave us our first expertise with wi-fi charging through a proprietary Contact Stone charger and a particular again cowl. Quickly after the Qi wi-fi business customary emerged, although charging speeds topped out at simply 5W and later expanded to 10W and finally 15W.
There are sooner alternate options like Oppo’s AirVOOC 50W Wi-fi Flash Charger which now we have right here right this moment for a check. Because the identify implies this wi-fi charger helps as much as 50W speeds for choose Oppo and OnePlus units. We have already examined vivo’s 50W Wi-fi Flash Charger some time again which managed to replenish the vivo X80 Professional from 0-100% in 58 minutes and we at the moment are making an attempt out Oppo’s 50W wi-fi charger alongside the Oppo Discover X5 Professional which is among the few supported units that may cost wirelessly at 50W speeds.
Oppo claims a 0-50% cost will take simply 22 minutes and a full cost ought to full in 47 minutes – 7 greater than it did with the 80W SuperVOOC wired charging adapter that comes bundled with the telephone. We put these claims to the check and these are our findings.
Earlier than you get to wirelessly cost at 50W speeds, you may want a 65W PD charger (or increased) plugged into the AirVOOC 50W Wi-fi Flash charger to realize the marketed speeds. Fortunately our Oppo Discover X5 Professional comes bundled with an 80W SuperVOOC energy adapter (20V / 4A) and the required USB-A to USB-C cable. For reference, the Discover X5 Professional managed a 0-40% cost in 12 minutes and an entire 0-100% in precisely 40 minutes with its in-box 80W charger.
The 50W AirVOOC wi-fi charger can even dynamically modify charging output based mostly on the system that it is charging so it’s also possible to cost an iPhone 13 at 7.5W speeds or any of the Galaxy S22 sequence telephones at 15W speeds.
So what does the AirVOOC 50W wi-fi charger include? Only a USB-A to USB-C cable. You do not get the required 65W SuperVOOC energy adapter so you may have to supply your individual brick.
AirVOOC 50W brings a double wi-fi coil design which permits for a bigger sensing vary. The cradle additionally comes with a 3,600 RPM spinning fan to maintain temperatures in test and has a duct beneath the telephone mount which blows cool air to maintain thermals in test. You’ll be able to place the telephone upright and in panorama mode whereas charging and it’s also possible to have a case on the telephone so long as that case will not be over 2mm thick.
The charger additionally comes with a number of security measures together with overvoltage and overcurrent safety, a temperature monitor, electrostatic cost safety, a low voltage monitor and international object detection – which might detect stuff like cash and forestall charging.
Oppo additionally added a silent charging mode which lets you mute the fan throughout particular hours of the day or night time. Oppo Discover X5 Professional has a particular subsection within the battery menu settings the place you possibly can toggle the quiet charging mode. The charger comes with a set of rubber toes that elevate it 3mm above the floor to permit for higher airflow.
AirVOOC 50W weighs 180 grams. Oppo’s 80W SuperVOOC charging brick is available in at 120 grams whereas the cable is one other 30 grams making the grand complete for our AirVOOC 50W charger setup 330 grams.
And now the outcomes.
In our check with the Oppo Discover X5 Professional we measured 53 minutes for a 1-100% cost with the AirVOOC 50W Wi-fi Flash Charger. That is 6 minutes greater than Oppo claimed 47 minutes although we should always think about room temperature as the principle variable. Discover X5 Professional reached a 13% cost after simply 5 minutes on the charger and was sitting at 50% after 23 minutes, which is only a minute away from what Oppo claimed.
Oppo’s 80W wired SuperVOOC charger took 40 minutes for a full 1-100% cost so 53 minutes from the AirVOOC charger continues to be spectacular contemplating the additional warmth generated by wi-fi charging. A fast comparability with vivo X80 Professional and its 50W wi-fi flash charger exhibits that Oppo X5 Professional completed a full cost 5 minutes faster whereas boasting a bigger 5,000 mAh battery in comparison with X80 Professional’s 4,700 mAh cell.
AirVOOC 50W Wi-fi Flash Charger temperatures throughout check and Oppo Discover X5 Professional after being charged to 100%
Floor temperatures on each the charger and our Oppo Discover X5 Professional check unit remained cool and didn’t go above the 33°C threshold at any level throughout our exams. As quickly as we charged up the telephone we instantly examined how scorching it obtained and it was at slightly below 32°C.
| Oppo Discover X5 Professional with the 50W AirVOOC 50W Wi-fi Flash Charger (5,000 mAh) | |
| 0 minutes | 1% |
| 5 minutes | 13% |
| 10 minutes | 24% |
| quarter-hour | 34% |
| 20 min | 44% |
| 25 minutes | 54% |
| 30 min | 63% |
| 35 minutes | 71% |
| 40 minutes | 80% |
| 45 minutes | 88% |
| 50 minutes | 96% |
| 53 minutes | 100% |
We additionally had the prospect to check out SuperVOOC 80W automobile charger which guarantees the identical charging speeds because the SuperVOOC 80W energy adapter that comes bundled with the Oppo Discover X5 Professional. That is mighty spectacular given the dimensions distinction between the 2 chargers.
The 80W automobile charger is USB PD 3.0 suitable and has a conventional design with USB-C and USB-A ports and an LED charging indicator. Oppo is once more utilizing a six-layer safety system like on the AirVOOC wi-fi charger. It is necessary to notice that you’re going to want to make use of an unique Oppo USB-A to USB-C cable (the one which comes bundled with the Discover X5 Professional) to succeed in the claimed 80W (11V @ 7.3A) most speeds.
Charging through the USB-C port will get you as much as 30W speeds (11V @ 3A) on any USB PD-compatible system. You can too cost two unbiased units through each ports concurrently although most velocity shall be restricted to 33W through the USB-A port and 30W on the USB-C connector. With all that data out the way in which let’s examine what Oppo’s automobile charger managed with our Discover X5 Professional.
The primary 5 minutes on the automobile charger topped up the Discover X5 Professional as much as 25% and the telephone reached a 43% cost after 10 minutes. The battery reached a 70% cost after 20 minutes and was sitting at 92% after half-hour. It then took 10 extra minutes to succeed in the total 100%.
The complete 1-100% cost took 40 minutes which is precisely the identical outcome we obtained with the SuperVOOC 80W bundled charger on the Discover X5 Professional. The automobile charger has the benefit of being simply 40 grams mild and that is by far the quickest automobile charger we have examined to this point. We didn’t discover any extreme warmth coming from the charger throughout our check which is one other added bonus.
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Oppo Discover X5 Professional with the SuperVOOC 80W Automotive Charger (5,000 mAh) |
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| 0 minutes | 1% |
| 5 minutes | 25% |
| 10 minutes | 43% |
| quarter-hour | 58% |
| 20 min | 70% |
| 25 minutes | 82% |
| 30 min | 92% |
| 35 minutes | 98% |
| 40 minutes | 100% |
For the sake of comparability, we have added the three chargers used on this experiment within the following chart to assist recap our findings. We are able to see each the 80W SuperVOOC wall charger (purple) and the 80W SuperVOOC automobile (yellow) charger are neck and neck when it comes to velocity although the smaller automobile charger holds the benefit for many of the check. On the opposite finish, we are able to see the 50W AirVOOC Wi-fi Flash Charger (blue) is a tad slower although it is nonetheless spectacular to see it hanging in with the opposite two wired options.
Oppo’s AirVOOC 50W wi-fi charger and 80W SuperVOOC automobile charger are two of the quickest chargers of their classes and convey blazing-fast top-up occasions. AirVOOC 50W handles a 1-100% charger in simply 53 minutes whereas the tiny 80W SuperVOOC automobile charger manages the identical in precisely 40 minutes – on par with the bigger 80W SuperVOOC charging brick that comes bundled with the Discover X5 Professional.
At €78 for the AirVOOC 50W wi-fi charger and €40 for the 80W SuperVOOC automobile charger, Oppo is actually charging a premium for the added utility of charging at blazing-fast speeds. Most customers will most likely be higher off with a daily Qi wi-fi charger and a fundamental automobile charger for day by day wants.
Oppo and OnePlus flagship house owners who routinely want additional quick top-ups can relaxation assured that the AirVOOC 50W wi-fi charger and SuperVOOC 80W automobile charger are hands-down one of the best resolution out for his or her particular units and might actually overlook about ever charging with a daily charger at house or on the go.