At Mobile World Congress this year, new smartphones broke cover as one would expect. I won’t bore you with all the details; Digital Trends’ Joe Maring and Jacob Roach wrote an excellent roundup of all the best MWC 2023 announcements already.
Related While this speed feat is amazing, it is only possible because of the work that’s already been done in the past. Whether branded as Warp Charging, SuperVOOC, or SuperCharge Turbo, top-tier Android phones have been reaching ludicrous charging speeds for over a year now. In other words, superfast charging — far from being a spec-sheet filler — is something that is genuinely useful in your day-to-day life. You might not need to zoom into a butterfly from 200 feet away, but you’ll always appreciate a phone that fully charges when you’re in the shower.
My experience with the Tensor-powered Pixels and another writer’s experience with the iPhone 14 Pro show that these slow-charging phones also have poor stamina. That means these phone have to spend a lot of time on the charger if you’re making it through the day. That’s a problem if you’re doing something like taking a lot of pictures of an event, on a vacation, or on a day trip, or doing anything that requires you to be away from a charger for extended periods of time.
And won't give you a charger when you buy the phone on top of that. Disrespect!