Oppo made some announcements at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai today, including new partnerships that will see its VOOC flash charging technology used by other companies and a wireless charging solution to take on Xiaomi.
The most interesting news that will come from today’s event is that Oppo is working on wireless air charging similar to what Xiaomi has already revealed. It is said to be a feature of the Oppo X 2021 roll-up concept phone that will start charging when it is 10 cm from your special charging mat. You can continue to use the phone while it is completing, as long as you do not move too far from the charger. While Xiaomi’s Mi Air Charge supports only 5W of charge at the moment, Oppo says its version can go up to 7.5W – the race now is to see who can send this technology first on a consumer device.
With the Flash Initiative, Oppo will license VOOC charging so that it can be integrated into a variety of products from other manufacturers. The first partners to be named are Anker, Volkswagen and NXP Semiconductors, so expect to see fast charging technology in cars, mobile accessories and also in various public spaces in the years to come.
Oppo’s last announcement about the show was the 5G CPE Omni. It is a 5G WiFi hub built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G RF modem system. It uses the sub-6GHz spectrum with eight different antennas working together to produce the best signal possible. It can also rotate its placement to ensure optimal mmWave reception and downlink speeds of up to 4.06 Gbps. It is designed for home or office use, although we don’t have pricing information yet.
