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TL;DR The upcoming Xiaomi 17 series will support 100W USB PD PPS charging, a universal standard for fast charging.
Xiaomi has explicitly confirmed that users will no longer need proprietary chargers and cables for the fastest charging speeds.
The move could pressure other Android manufacturers to abandon their own proprietary fast charging solutions and adopt universal standards.
USB Power Delivery promised to be the holy grail of smartphone charging, but several Android OEMs chose to abandon the standard in favor of their own proprietary solutions for fast charging. Many Android flagships claim charging speeds as high as 100W-120W, but the fine print is that you need the proprietary charger to get those speeds. This trend could soon be a thing of the past, as a few upcoming Android flagships are confirmed to support 100W USB PD PPS charging.
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Xiaomi has confirmed that the upcoming Xiaomi 17 series is fully compatible with 100W PPS charging.
The company has also explicitly confirmed that both Xiaomi and non-Xiaomi chargers can charge the Xiaomi 17 series at high speeds.
This is a big step forward for Xiaomi, and Android phones in general. Previous Xiaomi flagships like the Xiaomi 15 Pro supported 90W fast charging through Xiaomi’s proprietary HyperCharge technology. However, when used with USB PD chargers, the Xiaomi 15 Pro fell back to about 27W. So if you wanted the fastest charging speeds, you were restricted to using Xiaomi’s own charger and cable with your flagship.
Now, with the Xiaomi 17 series, users will be able to use any 100W USB PD PPS charger and a compatible cable to fast-charge their phones at the best possible speeds. The company also confirmed that the battery can be fully charged within 40 minutes.
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