At the end of last month, Xiaomi once again took the initiative in the smartphone market when it comes to incredibly fast loading speeds. Its new hyperceloro technology was able to charge a 4,000 MAH phone to its entirety in just 8 minutes by pressing the 200W power. Of course, the company will protrude the security mechanisms that will prevent the phone from exploring, but almost remained silent about another side effect of that technology. Fortunately, Xiaomi is cleaned and admits that, at least for now, it will reduce the useful life of his phone by 20% in just two years.

 Despite being essential components of our smartphones, batteries have always been the most unreliable component due to their volatile compositions. In addition to technically dangerous chemicals that make it possible for them to really work, batteries can degrade considerably over time, depending on how it uses it or charges it. The latter is especially important in this case because the batteries can degrade faster when they receive a greater power.

 Xiaomi explained in Weibo that his 200W HyperCharge technology could lead to battery that ends with only 80% of his original capacity after 800 load cycles. That many full loading and unloading cycles can add about two years. That 4,000 MAH battery, then, would only have approximately 3,200 mAh capacity after more or less normal two years of use.

 The company explains that it is still within the standards of Chinese regulators that dictate that batteries should not pass below 60% capacity after 400 cycles. In that context, Xiaomi’s figures are impressive, but nobody expects the batteries of their phones to be reduced by half in just one year. Given how people cling to their phones for a long time, that is a fairly large sacrifice to do.

 Xiaomi is not the only one that makes such sacrifices, of course, and that is the expected side effect of all these fast-loading technologies. However, the 200W Hypercharge takes the greatest pieces of battery life and, unfortunately, these are the commitments that we continue with the status of the battery technology that we have today today.