60W wired charging is the fastest option but not by a huge margin. It took 31 minutes to fully charge the OnePlus 9 Pro, only mere minutes faster than the 39 minutes using the latest 50W wireless charging option. 20% more power only nets an 8-minute improvement to charge times, which doesn’t feel like a lot. Although interestingly enough, a 20% increase in charging power nets exactly a 20% reduction in charging times here.
Overall there’s only a small difference for total charge times between these two, which is a testament to just how powerful OnePlus’ wireless charging technology has become. Both also have you comfortably back on your feet with even just a 15-minute charge. Clocking in at 60% and 42% charge after just a quarter of an hour, respectively.
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You told us: You definitely use wired charging more than wireless topups
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Wireless charging has been a popular option on flagship phones for years now, and there are definitely devotees to the charging standard. The charging speeds aren’t traditionally as fast as wired charging but the convenience of going cable-free is certainly an upside.
That got us thinking about whether our audience uses wired charging or wireless top-ups more. We posted this poll on April 20, and here’s how you voted in it.
Do you prefer wired or wireless charging more?
Results
A total of 2,679 votes were tallied at the time of writing, giving us a decent sample size in the process. And it turns out that most polled readers (~70.9%) prefer wired charging more than wireless top-ups. The comments suggest that power efficiency and charging speeds were the main drivers behind the use of wired charging.
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