Oppo kicked off the trend of improved charging experience on our smartphones with its VOOC innovations a couple of years ago. Other phone makers have since followed suit, with Xiaomi leading the crowd with its 120W wired and 80W wireless charging technology. The company has made a leap today and shown off a new ‘Mi Air Charge’ technology. It allows users to remotely charge their devices over-the-air, without any wires or even a wireless charging stand.
Mi Air Charge Technology Announced
The company announced this new technology via an official tweet and explained some of the nitty-gritties in a blog post. Xiaomi says that you can charge multiple devices at once and all of them will charge at 5W even when you’re walking around or sitting in the corner of the room.
We’re excited to bring you the remote charging technology – Mi Air Charge Technology! Charge multiple devices simultaneously while you’re gaming, walking around or even when something’s in the way, no strings attached. Another giant leap forward in wireless charging technology! pic.twitter.com/wEoB10wOQ2
How Does Mi Air Charge Technology work?
Now, how exactly does the Mi Air Charge technology work? Well, Xiaomi explains that a self-developed isolated charging pile (or charging tower, as seen below) is at the core of this technology. It has five-phase interference antennas built in to accurately detect the location of the smartphone. It then transmits millimeter-wide waves through beamforming to charge the device.
Now, you must be wondering – when will you be able to use this over-the-air charging technology in your own homes? Sadly, Xiaomi has offered no release date for the Mi Air Charge technology. It is merely a futuristic concept at the moment. We can expect it to become a reality, say like four to five years, down the road.
