Everyone’s Going 8000mAh! This Chinese phone bombshell is too good to be true.
So today I stumbled on a juicy leak. Word on the street is that “HVOM” is cooking up 8000mAh+ super-sized batteries, and they’re already in the pipeline.
Digital Chat Station III 7 hours ago
Oh hell yeah, the industry’s shifting to 8000mAh±! Even HVOM brands are green-lighting these massive silicon batteries…
FYI, H here means Honor, and OVM—well, no need to spell that out, right?
Digital Chat Station: H is Honor, and their mid-rangers are already hitting 8200mAh±. But this ain’t the finish line… Blogger
Honestly, isn’t this every phone geek’s dream come true?
A Wild Ride Through Battery History
Let’s take a trip down memory lane—phone battery evolution has been a rollercoaster of twists and wild rides.
Back before 2023, phone brands were obsessed with one thing: charging speed. Like, tunnel-vision obsessed.
Redmi and realme were the poster boys for this.
In October 2022, Redmi dropped the Note 12 series, including a wild “Exploration Edition.” What’d it explore?
Try a mind-blowing 210W charging—9 minutes to a full battery!
Xiaomi’s in-house tech
210W Godlike Fast Charge Exploration Edition
But here’s the catch: battery capacity took a hit. The standard model had 120W charging with a 5000mAh battery, but this exploration edition? They squeezed it down to 4300mAh.
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Mirror Porcelain White | Midnight Black | Time Blue | Note12 Exploration Edition | Note12
Trend Edition
Note 12 Trend Edition: Customized from Redmi Note 12 Pro+
Note 12 Exploration Edition: Customized from Redmi Note 12 Pro+, differences: 210W + 4300mAh, full phase-change 3D cooling system, black body, “210W” custom silk print on back, weight 207.5g.
Not to be outdone, Redmi later went full mad scientist and modded a 300W fast charger, shaving charging time down to 5 minutes.
Redmi Redmi Phone
REDMI
23-2-28 12:12 from Redmi K60 Pro posted in Beijing
300W Godlike Fast Charge, modded from Note 12 Exploration Edition
Setting a new charging milestone—tech exploration is a massive project
① Fully in-house 300W fast charge architecture
② 15C high-rate battery, extreme chemical power
③ Dual GaN chargers, smaller size, higher power
④ Over 50 safety protections, faster and safer
But guess what? Battery capacity took another L—down to 4100mAh. Cue the “can this last a day?” jokes.
realme Joins the Speed Freak Party
realme was right there in the fast-charging arms race around the same time.
Early 2023, the realme GT Neo5 dropped with two versions:
- 5000mAh + 150W
- 4600mAh + 240W
realme GT Neo5 debuts
240W Max Fast Charge
realme realme
They even showed off 320W charging tech, claiming a 4.5-minute full charge.
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REALME FAN FESTIVAL
320W Light Speed Charge, 4.5 minutes to full
But hold on—the fast-charging craze was about to hit a wall.
After that, 120W became the new top dog. 200W-level charging in mass production? Yeah, that got tossed out the window.
300W lab tech? Just a last gasp before reality set in.
Why the sudden chill? Price was one reason. Those dual-version phones? The faster-charging models always cost more.
But more importantly, chasing fast charge wrecked battery capacity. 5000mAh was already pushing it, and 4500mAh? Yeah, consumers weren’t having that.
Batteries Take the Spotlight
So who kicked off the big battery trend? Surprisingly, it wasn’t the usual suspects like Xiaomi or Oppo.
It was RedMagic.
Late 2022, the RedMagic 8 Pro rolled out with a 6000mAh battery.
RedMagic 8PRO
6000MAH huge battery, 80W flash charge, 35 minutes to 100%, 1.96 days of battery life
*Data from RedMagic Lab
Back then, other brands were still stuck on fast charge. Remember those two we talked about?
Even non-fast-charge phones were mostly at 5000mAh. Only budget models with stripped-down specs dared go to 6000mAh.
So this 6000mAh flagship from RedMagic? It was king of the hill.
2023: The Big Battery Awakening
By 2023, more brands jumped on the big battery bandwagon.
The Huawei Enjoy 60X stood out with a 7000mAh battery.
7000 mAh
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That’s 400mAh more than “twice a full day’s use.”
But this was a one-off—they had to cut corners on other specs: 90Hz big-bezel screen, small-sensor no-OIS main camera, Snapdragon 680 chip, 22.5W charging… Not exactly a hit with spec-obsessed online users.
For balanced phones, 5500mAh was still the norm.
2024: The Battery Arms Race Heats Up
2024 was when the battery game really got wild.
Early in the year, 5500mAh or 5800mAh felt impressive.
Then the second half dropped some serious bombs.
Take the realme GT7 Pro: Snapdragon 8E performance, periscope camera, ultrasonic fingerprint, X-axis motor, dual speakers, 120W charging…
YPERA HPPMAE
And somehow they packed a 6500mAh battery in there.
realme GT7Pro full-spec battery combo
6500mAh + 120W Titan Battery
Light Speed Charge
*Tested by realme Lab
By the end of the year, realme dropped the Neo7, officially kicking off the 7000mAh era.
realme’s biggest Titan Battery
7000mAh + 80W Smart Flash Charge
realme Neo7: 1500mAh more than the previous gen
realme was definitely 2024’s battery MVP. But in this crazy competitive space…
2025: 8000mAh Enters the Chat
2025 rolls around, and Honor Power drops an 8000mAh bomb.
First time phone batteries hit the 8K mark.
8000 mAh
While rivals are still comparing phones, Honor’s battery is outclassing tablets.
Honor Power battery vs iPad Air
Honor Power: 29.60Wh
iPad Air: 28.93Wh
But this phone is mid-range across the board—charging took a hit too, only 66W.
For a balanced beast, look at the 官宣 (officially announced) REDMI K80 Ultra Edition dropping next week.
7410mAh battery might seem lower, but with 100W charging, it’s the fastest-charging in its capacity class and biggest capacity in its charging class.
Plus, it kills it in performance, audio, haptics, and build quality—hard to find a weak spot at this price.
REDMI
7410mAh big battery—luxury 续航 (battery life) starts here
Xiaomi’s first 100W flash charge | Bypass Charge Plus
2.26 days of battery life
Small Phones Get a Battery Boost Too
Bigger batteries are a game-changer for compact phones too.
Remember the 2022 Xiaomi 13 with its paltry 4500mAh? No way was that anxiety-free.
But the 2025 vivo S30 Pro mini? It’s packing a mind-blowing 6500mAh.
vivo S30 Pro mini
6500 mAh
*Data from vivo Lab
The Future: 10000mAh on the Horizon?
But hold up—the early leak said we’re not at the limit yet.
After Honor, Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi and others are prepping 8000mAh models.
Even space-constrained compact phones and camera-focused flagships will soon hit the 7000mAh mark.
Digital Chat Station 4-9 19:07
Said back in February: 2025 flagship basics will be 7000mAh±, max 7500mAh±. This tech supports 100W wired + 50W-80W wireless.
8000mAh is planned for mid-range, but with high-performance chipsets.
Honestly, 10000mAh doesn’t seem crazy anymore.
