Huawei, Oppo, Samsung, & Apple may release GaN-based chargers in 2020

A report from Xiaomi contains the following statement: “this year, several manufacturers [of the same size as Xiaomi] will release GaN power adapters”. This was enough to launch suspicions of plans to release GaN based chargers for Samsung, Oppo or even Apple. Nothing is confirmed yet from none of these manufacturers.

The Xiaomi GaN charger uses gallium nitride (GaN) technology for Navitas semicondutors, according to IThome website. It comes with a USB Type-C interface that supports up to 65W fast-charge. It can deliver a full charge of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro in 45 minutes. It comes in line with several Chinese of Taiwanese manufacturers of aftermarket accessories, which already have release GaN-based chargers in 2018 or 2019.

We will follow closely this news and will update this article accordingly

Sources: IThome.com, gizchina.com,