Note 10 Plus

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Most flagship smartphones can get you through a full day of regular use, and while manufacturers have managed to pack

big stacks

inside thin phones, expecting a comfortable two-day battery life is not the norm. What helped immensely was speeding up the time it takes to charge a smartphone. Samsung lagged over the competition with its charging speeds for several years, but not anymore. With the

new Note 10 Plus

, Samsung has armed it with a 25W charger in the box for fast charging.

How does it stack up against some of the most popular phones today? We pitted the Note 10 Plus against the

OnePlus 7 Pro

, the

Galaxy S10 Plus

, the

Google Pixel 3XL

, and the

iPhone XS Max

to see which phone charges the fastest.

The phones

But first, let's break down the test and phones setup. We used the cable and adapter included in the box for all of these devices. They discharged to zero percent and the test started at the exact same time. for all. If you want a quick primer on how fast charging works,

read our explanation

.

Of the brands here, OnePlus is best known for its speed and ownership

Warp Charge Technology

, available on the OnePlus 7 Pro. It requires the brick and cable included in the box, and OnePlus claims that just 20 minutes of charging will be "enough power to get you started".

From left to right: OnePlus 7 Pro, Galaxy S10 Plus, Note 10 Plus, Google Pixel 3 XL, iPhone XS Max.

Next up is the Galaxy S10 Plus, which supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 (from 2015), and it should take less than two hours to fully charge the device. Then there's the Google Pixel 3 XL, which supports the USB Power Delivery 2.0 open standard. It has an 18W adapter in the box, and Google claims you can get "up to 7 hours of battery life in 15 minutes".

The iPhone XS Max comes with a standard adapter and Lightning cable in the box - there's nothing remarkable here. You can purchase an 18W adapter and USB-C to Lightning cable separately to fully charge the iPhone. iPhone in about an hour and a half, but it will work.

costs you $50

.

Finally, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus comes with a 25W charger in the box that supports Power Delivery 3.0, and Samsung says it should charge the phone in about an hour. If that's not enough, you can buy a

45W charger

for $50 for even faster charging.

The test

We periodically checked all phones at different times, but reduced the percentage of each to 10 minutes, 30 minutes, and 45 minutes. After that, we just logged in when each phone completed a full charge.

At 10 mins:

OnePlus 7 Pro: 25%

Galaxy S10 Plus: 14%

Galaxy Note 10 Plus:21%

Pixel3XL:18%

iPhone XS Max: 6%

The OnePlus 7 Pro took a surprising lead, reaching a quarter of the way there in just 10 minutes. But the Note 10 Plus was quickly behind. The iPhone XS Max comes dead last with a 6% disappointment.

At 30 mins:

OnePlus 7 Pro: 59%

Galaxy S10 Plus: 39%

Galaxy Note 10 Plus: 68%

Pixel3 XL:45%

iPhone XS Max: 16%

Just 20 minutes after our first review, the Note 10 Plus is clearly in the lead – almost 10% more than the OnePlus 7 Pro. It leaves every other phone in the mud. The iPhone XS Max is only remarkable by its delay.

At 45 mins:

OnePlus 7 Pro: 82%

Galaxy S10 Plus:57%

Galaxy Note 10 Plus:91%

Pixel 3 XL: 63%

iPhone XS Max: 24%

The Note 10 Plus is in the home stretch with just 9% until it's full. This is where the charging speed will start to slow for many of these phones. There's usually a quick burst when the battery is empty, but the speed decreases.

The final results

These are all the times we've checked in for all phones, so now let's look at exactly how long it took for each phone to reach 100% from scratch.

OnePlus 7 Pro: 1 hour and 14 minutes

Galaxy S10 Plus: 1 hour and 43 minutes

Galaxy Note 10 Plus: 1 hour and 2 minutes

Pixel3XL: 1 hour and 49 minutes

iPhone XS Max: 3 hours and 28 minutes

The Note 10 Plus is the big winner, taking just over an hour to fully charge. The OnePlus 7 Pro isn't far behind with a respectable 1 hour and 14 minutes charge time. Interestingly, the Galaxy S10 Plus beat the Pixel 3 XL down the stretch, although the Pixel was ahead for most of the race. The difference between the two isn't dramatic, though.

What's dramatic is how long it took to charge the iPhone XS Max; 3 hours and 28 minutes with the included cable and adapter is simply unacceptable for a phone that costs over $1,000. .If you have an iPhone, you should

buy the fast charging adapter

and cable as soon as possible.

Samsung is finally leading the way with fast charging technology in its smartphones, and now we're even more excited to see what the 45W charger can do for the phone when we get our hands on it. It's worth noting that we've seen a charging even faster - the

Oppo Find X Lamborghini Edition

took just under 35 minutes to go from zero to 100 percent. Unfortunately I didn't have the phone on hand to include it in this test, nor is it sold in the US

For more on the Note 10 Plus, check out our

thorough examination

.

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