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by dobladov 30 days ago
Which proprietary charger? I always had Xiaomi phones and they always use USB ports.
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retired 30 days ago
Xiaomi uses a proprietary charging protocol, I believe it is called Hypercharge. It also requires a proprietary cable with an extra pin/chip.
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dobladov 30 days ago
Looks like they opened the protocol, https://new.c.mi.com/global/post/1895204

Also, it's only for fast charging, you can use any other charger or wire without an issue.

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nguyenkien 30 days ago
You can charge it just fine with regular usb-c charger. So not a problem.
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retired 30 days ago
At very limited charging speeds though. That goes against the USB-PD mandate.
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Carbon1603 29 days ago
I haven't noticed that when I tried them out. It was still charging faster than the Pixel or iPhone.
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