Oppo has smashed phone charging records with its new 125W wired fast charging, but it has close competition with 120W offerings from Xiaomi, Vivo, and more – and David asks why fast charging even matters. That’s thrown into sharper relief by the news that both Apple and Samsung are considering ditching in-box phone chargers altogether – is that a good change or bad? Finally, Vivo is tentatively reaching into the global market with the international launch of the X50 series, and Dom has spent a week with the X50 Pro and its gimbal camera, so tune in for his thoughts so far.

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