Oppo has announced its first ever phone with wireless charging. The Ace 2 is the follow-up to last year’s Reno Ace, which still holds the record for the world’s fastest wired charging system in a shipping phone, but drops the “Reno” brand name. (Which is probably for the best, because that lineup was getting impossible to keep track of.)

Oppo is jumping feet-first into the wireless-charging waters, too, with a 40W “AirVOOC” system that should be as fast as anything on the market. (Huawei’s P40 Pro also has 40W wireless charging, while Samsung’s fastest solution is 15W and Apple’s is just 7.5W.) Wired charging on the Ace 2 is class-leading as well, with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 when using the bundled cable and adapter.

The Ace 2 isn’t as flashy…

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