New technology will revolutionize how you charge your phone

New technology will let your phone fully charge in just nine minutes — and it could be available in your devices by summer.

This will also help companies design smaller and thinner phones after devices ballooned in size to fit in giant batteries.

The new technology, which allows rapid charging without causing damage to batteries, was showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week.

It comes from Chinese phone maker Oppo, which is the fourth biggest firm globally and has been growing rapidly in the UK along with its sub-brands OnePlus, Realme and Vivo.

Experts say Apple and Samsung