With more and more manufacturers working on proprietary fast-charging technologies, Qualcomm has launched its own Quick Charge 5 technology that supports 100W+ fast charging. Earlier this year, the company also announced Quick Charge 3+ for affordable devices, although Quick Charge 4 and Quick Charge 4+ are already being used in smartphones since 2017.
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According to Qualcomm, this new technology is the world’s fastest commercial charging solution.
Quick Charge 5 enables charging speeds of up to 0-50 in five minutes (for a 4500mAh battery), with 100W+ charging power with our new Dual Charge Technology.
Dual Charge technology
Like most fast charging technology solutions, Quick Charge 5 also employs the Dual Charge Technology that splits the battery into two and charges them separately. According to Qualcomm, a single battery can be charged at up to 45W to 50W.
Safer and Faster
As per Qualcomm’s announcement, this new battery technology is 70% more efficient than Quick Charge 4+ and offers ten times more power than Quick Charge 1.0. Moreover, it is 10°C cooler than Quick Charge 4 and Quick Charge 4+.
To improve battery life, Quick Charge 5 uses battery saver algorithms and Qualcomm Smart Identification of Adapter Capabilities to extend battery life.
However, XDA-developers detailed that the latter will be used to identify the real capabilities of a power source and adjust charging based on that rather than going with the advertised power source, which is not the best solution.
Availability
Currently, Quick Charge 5 is supported by the Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 865 Plus only. Other mid-range SoCs are not supported. We might be the first device with this new technology as early as by the end of this year.
its very interesting to see how charging and battery tech is going to be in the near future.