Qualcomm is giving its Quick Charge technology its first major speed boost since 2017. The company says its new Quick Charge 5 will let you take a a battery from 0 to 50 percent in just 5 minutes. For the sake of comparison, Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4+ technology took 15 minutes to do the same […]
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Fast charging gets faster: Oppo unveils 125W charging
Chinese phone maker Oppo just unveiled a new 125 watt fast charging system that the company says can fully charge a 4,000 mAh battery in 20 minutes, or give you a 41-percent charge by plugging in for just 5 minutes. And that’s just one of four new fast charging announcements from Oppo. The company also […]
Qualcomm introduces Quick Charge 3+ (faster charging via USB-A cables)
Qualcomm is rolling out an update to its Quick Charge technology that the company says will bring fast charging support to cheaper devices. Quick Charge 3+ is supposed to be just as fast as Quick Charge 4+, but it works with power adapters that use USB Type-A to Type-C cables, which are still more affordable […]
Oppo Reno Ace has 90 Hz display, 65 watt fast charging
Chinese phone maker Oppo unveiled its new 65 watt fast-charging technology last month. Now the company is launching the first phone to make use of it. The Oppo Reno Ace is a smartphone with flagship specs including a 90 Hz display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor, four rear cameras, and at least 8GB of RAM and 128GB […]
Oppo unveils 65 watt SuperVOOC 2.0 fast-charging tech
Chinese phone maker Oppo is introducing three new fast charging technologies it plans to use in upcoming smartphones. VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 supports 30 watt fast charging. 30W Wireless VOOC Flash Charge is a pretty self-explanatory term. And then there’s 65W SuperVOOC Fast Charge 2.0, which is the company’s fastest wired charging technology to date. Oppo […]
Xiaomi introduces 30W wireless fast charging (with 40W on the way)
Battery technology has’t advanced much in recent years, which means that if you want to make a smartphone with longer battery life you have a few options: stuff a huge battery inside, use energy-efficient components, or advise customers not to turn their phones on (you can get days of standby time this way!) Or… you […]
Vivo’s 120W fast charger refuels a 4,000 battery in 13 minutes, might not burn down your house
5 Comments on Vivo’s 120W fast charger refuels a 4,000 battery in 13 minutes, might not burn down your house The fast charging wars continue. A few months after Xiaomi unveiled new technology that can charge a 4,000 mAh battery in just 17 minutes, rival Chinese phone maker Vivo says it can do the same thing in 13 minutes. That would make the company’s 120W Super FlashCharge the fastest technology around for quickly refueling batteries […]
Xiaomi cranks its fast charger up to 100W, charges a 4,000 mAh battery in 17 minutes
It’s hard to make smartphone batteries much bigger without adding size and weight to the phone. And phone makers have largely abandoned removable batteries. So over the past few years we’ve seen a focus on making it easier and faster to charge your phone’s battery. Wireless charging lets you top off your battery simply by […]
Qualcomm to bring 32W fast charging to smartphones in 2019
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology is one of the most widely used fast charging systems for smartphones. The latest version supports 18W fast charging, allowing you to get longer battery life from less charging time. But next year Qualcomm plans to launch a new version of Quick Charge that will support 32W charging so your phone […]
Google Pixel 3 support 10W wireless charging… but only with some chargers
The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are the first Google-branded smartphones to support wireless charging since the Nexus 5 was released in 2013. But if you’re looking for a charger that works best with these new phones there’s something you need to keep in mind. Like most phones that can charge without wires, […]