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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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 […]
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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 […]
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Qualcomm introduces QuickCharge 4+ for even faster charging
Smartphones keep getting more powerful, but batteries… don’t. Some phone makers get around this by cramming enormous batteries into their devices. But that leads to thicker/heavier devices, which is why some phone makers opt for smaller batteries. Another option is to include fast charging tech so that when you inevitably have to plug in your […]
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Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 promises 5 hours battery life from a 5 minute charge
One way to get longer battery life out of a smartphone is to put a bigger battery inside. Another is to come up with ways to charge the battery more quickly so that if you’re going to have to stop to refuel, it’ll only take a few minutes. Smartphone makers have been taking both approaches […]
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LG introduces Quick Wireless Charging Pad
Wireless chargers may be more convenient than wired ones, but up until recently they’ve also generally been slower. But LG says its new wireless charging pad can give a phone’s battery a 50 percent charge in just 30 minutes. The company’s Quick Wireless Charging Pad is coming to North America, Europe, and Australia in mid-October. […]
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Lilbits 307: Phones with folding displays?
Flexible display technologies been under development for years, but the closest thing we’ve gotten to devices with displays that can actually bend are phones like Samsung’s “Edge” phones with curved glass edges and the LG G Flex line of phones which are not only curved, but which can also flex a bit without breaking. But […]
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Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0: From 0 to 80 percent battery life in 35 minutes
Qualcomm has unveiled the next generation of its quick charging technology which lets you juice up your smartphone or tablet battery in a hurry. The company says Quick Charge 3.0 will let you charge a typical smartphone battery to 80 percent in about 35 minutes, when starting from a battery that’s pretty much dead. Qualcomm […]
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Qi Wireless chargers to support faster charging
Wireless chargers may be convenient, but they’re not super-fast. It usually takes a little longer to fully charge the battery in your phone or tablet when you place it on a wireless charging pad than it does when you actually plug in a power cable. But that could change now that the Wireless Power Consortium […]