It was the summer of last year when we first heard about Quick Charge 5, Qualcomm charging beyond 100W. A technology that, at that time, had been announced for the flagships equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and 865 + processor. Until now we have seen how the various companies have exceeded the power threshold of 100W: one of them all Oppo with its 125W SuperVOOC. Clearly we are talking about charging cable and not wireless. Well, Qualcomm's proprietary charger makes its first appearance. Let's see how it will be.
Here's what Qualcomm's charger with Quick Charge 5 support will look like: more than 100W of charging power for smartphones in the second half of 2021
Through the Chinese social network Weibo, where all companies usually publish information about their new products, here is the photo of the first one today Qualcomm's proprietary charger. This supports charging called Quick Charge 5, which should carry a input to smartphones greater than 100W. Compared to the previous generation we are talking about aefficiency greater than 70% and a speed that reaches 4 times. But what does the device look like? Well, we can say that it is bulky.
It's not the prospect that deceives: the magazine is really huge. It is attached to a power strip and is obviously compatible with all devices: smartphones, tablets, PCs and so on. There is only one USB port which, at first glance, appears to be of type C. At the launch of this technology, Qualcomm had announced that it could charge a 4000 mAh battery in just 5 minutes by 50% and in 15 minutes by 100%. This would be an absolute record, even lower than that achieved by Oppo, Xiaomi e live. In fact, these three companies already have their own super fast charging.
However they are many doubts that arise: first of all, when can you buy this product? Besides, it will be compatible with all devices or OEMs will block compatibility? But above all, how much does such a charger weigh? Last question, but not least: is such great power really needed? Besides the fact that smartphones suffer over the years, what is the use of having the device charged in 10 minutes?
Article published on 4/01/2020 at 18.00
