Qualcomm's Quick Charge 4.0 will give you '5 hours of battery life in 5 minutes of charging'
Yesterday Qualcomm announced its newest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 835, to be built on the 10nm scale and expected to launch in the first half of 2017. But the new chip also comes along with Quick Charge 4.0, Qualcomm’s fast charging technology. The new version promises “five minutes of charging for five hours of battery life”.
Until we finally get that battery revolution we’ve all been waiting for, fast charging technologies in our smartphones and devices are the next best thing. By utilizing Quick Charge, Dash charging or other proprietary systems, device manufacturers let us considerably cut down on charging times and make our handsets and laptops much more convenient to use.
That’s why the introduction of a new generation of Quick Charge technology from Qualcomm, version 4.0, is quite a big deal. The new tech is even faster than previous versions, but speed isn’t everything. According to the company, Quick Charge 4.0 is also 30% more efficient at charging our phones, while also keeping the device’s temperature up to five degrees cooler during the charging process. This maximizes a battery’s overall life and its safety.
