Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 3+ for affordable devices
Quick Charge 3+ is a slightly limited version tailored for premium mid-rangers
SAN FRANCISCO (Web Desk) - Qualcomm has been developing fast-charging technologies to go with its chipsets for quite some time, but the latest addition isn’t what you’d call usual. Instead of pushing the speeds higher than the last one Quick Charge 3+ is actually a slightly more limited version tailored for premium mid-rangers.
Qualcomm says the new charging technology is designed to bring “advanced charging at a lower price point”. The feature is said to be available first on the Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G processors.
Quick Charge 3+ is also said to be available first on the newly-launched Mi 10 Lite Zoom (Mi 10 Youth Edition). Surprisingly, the phone is said to also support Quick Charge 4+, making it the world’s first smartphone to support both charging technologies.
Below are the key features of Quick Charge 3+:
• Fast Charging and better efficiency: charges from 0% to 50% in 15 minutes. It is also 35% more efficient than the previous generation and 9°C cooler.
• Support for USB Type-A to Type-C cables and accessories
• Backward compatibility with previous-generation Quick Charge devices. Newer devices can also work with Quick Charge 3+ accessories.
• Integrated cable power capability or identification
• Support for new PMICs such as SMB1395/SMB1396 which brings advantages such as eliminating the need for external components an overvoltage protection chip and a sense resistor.
Qualcomm says more Snapdragon mobile platforms will support the new fast charging technology.
