You’d hardly think that car chargers are the most exciting, quickly advancing sector of the mobile phone industry, and you’d be right. But every once in a while a car charger comes along with some pretty impressive capabilities, and that’s exactly the situation we find ourself in today.
Qualcomm announced the Quick Charge 3.0 standard last year, billing it as ‘next-generation fast charging technology’. The new standard is 38% more efficient than Quick Charge 2.0, and offers support for a more granular range of voltages from 3.6V all the way to 20V.
The only problem is that the new standard isn’t being added to new flagships — out of the ‘big three’ flagship phones announced in 2016, only one has Quick Charge 3.0 support, the LG G5. The other two — the Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge and Sony Xperia X Performance — don’t support the standard, despite coming with Qualcomm chipsets that are compatible with Quick Charge 3.0.
Power banks are incredibly useful accessories that let you recharge your phone, tablet or other gadgets without needing to find a mains outlet. You can find them in all shapes and sizes, with varying levels of charging speed, capacity, ports and other features. Most recently, Qualcomm Power Banks have become a popular subcategory, offering faster charging speeds when used with compatible devices. In this article, we’ll show you how they work, which devices you can use them with and our favourite Qualcomm Power Banks. Let’s get right into it, shall we?
While LG didn’t make a song and dance of it when they announced the G4, the device does in fact support Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0. This means that G4 owners can take advantage of rapid charging speeds using a 9V current instead of the conventional 5V.
Samsung has always been great at producing useful Android accessories, that are often worth getting even if you don’t have a Samsung phone or tablet. Their latest creation definitely falls in that camp: the Samsung Portable Fast Charge Battery Pack.