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Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 products are finally appearing in the UK


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It has been a very long time coming, but chargers featuring the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 fast charging protocol are finally starting to appear in the UK.

Quick Charge 2.0 charges up to 75% faster than a conventional charger while still being backwardly compatible for older devices - in Qualcomm's laboratory tests using a 3300mAh battery, a Quick Charge 2.0 enabled device went from 0% to 60% charge in 30 minutes, while a device without Quick Charge 2.0 using a conventional (5 volt, 1 amp) charger achieved just a 12% gain in the same 30 minutes. A device with Quick Charge 1.0 managed a 30% charge in that time period.

Actual results will vary based on your device, which needs to support QC2.0 (it's not just a charger change). Many devices featuring a Snapdragon 800 or newer are compatible, but it's worth checking on the Qualcomm site to be sure.

So you have a supported device, which chargers can you buy?

The choices are very limited at the moment. We've tried the Motorola Turbo Charger (as supplied with the Nexus 6) which can be purchased separately from the Play Store[/url. A car charger is also available from Amazon UK.

There is a much wider choice of options across the pond at Amazon US, including some devices which ship to the UK (that's how I got my car charger). There's no sign of QC2.0 compatible battery banks yet (which i'm particularly looking forward to), but you can be sure they'll be along soon.

Are you using QuickCharge on your device? Let us know how you find it!

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Guest artesea

If the phone is on charge in the car with a Sat Nav app running would we expect to see a positive charge at the end of the trip? A very hot phone?

On my Nexus 6 with a 2A charger I tend to find myself at a tiny increase when I get out of the car.

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