Qualcomm announced the latest generation of its fast charging technology last year. Called Quick Charge 5, this technology brings support for 100W + fast charging for compatible devices.
Since the announcement in July 2020, only one device has been officially confirmed to support the charging protocol and that is Xiaomi mi 10 ultra... In the official document published by Qualcomm last November, which lists various fast charging technologies and compatible devices and chargers, there is no phone or charger in the Quick Charge 5 section. This is not surprising since there are fewer than five devices. in the world that even support 100 + W fast charging.
While we wait for new devices with Quick Charge 5 support to arrive, an image of what is most likely the first Quick Charge 5 charger has surfaced online.
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A photo posted on Weibo by user 充电 头 (Charger) shows a white power adapter with Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 printed on one side. It has a white case and a single USB-C downstream port at the top. It's not the smallest charger, but it should fit easily into your middle pocket. Unfortunately, there are no details about the manufacturer and the price of the charger.
We expect only a handful of manufacturers to release phones with Quick Charge 5 support this year. These manufacturers will definitely have their own chargers that may or may not support the charging protocol, but third party accessory manufacturers such as ZMI, AnkerAukey, Baseus ], etc. must run power adapters that support the charging protocol.
Qualcomm claims Quick Charge 5 is 70% more efficient than Quick Charge 4+ and 10 ° C cooler than Quick Charge 4 and Quick Charge 4+. The charging technology is also backward compatible with previous versions up to Quick Charge 2.0. So if you decide to grab a Quick Charge 5 charger, you can use it to charge a device that supports the previous Quick Charge protocols.
