Qualcomm’s new ‘Quick Charge 5’ will charge Android smartphones 50% in five minutes

Qualcomm today unveiled its latest fast charging standard, Quick Charge 5, which says it can charge a smartphone from 0 to 50 percent in five minutes, or fully in 15 minutes.

According to Qualcomm, Quick Charge 5 is the world’s fastest commercial charging solution, supporting over 100W of charging power for smartphones.

In addition to offering much faster charging, Quick Charge 5 is up to 70 percent more efficient and up to 10 degrees Celsius cooler compared to Quick Charge 4 and 4+. Qualcomm says there are 12 separate voltage, current and temperature protections included.

Quick Charge is a feature built into many Android phones, and it’s not a feature that Apple takes advantage of. Qualcomm is introducing new power management ICs for Android smartphone manufacturers to incorporate into their devices.

IPhones have a fast charge feature, but it charges iPhone 50 percent in half an hour. It is unclear if Apple will finally introduce an improved fast charge feature, but at this point, there are no rumors to suggest that we will see something different in the 2020 ‌iPhone‌ models.

Apple could introduce improved charging in future ‌iPhone‌ models, but Apple tends to be more conservative with its charging specifications in terms of fast charge, heat output, and long-term battery life.

Qualcomm says the first smartphones to incorporate Quick Charge 5 will arrive in the third quarter of 2020. Quick Charge 5 is compatible with Snapdragon 865, 865 Plus and Qualcomm’s future high-end Snapdragon mobile platforms.