Gadgetory

well it was a big week for Qualcomm because not only did they announce their Snapdragon 835 but perhaps geekier yet is the reveal of their quick-charge 4.0 which claims that with just 5 minutes of charging you can get 5 hours of battery life you hear that that's android gigs gushing over this battery feature like louis c.k gushes over Cinnabons dude i'm eating man that's what's gonna happen next you decide if we're going to be in the paper tomorrow but that shit's going in my face now over a hundred mobile devices from companies like Samsung LG Lenovo ZTE and even Google have used versions of quick charge and there are over 300 accessory products like wall and car adapters battery packs and docking stations that also support the technology now for the new quick charge for Qualcomm states that it charges smartphone batteries up to 20 percent faster compared to quick charge 3.0 at the same time the new version is up to 5 degrees Celsius cooler while also offering up to 30% more efficient battery life quick charge for also uses the third version of inos or intelligent negotiation for optimum voltage this new iteration of the company's power management algorithm includes real-time thermal management Qualcomm called this a technologically industry-first and claims it offers advanced charging optimization by automatically determining and selecting the optimal power transfer level for a given thermal condition I know non-geeks be like quickly that just means at least so they claim that the phone will be able to cool itself down if the phone starts to overheat little not so subtle nod to Samy there will also be a new standalone charger with 6a of current that still operates at 95% efficiency at 3 a Qualcomm says their quick charge for standard will offer intelligent thermal balancing with high current charging handled on the companion chip in the wake of the concerns about exploding smartphone batteries that caused the recall of the discontinued samsung galaxy note 7 this year qualcomm made an effort to promote the many safety features and improvements it's putting into devices that will support quick charge for both the smartphone and its power adapter will feature protections against higher temperatures currents and voltage Qualcomm added that it is adding an extra layer of protection to quote help prevent battery overcharging and regulate current throughout every charge cycle unquote sensors and monitors will be put in the chip battery and PM IC for keeping things cool now the question is when will you be able to get your hands on a quick charge for compatible device sometime in the first half of 2017 no-brainer there but the real question is how will this change your behavior with your smartphone could be pretty big I mean for me I got two charges in my bedroom two in the car at least one on my computer and I'm always charging every chance I get trying to keep it between 10 and 90 percent ideally because I'm a bit geeky that way but with this only five minutes of charging and you keep one in my bag and just have one and not worry about it how will this change your behavior let me know in the comments below I know there are some serious battery geeks out there come on geek ease let's hear what you think