Quick charging is indeed something a fair number of us have.
This week's poll may seem a bit simpler than most, and the same holds true for its results, which show that a majority of the responding users — what 4,500 of you responded this week — said that you did have a quick-charging phone. This comes as a small surprise to us, as relatively few phones in the last few months have come with it, however, many of the phones packing it are quite popular devices like the 2014 Motorola Moto X and the HTC One M8. Quick-charging has especially been promoted on phones with larger batteries like the Motorola Droid Turbo and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Another 9 percent confessed to having a phone that supported quick-charging but not having a quick charger to take advantage of this, which is understandable as quick chargers from the OEMs can be expensive or near impossible to find in stock, like the Motorola Turbo Charger. If you're looking to rectify that situation, take a look at our articles from this week detailing both OEM chargers and car chargers.
An even 20 percent of responding users said they don't have a quick-charging phone, which isn't surprising given that Quick Charge 2.0 was unveiled in 2013 but didn't start shipping on devices till last year. However, the last ten 10 percent responded that they may not have quick-charging now, but their next phone will have it, and it's easy to understand their determination, as quick-charging can be quite helpful in a situation where you have limited time to charge and need every battery-percentage you can get quickly, like in the car on the way to the airport, or charging your phone during lunch so it can last you through the afternoon at an Android convention where you'll be snapping pics, scanning badges, and pulling up Google searches to help back your side of a spirited debate.
So, did the number of quick-charging fiends on our site surprise you, or could you care less about charging your phone fast since yours gets you through the day easily? Would you rather see quick-charging or wireless charging in more phones? Chime in below in the comments, and as always, if you have an idea for a future poll, speak up, and maybe you'll see it up here one Tuesday.
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Weekly poll results: do you have a quick-charging phone?
I have a Nexus 6 and love the quick charge feature. The Nexus 6 comes with the Moto Quick Charger in it but I guess not all phones do? Also still loving the Qi wireless charging which I had on my Nexus 5. I use Qi at work since I am up and down for meetings a lot. It allows me to charge my phone and not have to worry about plugging and unplugging all the time.
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Does nobody here have the new 60 Second Charger yet? I bought mine on eBAY for about $12 last year for my Note 3. It works fabulously!!!
I honestly don't see the great value in the "fast charging" described here. Although, the quicker the better in any situation.
How does 60 second charging work?
#1 Shut down phone & pop back off during shut down
#2 Pop out dead or dying battery
#3 Pull fresh battery from wall charger and insert into phone
#4 Hold down power button 2-3 seconds and phone restarts
#5 Put dead/dying battery in wall charger
<Elapsed time: 30 seconds max>
#6 Wait on bootup to complete for "all systems go".
<Elapsed time: 60 seconds max>
That's it! Buy a second (or 3rd 4th or 5th) OEM battery on eBAY bundled with a charging brick. Max of $20! You'll almost NEVER plug your charger in again. At night I set my alarm and plug in, while my 2nd battery stays on the brick.
During the day I run full bright and all radios 24/7. If the battery starts to die. Swap it! In 60 seconds I'm at 100%, even if I hit 0%. Need to travel on a day trip? Take the battery in pocket or bag. Need to fly or go long term. Throw charger and battery in carry bag and your good all day regardless of usage.
Not trying to be a jackass here. But, plugging in to recharge a phone is almost foreign to me now. Battery issues are almost non-existent for me. Hearing people argue over which phone gets 5% better life -or- watching that long line of slaves in the airport corridor tethered to the wall getting out a message from their iPhone makes me want to SMH.
This is THE simplest solution in the world RIGHT NOW unless your phone mfctr has succumbed to the irreplaceable battery regression.
Why are people not doing this?
Why on earth would you then want 30 minute charging?
Well, I've got a Note 3 and use the USB 3.0 and standard wall charger...does that count?
Im confused, the One M8 is Quick Charge capable. Did it come with the charger in the box? I didnt notice it charging any faster.
Not sure if anybody would know this or not, but would a Quick Charge 2.0 cable still charge 1.0 capable phones at their 1.0 rated speeds? I would think so, but not sure if it's one of those things where you have to have a 1.0 charger for a 1.0 device.
Note 4 love it
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Oppo Find 7a here.
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My Nexus 6 supports both, and I can't see me buying another phone that doesn't.
Does Sony Xperia Z3 Compact support quickcharge? I don't know the phone, but the charger is definitely not a quick charger.
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No, it doesn't.
Charging using the magnetic connector seems to go a little faster than hooking it up to USB, but I haven't actually timed how long it takes to go from zero to full on either. Maybe I'll do that this week.
The price for the oem-brand quick charger does not match the benefit for me to consider it at this time.
Quick charge > Wireless. All day.
Yes. Wireless is nice and all, but I had a Qi charger for the whole time I was using a Nexus 4 and 5, and I rarely used it. The phone I have now doesn't support wireless charging, and it hasn't had any effect on how much I like it.
I think wireless charging is pretty dumb. 1, its super slow. 2, you can't use the phone while its charging. I won't get on board with qi charging until I can walk into a designated place and my phone starts charging automatically.
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Nope even though it's the g3 and the particular soc supports it but not the phone itself :(
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While I may have a quick charging phone, it didn't come with a quick charger, and I really couldn't justify spending the extra $$$$... After all, the battery generally lasts me all day (HTC One M8) and if it's getting low, I have a desk charger at work and a vehicle charger in my truck.
David...
I knew my M8 charged fast but didn't know it came/was compatible with a quick charger till I read this article! Honestly, Ive never saw (or noticed) it mentioned in any M8 reviews before.
I don't think your M8 came with a quick charger. Or maybe a more accurate statement is that I'm 99.9% sure that mine didn't come with a quick charger.
I love my galaxy note 4 edge it charges super fast and I'm glad they brought back the mini usb
OK, so there"s basically 5 phones that will "turbo" charge and if you add up the 3 categories of "yes" ownership, 80% responded that their phone could turbo charge. I call BULL!
Don't forget about Quick Charge 1.0. I believe the Snapdragon 600 series is capable of it, and most phones from 2013 have it enabled.
Having the nexus 6, having both Qi and turbo charging is awesome
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I miss the wireless charging of my palm pre and touchstone, but I love the quick charge of my note edge!
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And yes I do.. Note 4.
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Quick charging posts daily huh....
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I have QI at work and all over the house.. Pretty rare that my N5 isn't sitting on a charger at work and home when it's not in use. My device will last me all day and then some, it's just convenient to set it down on the charger without even thinking about it when it's not in use.
I have a quick charge enabled phone. I haven't gotten a real chance to use it, seeing as how the charger would of cost me a little extra. No matter, I manage without.
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It is definitely worth the investment. I just picked up an aftermarket quick charger made by Anker for $20. The enormous difference in charging speed is definitely worth every penny. I also have a Motorola Turbo Charger that I bought with my Moto X and I wouldn't recommend buying one of them. Yes, it is a great looking charger, but it doesn't do anything more than the $20 charger I just picked up.
Actually forgot to charge my phone last night which I almost never do, and was at 5% this morning and had to be somewhere of course. Fast charged my phone significantly in a very short time so I'm all for fast charge, but it doesn't matter the power source since Nexus 6 can charge both ways on the quick.
+1
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How awesome would it have been if the nexus 6 had a removable back cover and battery? It's already plastic, why not design it to have that feature? Oh well, QI is pretty nice. I think motorola should seriously consider removable back covers in the future
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Didn't quite a few of the nexus 6s have self removing back covers? ^_^
Wubba lubba dub dub!
Yup, it'll be an see sole feature when the Moto G already can remove the back albeit not the battery but nonetheless they could've still considered that option and still can.
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I'm really hoping for a jump in battery this year.
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Not necessarily in battery size, but in life? it's gonna take a significant leap this year with OEM's transitioning to 64 bit and smaller nm manufacturing processes for chips. The S6 for instance, with the exynos 7 is gonna get insane battery life being that its built on a 14 nm process, even with a downgrade in mAh's. I can't wait to see how much juice they're gonna get out of it in testing. It should be off the charts.
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I was sure by now we would have flying cars and some sort of time travel, at this point all I'm asking for is a battery that lasts a few days LoL
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It's coming soon. Various prototypes of batteries with carbon nano tubes have been made. These Li-ion batteries can be recharged from dead in less than a minute and last significantly longer than current Li-Ion batteries, apparently.
Super cool
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Definitely! From what i hear they are working on getting the cost to manufacture them down, and making them as stable as current batteries. Hopefully phones start using this tech in the next couple years. It would be the greatest advance in phone technology since the invention of the smartphone.
This might sound nuts being in the current company we're in but I'm still using a Samsung S3. I have kikat and everything is running very smooth. It's just the battery that sucks. I have everything I can turned off and I'm using the phone basically as possible.
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That's some potentially beyond impressive tech, and a game changer
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With my Note 4 yes. Such a great feature.
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I have a Moto X 2014 bit the battery lasts more than a day for me so I have no use for a quick charger. I would probably use Quick Charge if the Moto X came with the Turbo Charger.
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I'm sure the numbers will increase with time.
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I'm still unclear how OPPO handles their VOOC rapid charging- whether it's another rebranded QC2.0 or if it's their own standard.
I answered yes, but the poll should have specified QC 1.0 or 2.0. I have the 2013 Moto X, which supports Quick Charge 1.0.
Does the charger the x13 comes with support the quick charge or do you need a new one?
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Hi Joe, I apologize for the slow response. QC 1.0 works with the phone's OEM charger, as it simply supports higher amperage flexible charging than older chargers. Even the Galaxy S3 (released in 2012) supports this. QC 2.0 requires a compatible charger. They really are totally different technologies under the same branding scheme, and as the poster below pointed out, the poll's intent was likely aimed at QC 2.0 given the content and prior articles.
That's what I was thinking. This post makes it sound like they only wanted to know about 2.0, but I voted Yes because I have the HTC One M7, which has 1.0.
I didn't even realize that my phone had Quick Charge since they didn't really advertise it back then. It wasn't until I started seeing all these posts about Quick Charge 2.0 that I did some research and realized the my phone had 1.0. It's not like it says anywhere on the charger or when you look at just the specs of the phone. I bet more people have it (1.0 at least) than they realize.
As far as I'm aware, the oldest phone with QC 1.0 is the Galaxy S3 (Snapdragon variants) released in 2012. I'm sure there are older ones as well, I'm just too lazy to look it up right now.
Does the s5 have it?? or they have quick charge from 3.0?
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No, but the phone does charge rather quickly with 3.0
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I'd rather see Qi wireless charging become standard on phones. But since I don't think there's anything preventing the coexistence of Qi and quick charging, both would be better.
Actually, having both is great: Qi for when I don't care how long it's going to take to charge, think sitting at the desk or having it on my nightstand, QuickCharge for when I need a recharge as quick as possible, like when I'm planning to go out again in the evening or when I have only a couple of minutes on an outlet.
Having both would be better, but quick charging is easily the more powerful and useful feature of the two
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More powerful, yes. More useful...don't think so. At least not for me.
Qi chargers are now cheap. Whenever you go, you can have a Qi charging plate available (home desk, office etc). You just put the phone down and that's it. I get to my office, I have a Qi stand, I could just place the phone (and I did when I used WP). Home, same thing. Travelling? Portable Qi charger and that's it.
Quick charging is great but requires cables which are always a hassle, but even more in phones that have real waterproofing like the Xperia devices, that therefore have the USB port covered with flaps. So I would only use it as a last resource.
(In this case I use it 'cause Sony hasn't put Qi in their Z3C. Yet, I still use the magnetic charger instead of the USB. Charges fast enough for me...not that I actually need since the phone can last me 2 days).
Time is of the essence. Quick charging is both more powerful and useful. Qi charging takes so long. LIKE SO LONG.
Give me the wire and my time
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+1
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This ^. I also don't understand why having a wire is such an annoyance to some people. Its just a fact of every day life to plug things in. I love the quick charge 2.0 on my Moto X 2014 and I wouldn't use Qi charging even if it were an option. To me the "convenience" of setting a phone on a wireless charger and trying to find the exact spot to get the best charge rate is not worth it when i can just plug the phone in and charge at more than twice the rate.
Beautifully put my friend.
It all boils down to do you need to charge up fast, or do you just want the convenience of no hassle - plopping your phone down.
Either works for me.
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Idk man, it's too easy to plug a cable into a phone, lol. Being able to charge quickly on the other hand is a powerful luxury. Having access to the battery to swap on the other hand, along with a portable charging case and a couple spares might be even better than QI or quick charge. It's a shame more manufacturers aren't adopting that (or including charging cases and spare batteries with phone purchases for that matter)
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I'm with you. I have a naked note 3 and three batteries.
Between cord and qi, it's definitely cord for me
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Have you bought a battery charging case yet? I got one straight from samsung along with a couple spares ( $35 on sale and got the link from AC one day awhile back). Best accessory I've ever had
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The qi charger has a Cable... And it only takes 1 more extra second to plug it in your device.
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Welcome to Samsung
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I prefer quick charging to Qi charging simply because I'd rather only have to charge for 15 minutes real quick instead of charging for a longer period of time.
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The Nexus 6 has both. Quick charging has been life changing but I haven't tried Qi yet. There's honestly nowhere I could put a Qi charger and get any real use out of it besides my car or my bedside and both places I could easily just plug my phone in anyways (really guys, it takes all of two seconds to plug a phone in). I'd still like a Qi charger but right now it's a luxury I don't need. If my quick charger died I'd immediately buy a new one though.
Now if they could only make a Qi quick charger...