How do the batteries work?
Will those batteries have a shorter lifespan? Will the "quick charge quality" get worse over a period of time? And why aren't there other companies using this technology?
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This question has already been flagged for being "off topic" and is liable to be closed on that account. To understand why , see this for What topics can I ask about here?. You may like to reword the question– beeshyamsCommented Jan 25, 2016 at 4:54
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Related How does fast charging work?– beeshyamsCommented Jan 25, 2016 at 5:08
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You've probably heard of quick charging, turbo charging, adaptive fast charging, rapid charging, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 before - or at least one or two of these things. What you may not know is that all of them are actually basically the same thing, based on the same licensed technology from Qualcomm known as Quick Charge.
How does Quick Charge work? How do the batteries work? Will they have a shorter life span? Will the Quick Charge quality get worse over a period of time?
It's already explained in depth by @beeshyams. It basically works by drawing more power, safely.
To summarise, normal charging is done at 0.5 to 0.8 C (C is charge rate) and fast charging done at 1 to 3 C. Please note that the exact or indicative charging rate is not revealed in any OEM documentation despite extensive search and it is unlikely that OEMs will reveal such details, deeming it "proprietary"
It affects the battery in two ways:
A common feature while using fast chargers is raise in temperature of battery (since more current is being pumped in and power (read heat) is proportional to square of current) and this is inimical to good health of battery, which is extensively covered here.
- Short Term (Battery capacity after charging) Battery is not really fully charged as it does not undergo charging spending enough time in all stages, compared to conventional charging. In simple words battery may deliver typically 85% of performance compared to regular charging. Details on this are available here
- Long Term (Battery life span) Battery life is specified in Cycles or discharge cycles. OEMs/ Battery resellers may specify this number, for example, it is 550 Cycles for Samsung Note 2
Quoting from BU-501: Basics About Discharging
Why aren't there companies using this technology?
There are several smartphone OEMs including ASUS, BlackBerry, Fujitsu, Samsung, HTC, Panasonic, Motorola that borrows this technology from Qualcomm.
What about Apple?
Here's a list of features Apple left out even in their latest iPhone 6S. They don't support Quick Charge yet.
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See also: Qualcomm Quick Charge FAQ , Samsung Fast Charge FAQ
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Unfortunately that's the part I already knew.. but I don't understand why companies like apple aren't taking advantage of that technology.. and why wasn't it used before, because the idea seems pretty simple. There has to be something about it Commented Jan 24, 2016 at 21:32
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@LewPérez Compatible batteries are most likely to be the issue here. It's more expensive to use more capable, feature rich batteries than using cheap old simple batteries. Commented Jan 24, 2016 at 21:58
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1FYI. You may like to see Quick Charging 3.0 explanation here android.stackexchange.com/a/138678/131553 Commented Mar 3, 2016 at 3:45
Samsung arent the only ones using Quick charge other companies have a similar technology but it goes by a different name. My phone has Flash charging my 4000mAh battery gets fully charged in less than an hour. I used a phone with this for like an year and the battery life never deteriorated. I upgraded and my phone has the same technology.... Its even faster.
