Qualcomm announces new Quick Charge 5 Plus charging solution

Qualcomm has announced Quick Charge 5 Plus, a new charging solution that will help a phone stay cooler while charging. The company’s Quick Charge fast-charging solution has been there for more than a decade now, but the chip maker hasn’t updated it since 2020. The new standard offers charging speeds of more than 100W, but Qualcomm says the new standard will keep the phone cooler that will help retain battery health longer than before and offer a more consistent charging experience.

 Heat arguably is one of the biggest causes of battery health degradation, and so the new standard will help increase battery longevity, all while offering super-fast charging speeds.

Qualcomm says Quick Charge 5 Plus does this by smartly adjusting the voltage and current. While it leads to lower temperatures and allows the phone to maintain peak charging speeds for a longer time, it can push up to 140W of power at 20V/7A.

The most impressive thing about Quick Charge 5 Plus is that it is compatible with all previous versions of Quick Charge standards, all the way to Quick Charge 2. What it means is that most modern smartphones launched in the last decade or so will benefit from it.

Qualcomm said that “Quick Charge also works seamlessly with devices powered by non-Snapdragon platforms, delivering a charging experience equivalent to competitors’ chargers,” which means Quick Charge 5 Plus may also work with smartphones powered by MediaTek, Exynos and other mobile chipsets.