The Charging Speed Showdown: A Comparative Analysis of Fast Charging Technologies

In today's fast-paced world, charging our devices quickly and efficiently is more important than ever. With so many smartphones on the market, each with its own unique fast charging technology, it can be overwhelming to decide which one to choose. In this article, we'll put several popular smartphones through a series of tests to see which one comes out on top in terms of charging speed.

First, let's take a look at the quick charge and adaptive charge technologies offered by different manufacturers. Quick charge and adaptive charge are two types of fast charging technologies that use stronger current to charge batteries more quickly. Both technologies have 5 volts and 4 amperes of power, resulting in an output of 20 watts. The major difference between these two technologies is that quick charge uses a fixed amount of current, while adaptive charge adjusts the current based on the battery's state of charge.

We tested three smartphones - the Oppo F9, the Poco F1, and the OnePlus 6 - using both quick charge and adaptive charge technologies. We charged each phone side-by-side to see which one charged faster. In the first 5 minutes, the OnePlus 6 took the lead, with a 10% charge. The Oppo F9 was close behind at 9%, while the Poco F1 trailed behind at 6%. By the 15-minute mark, the OnePlus 6 had taken an even larger lead, with a 29% charge. The Oppo F9 followed closely behind at 27%, while the Poco F1 and the Note 9 were further behind.

As the charging process continued, we saw that the OnePlus 6 and the Oppo F9 were still neck-and-neck, with the OnePlus 6 taking a slim lead in terms of charge percentage. However, it's worth noting that both phones are fast chargers, and their charging speeds are very similar. The Poco F1, on the other hand, was slightly behind the pack due to its larger battery.

At 45 minutes, the OnePlus 6 had reached an impressive 80% charge, while the Oppo F9 was close behind at 79%. The Note 9 and the Poco F1 trailed behind, with charges of 56% and 55%, respectively. As we continued to monitor the charging process, we saw that the charging speeds of all four phones had slowed down significantly.

In the end, it seemed like the Oppo F9's fast charge technology took the lead, while the OnePlus 6 and the Note 9 were close behind. However, when we calculated the average charging speed of each phone, we found that the results were not as clear-cut. The OnePlus 6 had an average charging speed of approximately 39 mA/min, while the Oppo F9 had a slightly faster average charging speed of 40 mA/min.

To give us a better understanding of the charging speeds of these phones, we also looked at how long it took each phone to charge from zero to 100%. The OnePlus 6 took 84 minutes to charge its 3.5mAh battery, resulting in an average charging speed of approximately 39 mA/min. The Oppo F9 had a slightly faster average charging speed of 40 mA/min, taking only 86 minutes to charge its 3500mAh battery.

Moving on to the Note 9 and the Poco F1, we found that they both took longer to charge their batteries. The Note 9 took 107 minutes to charge its 4500mAh battery, resulting in an average charging speed of approximately 37 mA/min. The Poco F1 trailed behind, taking a whopping 112 minutes to charge its 4000mAh battery.

Finally, we examined how the two charging faders of each phone perform during the second phase of charging - the final 20% charge. Both the Oppo F9 and the OnePlus 6 charged up to 80% in around 45 minutes but took an additional 40 minutes to get that last 20%. Similarly, the Note 9 and the Poco F1 also took around 65-70 minutes to reach 80%, before taking another 40 minutes to finish charging.

It's worth noting that while these tests were not particularly scientific, they do provide a general idea of how different fast charging technologies perform. The results show that both quick charge and adaptive charge can achieve similar charging speeds, with the Oppo F9's fast charge technology taking a slight lead in some instances.

However, it's also clear that there are other factors at play when it comes to charging speed, such as battery size and overall system efficiency. While the OnePlus 6 took an early lead in terms of charging speed, its smaller battery and faster system made up for this advantage over time.

Overall, these tests demonstrate that fast charging technologies can be comparable, but there are still some differences between them. The Oppo F9's fast charge technology emerged as a winner in certain aspects, while the OnePlus 6 and the Note 9 were close behind. But when it comes to overall charging speed, it's clear that each phone has its own strengths and weaknesses.

As we move forward in this era of rapid technological advancements, it will be interesting to see how these fast charging technologies continue to evolve and improve. Will new manufacturers emerge with even faster charging speeds? Only time will tell.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhen you buy a smartphone there are plenty of things to consider grams cameras processors etc are the major deciding factors but as of late fast-rising is also surfacing as a decisis factor while getting on your smartphone now we're all sort of time and who would want a smartphone that will charge up in minutes and it seems like smartphone companies are also offering various standards for fast charging this test charge VOC charge quick charge and whatnot what they are how they differ and which one is the best we'll try to break it down for you as charging is simply a product of voltage and amount of current basically fast charging means supplying more watts to the phone greater current and higher voltages charge batteries faster but there's a limit to what they can intake also phones charged in two phases the first phase is when the phone charges from zero to 80% which happens fairly quickly now it doesn't have to be exactly 80 percent it can sometimes it's 70 or even 60 charges can't pump out high-level energy very quickly to get to this levels pass and after the phones get here charging space becomes slower energy levels are lowered and supplied at a slower rate that's why smart phone companies talk about how fast their phones can get to that 80% because it's easy to pump it up in their phones but the catch is that sometimes the last twenty percent can take as much as the first 80 percent to charge this is how charging circuits are designed so as not to damage the battery because with higher power comes higher heat and when heat rises both the battery life and charging unaffected as for our fast charging test we just a doubt for phones side by side to see which ones are up the fastest and this for phones all have different charging standards these four phones have different battery capacities but what we can do is divide the total battery capacity by the time they take to fully charge to get the average charging speed now this might not be scientific by all standards but it will give you a general idea so these are the four phones we're going to test out the book of 1 F 1 has the Qualcomm quick charge 3.0 it's adapter gives 9 volt and 2 amperes of output which means it's an 18 watt charger the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has the adaptive charging which is somewhat similar to Qualcomm quick charge 2.0 due to this reason most Samsung charges are compatible with quick charge 2.0 as well the note 9 charging adapter gives a maximum of 9 volt 1.67 and pair of output which gives off up to 15 watts of power dope where 9 has book charging which claims up to 2 hours of talk time in five minutes of charging and one plus ping Oppo sister company features the test charge which is similar to book charge as well both these charges have 5 volt 4 amperes of power which gives 20 watts of output the major difference between these two technologies is that quick charts and adaptive charge from stronger current to the batteries while there's charge and book charge want more amount of current now when we charge this phone side-by-side we can see that the 1 plus 6 is taking the lead initially in the first 5 minutes the Oppo f9 has 9 percent the poco f1 has 6% note 9 has 7 while the 1 plus 6 has 10 percent of charge in 15 minutes the Oppo f9 has charged to 27 percent the poco f1 to 16 the note 9 to 19 and still the 1 plus 6 takes the lead with 29% at 29 minutes we can see the 1 plus 6 still take the lead with 55% of charge whereas oh boy f9 is close behind at 52 the note 9 and poco f1 are behind at 36 and 34 respectively now we can see that the 1 plus 6 and the Oppo f9 are very close this is because they're fast charging technologies are more or less the same and the f9 has slightly larger battery and the note 9 and poco f1 fall behind because of their bigger batteries at 45 minutes one plus six is that eighty percent while Def nine is at 79 the note nine is at fifty-six percent whereas the poco F one is a fifty five percent here to the note 9 and poco F 1 are pretty close to each other the batteries are the same and the fast charging standards are very similar to at the one hour mark the F 9 takes the lead at ninety two percent whereas one plus six is that 91 percent note nine is that seventy five percent while the poco F one is at 72 here we can see that the charging speeds of f9 + 1 + six have slowed down considerably moving on one plus six has reached the finish line at one hour and 24 minutes the F 9 is closed edit reaches is 100% at one hour and 26 minutes the note 9 is at 93% and the poco F 1 is at 92% at this point it seems like the 1 plus 6 is the winner here but not so fast we have yet to calculate the average charging speeds of these phones as we wait patiently the note 9 finally charges to a hundred percent at a time of 1 hour 47 minutes while the proko f1 which is 100% at a time of 1 hour and 52 minutes now that we've finished charging the phone / - the map first the 1 + 6 it charge from zero to hundred in eighty four minutes considering a battery of 33 milliamp we are looking at an average of some 39 million per minute as for the Oppo f9 a 3,500 milliamp of battery in 86 minutes gives us an average of 40 million per minute now that's slightly faster than the 1 + 6 moving on to the note 904 thousand milliamp battery charged fully in hundred seven minutes this gives us an average of 37 million per minute and as for the poco f1 the battery charged in hundred and twelve minutes which gives us a 35 milli ampere minute also we can see how the 1 + 6 + the Oppo f9 charged up to 80% in 45 minutes but after that they took almost another 40 minutes to fill that last 20% similarly with the note 9 and poco f1 they charge up to 80% in 65 and 67 minutes after which they also took over 40 minutes to get the last 20% so this is what we're talking about by the two charging faders of the phones now this tests are not that scientific as there are some other factors that come into play while charging also we did an average of the overall charging cycle and not the first and the second phases so yeah but as I already said this should be enough to give you a general idea about the different charging speeds and their standards so it seems that Oppo f9 spoke charge is the winner here with - charge at second place Samsung's adaptive charging does hold its own while creat charge 3.0 tries is best however as the results in lai these fast charging standards are not much different from each other anyway they only differ in whether they pump a stronger current or more amount of current but the end result is the same unfortunately we could not HP Bose dual engine fast charging but we will do that in the full review of our people filament pro so until then I'm John sands rest of our gadget bye thank you for watchingwhen you buy a smartphone there are plenty of things to consider grams cameras processors etc are the major deciding factors but as of late fast-rising is also surfacing as a decisis factor while getting on your smartphone now we're all sort of time and who would want a smartphone that will charge up in minutes and it seems like smartphone companies are also offering various standards for fast charging this test charge VOC charge quick charge and whatnot what they are how they differ and which one is the best we'll try to break it down for you as charging is simply a product of voltage and amount of current basically fast charging means supplying more watts to the phone greater current and higher voltages charge batteries faster but there's a limit to what they can intake also phones charged in two phases the first phase is when the phone charges from zero to 80% which happens fairly quickly now it doesn't have to be exactly 80 percent it can sometimes it's 70 or even 60 charges can't pump out high-level energy very quickly to get to this levels pass and after the phones get here charging space becomes slower energy levels are lowered and supplied at a slower rate that's why smart phone companies talk about how fast their phones can get to that 80% because it's easy to pump it up in their phones but the catch is that sometimes the last twenty percent can take as much as the first 80 percent to charge this is how charging circuits are designed so as not to damage the battery because with higher power comes higher heat and when heat rises both the battery life and charging unaffected as for our fast charging test we just a doubt for phones side by side to see which ones are up the fastest and this for phones all have different charging standards these four phones have different battery capacities but what we can do is divide the total battery capacity by the time they take to fully charge to get the average charging speed now this might not be scientific by all standards but it will give you a general idea so these are the four phones we're going to test out the book of 1 F 1 has the Qualcomm quick charge 3.0 it's adapter gives 9 volt and 2 amperes of output which means it's an 18 watt charger the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has the adaptive charging which is somewhat similar to Qualcomm quick charge 2.0 due to this reason most Samsung charges are compatible with quick charge 2.0 as well the note 9 charging adapter gives a maximum of 9 volt 1.67 and pair of output which gives off up to 15 watts of power dope where 9 has book charging which claims up to 2 hours of talk time in five minutes of charging and one plus ping Oppo sister company features the test charge which is similar to book charge as well both these charges have 5 volt 4 amperes of power which gives 20 watts of output the major difference between these two technologies is that quick charts and adaptive charge from stronger current to the batteries while there's charge and book charge want more amount of current now when we charge this phone side-by-side we can see that the 1 plus 6 is taking the lead initially in the first 5 minutes the Oppo f9 has 9 percent the poco f1 has 6% note 9 has 7 while the 1 plus 6 has 10 percent of charge in 15 minutes the Oppo f9 has charged to 27 percent the poco f1 to 16 the note 9 to 19 and still the 1 plus 6 takes the lead with 29% at 29 minutes we can see the 1 plus 6 still take the lead with 55% of charge whereas oh boy f9 is close behind at 52 the note 9 and poco f1 are behind at 36 and 34 respectively now we can see that the 1 plus 6 and the Oppo f9 are very close this is because they're fast charging technologies are more or less the same and the f9 has slightly larger battery and the note 9 and poco f1 fall behind because of their bigger batteries at 45 minutes one plus six is that eighty percent while Def nine is at 79 the note nine is at fifty-six percent whereas the poco F one is a fifty five percent here to the note 9 and poco F 1 are pretty close to each other the batteries are the same and the fast charging standards are very similar to at the one hour mark the F 9 takes the lead at ninety two percent whereas one plus six is that 91 percent note nine is that seventy five percent while the poco F one is at 72 here we can see that the charging speeds of f9 + 1 + six have slowed down considerably moving on one plus six has reached the finish line at one hour and 24 minutes the F 9 is closed edit reaches is 100% at one hour and 26 minutes the note 9 is at 93% and the poco F 1 is at 92% at this point it seems like the 1 plus 6 is the winner here but not so fast we have yet to calculate the average charging speeds of these phones as we wait patiently the note 9 finally charges to a hundred percent at a time of 1 hour 47 minutes while the proko f1 which is 100% at a time of 1 hour and 52 minutes now that we've finished charging the phone / - the map first the 1 + 6 it charge from zero to hundred in eighty four minutes considering a battery of 33 milliamp we are looking at an average of some 39 million per minute as for the Oppo f9 a 3,500 milliamp of battery in 86 minutes gives us an average of 40 million per minute now that's slightly faster than the 1 + 6 moving on to the note 904 thousand milliamp battery charged fully in hundred seven minutes this gives us an average of 37 million per minute and as for the poco f1 the battery charged in hundred and twelve minutes which gives us a 35 milli ampere minute also we can see how the 1 + 6 + the Oppo f9 charged up to 80% in 45 minutes but after that they took almost another 40 minutes to fill that last 20% similarly with the note 9 and poco f1 they charge up to 80% in 65 and 67 minutes after which they also took over 40 minutes to get the last 20% so this is what we're talking about by the two charging faders of the phones now this tests are not that scientific as there are some other factors that come into play while charging also we did an average of the overall charging cycle and not the first and the second phases so yeah but as I already said this should be enough to give you a general idea about the different charging speeds and their standards so it seems that Oppo f9 spoke charge is the winner here with - charge at second place Samsung's adaptive charging does hold its own while creat charge 3.0 tries is best however as the results in lai these fast charging standards are not much different from each other anyway they only differ in whether they pump a stronger current or more amount of current but the end result is the same unfortunately we could not HP Bose dual engine fast charging but we will do that in the full review of our people filament pro so until then I'm John sands rest of our gadget bye thank you for watching\n"