1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,920 Your new phone didn't come with a charger, so you run out and buy one from some other 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,880 brand that says it supports fast charging. But did you know there's a good chance that it won't 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,920 work properly? Because the folks that make our phones, tablets, and laptops haven't agreed on 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,520 one fast charging standard, your device might charge more slowly than it ought to. So today, 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,680 we're going to tell you how to make sure you've got the right charger and cord. 6 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,280 iPhone and Google Pixel owners will want to pay attention to this first one. 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:34,160 USB power delivery or USB PD for short. As the name implies, USB PD is actually part of the 8 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:41,360 official USB specification, and some manufacturers have kept things simple by just using USB PD 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:46,880 instead of some kind of proprietary fast charging scheme. But that doesn't mean that all phones 10 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:54,320 use USB PD the same way. For example, the iPhone 12 Pro Max can pull about 22 watts while charging, 11 00:00:54,320 --> 00:01:00,560 but the 13 Pro Max pulls about 27. More watts means faster charging, so check your phone's peak 12 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:06,480 wattage than by a charger that provides at least that much power. Just make sure that this USB PD 13 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:12,080 certified, or you might not get the extra speed. The good news here, though, is that any certified 14 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:17,360 charger providing enough wattage should work, so you don't have to buy an official one from Apple 15 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:23,280 or Google and instead can score yourself a sweet deal on a third-party charger. Oh, and don't forget 16 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:30,560 about the cable itself. A modern, made-to-spec USB-C to USB-C cable should carry at least 60 watts. 17 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:36,560 But again, double check to ensure it actually meets that USB PD standard. USB PD also supports up to 18 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:43,520 100 watts for larger devices like laptops, and a 240 watt variant is on the way soon, so it's a great 19 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:48,640 one charger to rule them all solution if you have compatible devices across different brands. 20 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,640 Qualcomm's Quick Charge is the next fast charging standard we're going to talk about, 21 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,240 and despite the fact that the San Diego Chargers no longer play at Qualcomm's 22 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:01,360 Stadia in a brutal twist of irony, Quick Charge is still a very widespread protocol used in phones 23 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:06,960 from Samsung, Razer, ASUS, Sony, Nokia, and LG, if you're still rocking one of those collectibles. 24 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:14,560 So Quick Charge is a bit faster than USB PD, but it is proprietary. Still, versions 4 and newer are 25 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:20,560 compatible with USB PD, though you won't get as much speed if you use a Quick Charge 4, 26 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:28,320 4 plus, or 5 phone with a USB PD only charger due to the extra secret sauce from Qualcomm. 27 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:33,200 However, you shouldn't need a super special cable as even the newest versions of Quick Charge 28 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:40,000 are supposed to work with a regular 3A USB-C cable. Qualcomm has promised that you can get a 50% 29 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:45,040 charge on your phone in only 5 minutes with Quick Charge 5, and although that will obviously 30 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:50,000 depend on battery size, it's really impressive, especially since Quick Charge has a reputation 31 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,320 for running a little cooler than some of its competitors. But what if you want to go even 32 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,880 faster? One of the quickest standards out there right now is Warp Charge from OnePlus, 33 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,120 formerly known as Dash Charge. Now, there's no chance that you'll find it on a non-one-plus 34 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:08,560 device, as it's a strictly proprietary standard, and you will need a compatible charger as well 35 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:14,320 as a special cord. But the upside to all this special equipment is that Warp Charge is fast. 36 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:20,640 It gives the flagship OnePlus 9 Pro and its 4,500 mAh battery a full charge from zero in just about 37 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:26,080 half an hour. And if that's not fast enough, OnePlus's parent company, Oppo, has another 38 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:31,520 charging standard called Super Rook, though there's no word on when that might be available outside of 39 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:37,440 China. Of course, we'd be remiss though if we didn't also mention Samsung and Motorola's in-house 40 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:43,360 solutions. Samsung's are called Adaptive Fast Charging and the newer Super Fast Charging and 41 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:50,240 are only for Galaxy devices. The former max is out at 18 watts and the latter is at 45 watts, so 42 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,800 it's quick. But with the way it's currently implemented, it's not going to give the full 43 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:01,680 60 plus watts that USB PD would, even though Super Fast Charging is compatible with the USB PD standard. 44 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:06,080 If you want the highest speed Super Fast Charging has to offer, you'll need a certified charger 45 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:12,240 and a cable as it uses a relatively high 5 amps of current. On the Motorola side, they use a solution 46 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,480 called turbo power. While it's not as fast as some of the other standards we've mentioned, 47 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:21,840 the good news is that it's actually a variant of Quick Charge 3.0. For low wattage turbo power 48 00:04:21,840 --> 00:04:26,800 devices, any adapter that supports Quick Charge 3.0 should give you full performance, 49 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,160 though if you're using the higher wattage versions, make sure you've got a charger that 50 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:35,760 supports Quick Charge 4 plus or higher. Hopefully now you'll have a better idea of what you'll need 51 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:40,160 to keep your phone powered up in a pinch or you can just disregard everything I said and 52 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,480 stop forgetting to plug it in before you go to sleep because then you wouldn't need to put charge.