WEBVTT 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 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 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:13.920 work properly? Because the folks that make our phones, tablets, and laptops haven't agreed on 00:00:13.920 --> 00:00:19.520 one fast charging standard, your device might charge more slowly than it ought to. So today, 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. 00:00:23.680 --> 00:00:27.280 iPhone and Google Pixel owners will want to pay attention to this first one. 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 00:00:34.160 --> 00:00:41.360 official USB specification, and some manufacturers have kept things simple by just using USB PD 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:48.640 one charger to rule them all solution if you have compatible devices across different brands. 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:52.640 Qualcomm's Quick Charge is the next fast charging standard we're going to talk about, 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:56.240 and despite the fact that the San Diego Chargers no longer play at Qualcomm's 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 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. 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 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, 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. 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 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% 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 00:02:45.040 --> 00:02:50.000 depend on battery size, it's really impressive, especially since Quick Charge has a reputation 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 00:02:54.320 --> 00:02:58.880 faster? One of the quickest standards out there right now is Warp Charge from OnePlus, 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 00:03:37.440 --> 00:03:43.360 solutions. Samsung's are called Adaptive Fast Charging and the newer Super Fast Charging and 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 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 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. 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 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 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, 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 00:04:21.840 --> 00:04:26.800 devices, any adapter that supports Quick Charge 3.0 should give you full performance, 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 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 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 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.