The ripples from Poco F1 making a splash in the mid-range segment can be felt spreading through the market more than two months after its launch. The F1 is arguably the most smartly-priced phone this year, and as we know there’s also room for more improvements.
Xiaomi is silent because the charger in the box with the Poco F1 supports Quick Charge 3 only and is rated at 18W instead of 27W, which is the power rating of Quick Charge 4+. So, in order to utilize the faster charging, you’ll need to buy a charger which supports that standard.
Quick Charge 4+ is obviously faster than QC3 or QC4, but you’ll need a charger brick that runs on USB Power Delivery (USB-PD). Unlike OPPO’s VOOC or OnePlus’ (previously called Dash Charge) fast charging, USB-PD is a universal standard and not limited to a brand. This means that when the standard is more widely popular, you might be able to charge numerous devices from different brands using the same charger.
Qualcomm says that Quick Charge 4+ is up to 15% faster than Quick Charge 4, which itself was 20% faster than QC3. Another benefit of the new standard is that it keeps the device 5-8° C cooler than Quick Charge 3. Quick Charge 4+ is also claimed to be 39% more efficient than Quick Charge 3. Improvement over Quick Charge 4; Courtesy: Qualcomm
We’ve written to Xiaomi for an official word on this and also on the availability of an official Xiaomi 27W charger in India.
Hey. The test did not work. It did not fast charge. However, the one we used was not a certified QC 4.0 charger. Gotta test it with another device.
