Qualcomm announced the Quick Charge 3.0 standard in
2015. It brought too many enhancements to the charging performance, and it’s
said to be twice faster than the Quick Charge 1.0 and 38% faster than the Quick
Charge 2.0. Today, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi Charger 9V/2A supporting QC3.0.
It is priced at Rs. 499 (US$ 8).
Earlier the Chinese tech giant sold the regular
5V/2A charger in this market. As for other chargers, the Mi Car Charger was
available for purchase. Now the Xiaomi Charger 9V/2A joins this list.
As Qualcomm claims, only select smartphones are
compatible with this technology. Especially when it comes to Xiaomi phones,
only the Xiaomi Mi 5, Xiaomi Mi 5s, Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, Xiaomi Mi 6, Xiaomi Mi
Max, Xiaomi Mi Max 2, Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and Xiaomi MIX 2 are listed. But only
three of them are sold in India officially. Among them, we can mention the Mi
5, Mi Max 2 and Mi MIX 2. Plus, this charger was announced immediately after
the Android 8.0 Oreo update announcement for the Xiaomi Mi A1. As you know, it
brings fast charging support to the first Android One device of Xiaomi.
The Xiaomi Charger 9V/2A comes with a power output
of 5V-3A/9V-2A/12V-1.5A. It also supports up to 380V of surge protection and
Automatic Temperature Control. The manufacturer claims the charger won’t get
warmer than 30 degrees Celcius to prevent overheating. This charger is
available only in black. It is Rs. 100 more than the standard 5V-2A charger.
