We admit that electricity ain’t sexy talk. But the next generation of top-notch Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon supposedly on the way and that coincides with Android’s big push to standardize charging on the USB Power Delivery spec. Between two giants in the mobile industry, it’s going to be important to see how a battery charges quickly with a method that doesn’t prove too deleterious to cells.

Well, according to sources in the accessories manufacturing business, that way could be called Quick Charge 4.0 and we may see it on the Snapdragon 830 processor next year.

Fudzilla reports that QC4 chargers could run on 5V and adjust between 4.7 and 5.6 amperes for a maximum power potential of 28W. Other configurations could include 9V/4A and so on. Theoretically putting QC4 back on standard voltage metering could make it compliant to Android Nougat and USB 3.0 spec in keeping the Vbus lead in the connector as controller of voltage.

Quick Charge 3.0 was unique in that it adjusted voltage in 200mV increments through a special algorithm called Intelligent Negotiation for Optimum Voltage to determine charging rates at any given time. That’s one of the technical reasons why Google avoided implementing Quick Charge on its Snapdragon 821-equipped Pixel phones.

We should expect to see the launch of Quick Charge 4.0 and the Snapdragon 830 just before its first device is announced early next year. There are plenty of developments to follow and see if this standard is able to fall in line with USB 3.1’s Power Delivery standards.

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