So, it seems that a USB Type-C port might be making its way to the Note 7 after its absence on the Galaxy S7 according to rumors. However, there's a question that is still in my head.
Samsung flagship phones since the Note 4 have their own take on fast-charging called "Adaptive Fast Charging". It's similar in many ways to Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0, to the point where the phone can even utilize QC 2.0 on supported wallwarts. Putting something like that on microUSB is fine. But what about USB Type-C?
I think we've all seen Jerry's experience with the HTC 10 and the Pixel C wallwart, where his 10 was pretty damn close to certain death as his phone did not do what it was supposed to do in order to ensure safe charging, and the implementation of QC 3.0 on a Type-C port was to blame as it 'hijacked' some data points on the port and also exceeded the volts requirement outlined in the Type-C guidelines. The Nexus phones use USB Power Delivery, by comparison.
The question now is what will Samsung do to the Note 7 in relation to its Type-C port and charging. Will they update their own fast-charging standard to be like QC 3.0 and possibly risk not complying with USB-C certification? Or will they completely retune their own fast-charging standard so that it meets USB-C certification or maybe just use USB Power Delivery instead?
Samsung flagship phones since the Note 4 have their own take on fast-charging called "Adaptive Fast Charging". It's similar in many ways to Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0, to the point where the phone can even utilize QC 2.0 on supported wallwarts. Putting something like that on microUSB is fine. But what about USB Type-C?
I think we've all seen Jerry's experience with the HTC 10 and the Pixel C wallwart, where his 10 was pretty damn close to certain death as his phone did not do what it was supposed to do in order to ensure safe charging, and the implementation of QC 3.0 on a Type-C port was to blame as it 'hijacked' some data points on the port and also exceeded the volts requirement outlined in the Type-C guidelines. The Nexus phones use USB Power Delivery, by comparison.
The question now is what will Samsung do to the Note 7 in relation to its Type-C port and charging. Will they update their own fast-charging standard to be like QC 3.0 and possibly risk not complying with USB-C certification? Or will they completely retune their own fast-charging standard so that it meets USB-C certification or maybe just use USB Power Delivery instead?