Sony has newly introduced the first PD (powerful delivery) fast-charge charger for all USB-PD compatible devices. The charger has an intelligent power controller to maintain safe and reliable performance when used repeatedly. The charger with model number CP-ADRM2, features dual output port; the first USB-C port has the capacity of producing 5V/3.0A, 9V/3.0A, 12V/3.0A, and 15V/2.6A delivering up to 39W to compatible devices by safely increasing the voltage to the USB-C port. It produces 5 times the output compared to the normal charger. Meanwhile, the second USB-A port can deliver 7.5W 5V/1.5A. Combined they give an output of 46.5W power synchronously.

The charger uses a standard C7 (coupler-7) or figure 8 connector to plug into an extension outlet which differs with different markets. The AC adapter features a heat resistant design and 100V-200V compatibility to charge your device wherever you are in the world. The special treatment used on the matte surface helps to prevent scratches. Enabling it to be carried in the bag without the worries of wear and tear initiated by general use.

With the aid of the USB-PD technology, larger devices such as the notebook computers can be charged at the same speed with the specified AC adapter. It can also be useful in charging a wide range of smartphones, iPad, cameras, tablets and more using the conventional USB-A port with the micro or mini USB cables. The availability of this charger in the market is yet unknown, but it is currently available in Asia.

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There are lots of fast charging technologies in the market right now. Some of the popular ones are Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, OPPO’s VOOC Charge, OnePlus’s Dash Charge, and Motorola’s TurboPower. There is also USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) which is used by the Google Pixel, Pixel XL, and MacBooks.

Google wants the charging standard to be unified and is telling Android smartphone manufacturers to ditch Quick Charge (or any other form) and switch to USB-PD instead. To ensure that, Google added a new clause to the Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD) that OEM’s must follow. The clause in the Android 7.0 CDD has been extracted below:

Type-C devices are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to not support proprietary charging methods that modify Vbus voltage beyond default levels, or alter sink/source roles as such may result in interoperability issues with the chargers or devices that support the standard USB Power Delivery methods. While this is called out as “STRONGLY RECOMMENDED”, in future Android versions we might REQUIRE all type-C devices to support full interoperability with standard type-C chargers.

It is still strongly recommended for now and not yet a must. But it appears some manufacturers have started adopting the standard. The Xiaomi Mi 6 which supports Quick Charge 3.0 has been found to also support USB-PD.

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The Xiaomi Mi 6 was charged with the Mi Notebook Air’s 65W charger and charging speeds were measured with two charge detectors.One gave a reading of 9.05V/1.76A which is approximately 16W and the other gave a reading of 9.36V/1.68A which also translates to 16W. So if you own a USB Type-C charger with USB-PD, you can use that to charge your Mi 6 as well.

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