QC 3.0 maxes at 18W, which can deliver 9 Wh in 30 minutes.
4850 mAh * 3.7V = 18 Wh .. so the phone should be able to charge about 50% in 30 minutes. That's still pretty good considering the battery life is likely to be very solid.
The Snapdragon 650 variant should post phenomenal battery life for non-gaming usage, if only the quad A53 cores are used. Too bad it only has 32 GB onboard but the MicroSD slot makes up for that.
I'm glad someone had the guts to make a replacement for the Xperia Z Ultra. I thought my 5.5" phone is good enough but an extra inch of display space would be great for reading and working with documents.
I have the 650 in my Redmi Note 3 Pro and it's fine. Yes there are better processes but it never gets hot, and 28HPm is a tried and true process (The SD80x series used it)
You have a point there. High performance SoCs should be also available in high battery capacity devices and not only on thin, flagship phones so that they can be abused with playing games and still have at least 20 percent charge left before charging again.
I bought a Xiaomi Note 2 and as a long time Apple/Samsung user expected a user experience downgrade. I didn't really experience one - UI was great, speed was great and general happiness was on par with Apple/Samsung for me. Obv. I am not a power user, just a user but I was pleasantly surprised to find that buying a $170 phone felt more 'like driving a lexus than a civic'. The only downside is it is a semi-grey import and there are no accessories to be found locally.
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protomech - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
"Quick Charge 3.0 (rated at 83% in 30 minutes)"Unlikely.
QC 3.0 maxes at 18W, which can deliver 9 Wh in 30 minutes.
4850 mAh * 3.7V = 18 Wh .. so the phone should be able to charge about 50% in 30 minutes. That's still pretty good considering the battery life is likely to be very solid.
serendip - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
The Snapdragon 650 variant should post phenomenal battery life for non-gaming usage, if only the quad A53 cores are used. Too bad it only has 32 GB onboard but the MicroSD slot makes up for that.I'm glad someone had the guts to make a replacement for the Xperia Z Ultra. I thought my 5.5" phone is good enough but an extra inch of display space would be great for reading and working with documents.
satai - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
28 nm HPm :(Battery Life is probably going to be OK but the S65x could be much better with a newer process...
Pissedoffyouth - Friday, May 13, 2016 - link
I have the 650 in my Redmi Note 3 Pro and it's fine. Yes there are better processes but it never gets hot, and 28HPm is a tried and true process (The SD80x series used it)TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
Lets hope they make a replacement for sonys compact model as well.8steve8 - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
I'd honestly buy this if it has an snapdragon 820zodiacfml - Friday, May 13, 2016 - link
You have a point there. High performance SoCs should be also available in high battery capacity devices and not only on thin, flagship phones so that they can be abused with playing games and still have at least 20 percent charge left before charging again.nightbringer57 - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
Still no support for 700/800MHz LTE, I assume?hobostu9000 - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - link
Any thought on how the new U.S. duty exemptions might lead to an easier entry in to the U.S. market?http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-u-s-rules-make-for...
Amandtec - Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - link
I bought a Xiaomi Note 2 and as a long time Apple/Samsung user expected a user experience downgrade. I didn't really experience one - UI was great, speed was great and general happiness was on par with Apple/Samsung for me. Obv. I am not a power user, just a user but I was pleasantly surprised to find that buying a $170 phone felt more 'like driving a lexus than a civic'. The only downside is it is a semi-grey import and there are no accessories to be found locally.droidm - Thursday, May 19, 2016 - link
How is the battery? igeekphone made the review about it. I don't know if its real.