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battery technology. Quick Charge 3.0 allows batteries to charge up to four times as fast as regular batteries. The engineering behind the process is dubbed Intelligent Negotiation for Opti- mumVoltage (INOV) by Qualcomm.This technology allows your device to more efficiently process the transfer of power from a wall outlet to the battery.Using Quick Charge 3.0, you can charge an average phone from zero to 80 percent in about 35 minutes.

Future innovations in smartphone battery charging are right around the corner. Rice University scientists have created

Power from sound? Someday, you might be able to charge your phone using the music that you’re recording at your favorite concert.