When it comes to fast charging, it can be said that it has been a brilliant technology in the past one or two years. All manufacturers have launched products that support fast charging, of which Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 is the most widely used. However, this technology has not been popularized except for the original adapters of some mobile phones. Today we introduce the fast charging adapter from AUKEY.
The power adapters we received are PA-T2 and CC-T1. The former is a household three port power adapter, and the latter is a vehicle mounted two port charger. Both of them support Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 and the self-developed AiPower intelligent charging technology. Let's take a look at the packaging design of the two. They are very similar in style.
The first layer of the package is the product manual, but as a company headquartered in China, the manual does not provide Chinese, which is really puzzling.
CC-T1 (left) and PA-T2 (right), it can be seen that the volume of the former is not much different from that of ordinary car chargers, and the latter is also well controlled for a three port power adapter that supports fast charging.
Let's start with PA-T2. There are three USB interfaces at the end of it, one orange (Quick Charge 2.0) and two green (AiPower).
It can be seen that the orange interface supports up to 5V/2A, 9V/2A and 12V/1.5A charging specifications, while the green interface supports 5V/2.4A charging.
Considering the portability, PA-T2 uses a folding plug design, which is convenient for travel.
The design of CC-T1 is not very different from that of ordinary car chargers. The appearance of CC-T1 is bright and easy to scratch.
There is a Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 logo on the bottom, an orange (Quick Charge 2.0) USB port and a green (AiPower) USB port.
The supported charging specifications are the same as PA-T2. The orange interface supports up to 5V/2A, 9V/2A and 12V/1.5A charging specifications, while the green interface supports 5V/2.4A charging.
Both adapters come with a microUSB cable, which is suitable for some mobile phones and digital products other than iPhone.
We use USB galvanometer to test the performance of these two products. Android devices participating in the test include Galaxy S6 edge (original data cable), and iOS devices include iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air (original data cable).
The first is PA-T2. The first test is the fast charging of the main function. The voltage is close to 9.3V, and the current exceeds 1.45A, which is normal.
Then the same mobile phone (Galaxy S6 edge) is plugged into the non fast charging interface. The voltage exceeds 5.1V and the current is about 1.75A. The performance is also good.
Next is the iPhone 6 Plus. When connected to the green interface, the voltage is more than 5.1V and the current is about 1.55A, which greatly surpasses the original iPhone charger and is similar to the original iPad charger.
Next, we will begin to squeeze its performance and see if it can quickly charge the Galaxy S6 edge again when the iPad Air is connected. The results show that the current at one end of the iPad Air has reached 2.3A, which is close to the nominal peak. In this case, it can still be quickly charged for those supporting Quick Charge 2.0.
Then came the car charging CC-T1. The fast charging still passed the test easily, and the current was even greater than that of PA-T2, reaching more than 1.6A.
Next, use the Galaxy S6 edge to access the green interface. Compared with the PA-T2, the performance is worse. Not only is the voltage less than 5.0V, but also the current less than 1.6A.
Using the iPhone 6 Plus to connect to the green interface, the performance was astounding, and the current was less than 1.0A.
From this test, AUKEY, as a brand of third-party power adapter, is outstanding in supporting Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0. The two products evaluated this time can better support fast charging technology. However, on the traditional charging interface (called AiPower by the AUKEY product), the performance of the two products tested this time is very different. The performance of PA-T2 household seat charge is quite excellent. The charging voltage and current can basically reach the nominal value, and it can charge up to three devices at the same time. As for the car mounted CC-T1, it is difficult to be satisfied with the performance of non fast charging. Charging the iPhone 6 Plus is even at the level of the original iPhone power adapter. Although the support for fast charging is good, the other interface feels a bit perfunctory.
PS： Due to different handshake protocols, neither of AUKEY's two products can support fast charging devices other than Quick Charge 2.0 (such as Huawei Glory 7, Meizu MX5, etc.).
