Wednesday, June 15, 2016

[Review] Choetech 50w QC3 6 port charger

Hi All,

I know there is a review for the 55w usb c charger, but here is mine of the 50w 6 port QC 3 Charger. Just to note this was sent to me to review, however this is all my own opinions.

The item is very nicely built, it has a soft rubber texture and feels very well built.
In the box you get the charger itself, a UK 3 pin power lead as well as a USB C cable and a little stand with a rubber base to keep it in place.

The charger itself has 2 QC3 ports (in blue) and 3 normal ports.

Using my usb voltage/battery meter, the QC 3 Ports draw 8.9v and 1.5a using the supplied usb c cable. On the HTC 10 the phone recognises this and shows as "charging rapidly" (very big plus point as not all QC3 chargers do this). For speeds it has charger 100maH of power over 3 minutes, works out about 5% battery on the phone itself. Total charge time is just over an hour.

The normal ports draw 5v over 1.4a, this takes the charging down to about 50mah over 3 mins, which the phone shows as about 2/3% battery. This takes the overall charging time to just over 2 hours.
I then kept the htc 10 plugged into the qc3 port and plugged in other phones into the normal ports to see how many you can charge at the same time.

1) First phone (htc m7) = no difference to charging rate of the htc 10.
2) Second phone (htc 8x) = v remained at 8.9v but amps just dropped down a tiny fraction to 1.46a (did jump around more)
3) Third phone – (htc desire hd) = voltage moving between 8.89v and 8.9v, amp jumping between 1.4a and 1.5a.
4) Fourth phone – (Samsung non smart phone) = voltage down to 8.89v solid and amps still jumping.
5) Last phone (asus tablet) = voltage down to 8.89v solid and amps still jumping from around 1.2a to 1.4a

So I now have 5 phones and 1 tablet plugged in charging into the port. The HTC 10 is still "charging rapidly" only drawing 0.1v less than on its own. In terms of charging speed it has dropped from 100ma every 3 mins to around 50mah every 3 mins (i.e. halved). Unplugging phones the jump point did tend to be around 3/4phones until it actually made a noticeable difference to charging speeds.

During this whole process the charging did not get noticeable hot, it warmed up a little a top but nothing major enough to cause any issues.

For ref - The test took around 30 minutes, the usb voltage meter reads 750maH drawn (including unplugged and putting in non qc3 ports and having all 6 phones plugged in) and the phone has gone from 39% to 82% = 43% jump hike.
Note – The charger does have a small blue led on the front when plugged in, it's not very bright to light up a dark room but might distract some people if they want to place it close while in bed.

Overall I would give this a good 5/5 stars. Great build quality, the actually does take full advantage of the QC 3 capabilities. It also can charge multiple devices without making too much of an impact on charge speed's (unless you use all 6 ports). My only downside is the LED light which is just personal preference, can easily be covered up with a tiny bit of black tape.


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Hi All,

I know there is a review for the 55w usb c charger, but here is mine of the 50w 6 port QC 3 Charger. Just to note this was sent to me to review, however this is all my own opinions.

The item is very nicely built, it has a soft rubber texture and feels very well built.
In the box you get the charger itself, a UK 3 pin power lead as well as a USB C cable and a little stand with a rubber base to keep it in place.

The charger itself has 2 QC3 ports (in blue) and 3 normal ports.

Using my usb voltage/battery meter, the QC 3 Ports draw 8.9v and 1.5a using the supplied usb c cable. On the HTC 10 the phone recognises this and shows as "charging rapidly" (very big plus point as not all QC3 chargers do this). For speeds it has charger 100maH of power over 3 minutes, works out about 5% battery on the phone itself. Total charge time is just over an hour.

The normal ports draw 5v over 1.4a, this takes the charging down to about 50mah over 3 mins, which the phone shows as about 2/3% battery. This takes the overall charging time to just over 2 hours.
I then kept the htc 10 plugged into the qc3 port and plugged in other phones into the normal ports to see how many you can charge at the same time.

1) First phone (htc m7) = no difference to charging rate of the htc 10.
2) Second phone (htc 8x) = v remained at 8.9v but amps just dropped down a tiny fraction to 1.46a (did jump around more)
3) Third phone – (htc desire hd) = voltage moving between 8.89v and 8.9v, amp jumping between 1.4a and 1.5a.
4) Fourth phone – (Samsung non smart phone) = voltage down to 8.89v solid and amps still jumping.
5) Last phone (asus tablet) = voltage down to 8.89v solid and amps still jumping from around 1.2a to 1.4a

So I now have 5 phones and 1 tablet plugged in charging into the port. The HTC 10 is still "charging rapidly" only drawing 0.1v less than on its own. In terms of charging speed it has dropped from 100ma every 3 mins to around 50mah every 3 mins (i.e. halved). Unplugging phones the jump point did tend to be around 3/4phones until it actually made a noticeable difference to charging speeds.

During this whole process the charging did not get noticeable hot, it warmed up a little a top but nothing major enough to cause any issues.

For ref - The test took around 30 minutes, the usb voltage meter reads 750maH drawn (including unplugged and putting in non qc3 ports and having all 6 phones plugged in) and the phone has gone from 39% to 82% = 43% jump hike.
Note – The charger does have a small blue led on the front when plugged in, it's not very bright to light up a dark room but might distract some people if they want to place it close while in bed.

Overall I would give this a good 5/5 stars. Great build quality, the actually does take full advantage of the QC 3 capabilities. It also can charge multiple devices without making too much of an impact on charge speed's (unless you use all 6 ports). My only downside is the LED light which is just personal preference, can easily be covered up with a tiny bit of black tape.


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