Zero to hero: 5 high-end Android smartphones with quick-charging batteries

Need a smartphone that can go from zero to hero as fast as possible? These are the top 5 flagships with quick-charging batteries.

Many will surely agree that battery remains one of the most controversial smartphone topics to date. You probably know the reasoning behind the endless heated discussions on battery life: over the past years, smartphones got bigger, crisper displays, faster data connections, more powerful chipsets, more RAM, sharper cameras, and all sorts of bells and whistles, while notable advancements in terms battery life have failed to materialize.

As pointed out last week when we discussed the best 5 affordable smartphones with great battery life, one way that manufacturers can solve our battery life woes is by integrating larger batteries. Unfortunately, the mobile industry is engulfed in a thinness trend that leaves little room (literally) for large batteries on flagship smartphones.

Although it seems like we can't have very large batteries on flagship handsets, not all hope is lost, as an increasing number of modern flagships come with quick-charging capabilities.

Batteries that charge quickly do not solve the bigger problem: we're still wall huggers. However, with the right smartphone, we won't be sticking near the wall plug for too long. It's not an ideal solution, but it's a tradeoff some are willing to live with.

Samsung Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 edge

With the Galaxy S6 series, Samsung ditched support for removable batteries, a feat that has been a traditional advantage of the Galaxy S6 line-up. Although swiping a dead battery for a fresh one is no longer possible with the S6 and the S6 edge, at least the two smartphones come with quick-charging capabilities.

In our tests, the standard Galaxy S6 went from dead to fully charged in 76 minutes, while the Galaxy S6 edge took a bit longer, 83 minutes. Out of all flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 is the fastest to fully recharge.

For more details on the two handsets, head over to our Galaxy S6 review and our Galaxy S6 edge review.