The astir notable upgrade connected Anker’s caller Prime Charger isn’t really overmuch powerfulness it tin deliver; it’s nan redesigned folding plug that now has thicker prongs pinch a “frosted finish” that nan institution claims will thief nan six-ounce charger really enactment plugged into a wall outlet.
Being capable to complaint aggregate devices from a azygous wall charger, including laptops, is 1 of nan galore improvements delivered by a move from silicon to gallium nitride-based components. But nan caller procreation of GaN chargers pinch much powerfulness and USB ports sometimes struggle to enactment plugged successful owed to their size and weight.
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Anker’s erstwhile solution to that problem was to see a silicone suction cup accessory pinch its larger GaN chargers designed to thief unafraid them to a wall outlet’s soft look plate. Its caller Anker Prime Charger has been redesigned pinch a halfway of gravity located person to nan plug and thicker, textured prongs that will hopefully beryllium little apt to gaffe retired of an outlet nether nan charger’s weight.
The $84.99 Anker Prime Charger includes 2 USB-C ports tin of outputting 100W and a azygous USB-A larboard pinch a maximum output of 22.5W. That 100W is nan charger’s maximum output, however, which is shared crossed nan 2 USB-C ports erstwhile some are successful use. With devices plugged into each 3 of nan charger’s USB ports, its full shared powerfulness output drops to 89W, which is still much than capable to simultaneously complaint a phone, a smartwatch, and a brace of headphones.