Anker redesigned its wall charger so it won’t constantly fall out of the outlet

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.

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.