Best compact USB-C chargers: six from 30 to 140 watts, by what each port actually gets

A 1.4 by 1.3 by 1.7 inch block weighing 1.9 oz with two USB-C ports and one USB-A, 30 W to a single device, PD, PPS and QC, and — UGREEN says so — 15 W shared the moment a second device is plugged in. The folding prongs are a listing claim we mark pending.

Fifteen watts shared is slow for two phones, and 30 W is not a laptop charger at all.

For a phone plus earbuds or a watch, a bedside outlet or a travel kit without a laptop, it is the one that takes no room.

One USB-C port, 30 W, folding prongs, and a spec sheet that lists every profile: 5 V/3 A, 9 V/3 A, 15 V/2 A, and PPS from 3.3 to 11 V at 2.72 A, which is what a Samsung needs for Super Fast Charging. Belkin gives a depth of 1.8 inches and a weight between 0.27 and 0.34 lb.

One port only, no 20 V profile, so no laptops, and it costs more than the three-port UGREEN.

For one phone charged properly, a glovebox or a desk drawer, it is the simplest charger here.

Sixty-five watts from one USB-C port — a MacBook Air, a 13-inch Windows laptop, or an Apple 61 W brick’s job — with a second USB-C and a USB-A for the phone and watch, folding prongs, 100–240 V input, 2 by 1.8 by 2.2 inches and 4.6 oz, by UGREEN’s page.

UGREEN’s US page does not publish the split when all three ports are used, it is not enough for a 16-inch MacBook Pro under load, and its width blocks the neighboring outlet on some power strips.

For one bag with a laptop and a phone, or a hotel desk with one outlet, it is the lightest way to carry 65 W.

Two USB-C ports with a published split — 45 W to the laptop and 20 W to the phone — PD 3.0 and PPS on both, 1.6 by 1.5 by 2.1 inches, 4.9 oz and a two-year warranty, from Belkin’s page.

No USB-A for an older cable, 65 W total means the laptop slows while the phone charges, and it is a few grams heavier than the UGREEN.

For a desk charger that replaces two bricks, with the laptop and phone always side by side, it is the one that tells you what each gets.

A hundred watts to either USB-C port — enough for a 16-inch MacBook Pro to run and charge — plus a USB-A at up to 33 W, a folding plug, a small display that shows power and temperature per port, 2.2 by 1.3 by 2.7 inches, 7.5 oz and a USB-C cable in the box, from Anker’s page.

At 7.5 oz it is twice the 65 W chargers, the display is a party trick after the first week, and it splits down when three devices share.

For a 15 or 16 inch laptop plus a phone, as the one charger on a trip, it is the practical top of the range.

PD 3.1 at 28 V: 140 W to either of the first two USB-C ports, 40 W from the third, 33 W from the USB-A, and a published 134 W total when all four are busy. A 2.7 by 1.4 by 2.7 inch cube at 9.7 oz, folding prongs, a 240 W-rated USB-C cable included, by Anker’s page.

It is the heaviest charger here and hangs on a loose outlet, it needs that 240 W cable to reach 140 W, and for a 13-inch laptop it is overkill.

For a 16-inch MacBook Pro or a gaming-class laptop, or one charger for a family’s devices on a desk, it is the only one here that does it.