Best of Charging: every USB-C charger and power bank we recommend, by situation

+Strengths

• Smallest three-port charger here
• 30 W charges an iPhone or Pixel at full speed on its own
• PPS for Samsung phones

−Limitations

• Drops to a shared 15 W with two devices
• Not for laptops
• Dimensions are UGREEN's metric figures converted

→Good for

• a phone plus earbuds or a watch
• a bedside outlet
• a travel kit without a laptop

↺Look elsewhere if

• charging two phones fast at once
• any laptop

+Strengths

• Belkin lists the full PD and PPS profiles
• Folding prongs
• Light

−Limitations

• One port only
• No 20 V profile — 30 W is for phones and tablets
• Pricier than the three-port UGREEN

→Good for

• one phone, charged fast
• a Samsung with Super Fast Charging
• a glovebox or a desk drawer

↺Look elsewhere if

• two devices
• laptops

+Strengths

• 65 W runs a MacBook Air or most 13-in laptops
• Three ports, 4.6 oz
• Folding prongs

−Limitations

• UGREEN's US page does not publish the exact split when all three ports are used
• Not enough for a 16-in MacBook Pro under load
• Blocks the neighboring outlet on some strips

→Good for

• a laptop plus phone in one bag
• replacing a 61 W Apple brick
• a hotel desk with one outlet

↺Look elsewhere if

• a 100 W laptop
• charging two laptops

+Strengths

• Belkin states the 45 + 20 W split
• PPS on both ports
• Two-year warranty

−Limitations

• No USB-A for older cables
• 65 W total, so the laptop slows while the phone charges
• Slightly heavier than the UGREEN

→Good for

• a laptop and a phone charged side by side
• a desk charger that replaces two bricks
• Samsung and Pixel owners

↺Look elsewhere if

• a USB-A device
• a 16-in laptop at full power

+Strengths

• 100 W to a single USB-C port
• The display tells you what the laptop is actually drawing
• Cable included

−Limitations

• 7.5 oz — twice the 65 W chargers
• The display is a party trick after the first week
• Splits down when three devices share

→Good for

• a 15–16 in laptop plus a phone
• one charger for everything on a trip
• anyone curious about real charging rates

↺Look elsewhere if

• a phone-only user
• a slim travel kit

+Strengths

• 140 W to one port — nothing else here does it
• Anker publishes the total with all four ports loaded
• Replaces a 16-in MacBook Pro brick and a phone charger

−Limitations

• 9.7 oz, and it hangs heavy on a loose outlet
• Needs a 240 W-rated cable to reach 140 W (one is included)
• Overkill for a 13-in laptop

→Good for

• a 16-in MacBook Pro or a gaming-class laptop
• one charger for a family's devices
• a desk charging station

↺Look elsewhere if

• a light travel bag
• a single phone

+Strengths

• No cable: the connector folds out of the body
• 3.5 oz
• Charges itself from the same USB-C port

−Limitations

• 5,000 mAh is roughly one phone charge
• Hangs off the phone's port while charging
• 22.5 W, so it is not fast on a tablet

→Good for

• a night out or a long commute
• an iPhone 15 or later, or any USB-C Android
• a coat pocket

↺Look elsewhere if

• tablets and laptops
• a weekend away without an outlet

+Strengths

• 0.34 in thick — the slimmest here
• Qi2 15 W magnetic charging, no cable
• Also charges by USB-C at 20 W

−Limitations

• One charge, roughly
• Wireless charging wastes some of that capacity as heat
• Needs a MagSafe or Qi2 phone, or a magnetic case

→Good for

• an iPhone 12 or later
• a day out with a dying battery
• a purse or a jeans pocket

↺Look elsewhere if

• phones without magnets
• anything bigger than a phone

+Strengths

• Built-in cable — nothing to forget
• 30 W both ways, so it refills fast
• Three ways to connect

−Limitations

• 7.6 oz and an inch thick
• The built-in cable is short
• Still well under the FAA limit, but too big for a jeans pocket

→Good for

• a day of heavy phone use plus earbuds
• a tablet top-up
• a commuter bag

↺Look elsewhere if

• a laptop
• a pocket

+Strengths

• 74 Wh stated by Anker — flies without asking
• Two built-in cables
• 45 W charges a phone at full speed

−Limitations

• 14.8 oz — a pound in the bag
• Drops to a shared 15 W with two devices
• 45 W is marginal for a laptop

→Good for

• a weekend with no outlet
• two people sharing one battery
• a tablet and a phone

↺Look elsewhere if

• a laptop that needs 65 W
• a pocket

+Strengths

• 90 Wh, stated by UGREEN: no airline approval needed
• 100 W to a laptop plus a phone at once
• Recharges in about 2 h

−Limitations

• Over a pound — UGREEN's own pages disagree on exactly how much
• Big enough to need its own pocket
• Pointless for a phone-only user

→Good for

• a laptop on a long-haul flight
• a photographer or anyone with gear
• a power cut

↺Look elsewhere if

• a commute
• anyone who only charges a phone