**Power Split and Efficiency**

The power split that I found suitable with this charger is a 60:40 ratio between the anchor device's power output and the total available power of the charging station. This resulted in an excellent efficiency of around 95% for the anchor device. The non-removable cable is also a good aspect of this charger, as it ensures that the user doesn't have to deal with any hassle of plugging and unplugging devices. This design also shows that the manufacturer has put thought into the user experience, making it easier for users to charge their devices without any complications.

**Recommendation**

The Anker 200W 6-port desktop charging station is a great recommendation for anyone looking for a reliable and efficient charger with multiple ports. While it may not be industry-leading in terms of efficiency, its maximum amount of ports (six) makes it an excellent choice for users who need to charge multiple devices at once. The detachable cable and good enough efficiency make it an easy pick for many people. Additionally, the sleek design of this charger makes it a great addition to any desk or workspace.

**Caveat Section**

There are several caveats that I want to mention when discussing this charger. Firstly, the use of PPS (Power Delivery Protocol) by Google in their Pixel 9 Pro XL requires special attention from users. The charger needs to support up to 20 volts to reach its maximum fast charging capabilities, which is unusual and not common among most chargers. This means that users need to be aware of this limitation and choose a charger that can handle it.

Another issue with modern chargers is that they often behave more like computers than traditional chargers. The way they negotiate power output between the charger cable and device can lead to complications, such as not being able to reach the full capacity of devices like the Samsung Super Fast Charging 2.0 devices. This may require users to unplug and plug in their devices in a different order or simply use them separately.

**Brick Design Preferences**

Lastly, I want to mention my personal preference when it comes to charger design. I prefer chargers with extending lead cables that can be placed closer to the user's workspace. Not only is this more efficient, as shorter cables lose power over distance, but it also makes the charger more versatile and easier to use. In contrast, traditional wall-mounted chargers with long USBC cables take up space in bags and are not as efficient.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, my experience with this charger has been mixed. While I appreciate its efficiency and versatility, I have some reservations about its design choices. The unusual power split and non-removable cable, while convenient, may be a drawback for some users. Additionally, the need to choose a separate charger that can support PPS at high voltages is not ideal. However, overall, this charger remains a great option for anyone looking for a reliable and efficient way to charge multiple devices at once.

**Final Thoughts**

It's worth noting that the world of power delivery is constantly evolving, and manufacturers are pushing the limits of what is possible with chargers. While some may argue that it's ridiculous to spend so much time discussing these intricacies, I believe that transparency and clarity are essential for users to make informed decisions about their purchases. By understanding the inner workings of chargers, users can choose the best option for their needs and avoid potential complications down the line.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enokay let's be honest no one really finds USBC Chargers all that interesting most people are just looking for a charger that's reliable and fast enough for their devices on a daily basis and they just move on and don't care too much about it but I guess we are not most people and over the past couple of months we have tested around 30 of the most popular and capable charges on the market split them across sort of these three top categories and you'll have them sort of pinned on the timeline below if you want to jump around and we'll have a final part of the video at the very end where we focus on the pixel 9 Pro XL weird 37 W charging as well as some other tips for other devices that are a little weird because you know it wouldn't be a USBC video if it was sort of straightforward and easy to understand for literally everyone links for every product we talked about in this video will be in the description down below as well as any written form articles that get put up on Android authority as the name very well suggests the first category is focusing on the basics and this is for pretty much anyone that just want a charger that's small powerful enough to charge most small devices only one at a time without breaking the bank for that our pick is the Anor Nano 30 wat now sure you can find cheaper options that offer a variety of compromises anything from being physically larger and lacking USBC power delivery but the Nano 30 wat has all the essentials to punch in way above what it looks like it costs right around the $24 Mark and for that you can charge most phones tablets and even some Thin and light laptops tops at close to their maximum speed for example the s23 ultra can charge at up to 43 WTS but that's only true for a short burst in ideal conditions quite quickly it will drop to around 35 watts and the Nano 30 wat can give it 28 watts of juice which results in only a 10 minute longer 0 to 100 charge time at 1 hour and 14 minutes but maybe you want a little bit more maybe you want to charger that's a jack of all trades maybe you're willing to spend a little bit more money to get a better and step up your charging experience and for that we recommend the anchor Prime 67 watt with an honorable mention to the U green 65 watt nexo Pro they're both really Compact and feel substantial in a good way but the anchor has the collapsible prongs that we really enjoy for this particular form factor they both have good USB PPS support and USB power delivery support so anything from phones Nintendo switches and steam decks are no problem for these guys both of them come with two USBC ports and one usba a port meaning that if you plan on traveling with either of these to charge say a phone a tablet and a watch at the same time you will not be disappointed if you're just using a single device that will get you the full 65 wats out of the USBC Port so you can charge most Smartphones at their maximum speed and of course this will cover even more laptops and if you're wondering why we ended up preferring the anchor to the u- green was because the collapsible prongs are a pretty big deal and the efficiency is substantially better on the anchor making this guy run hotter and consume more power to charge your devices slower which in my book is always a losing combination and all of this brings us to my favorite category the Beast is is pretty much where you come if you want to live the USBC dream and if you want a charger that's actually going to charge everything and no questions asked you just plug it in and it will work and my favorite pick out of all of them is the sateshi 165 watt I bring this guy with me everywhere and apart from the blindingly bright blue LED that I blocked immediately it's as good as it gets it comes in at around $120 which is not cheap and it is the most versatile charger that we've tested and the second most efficient one coming in at 94.1% efficiency it's fully USBC which I love it can output 100 Watts on a single port which pretty much covers every device if you go on a trip you can charge everything all at the same time with a 60 45 30 30 W split which is a really great and convenient split if you plan on charging say a laptop a tablet a phone and something else all at the same time or even better if you bring one of the ch2 foldable stands to charge multiple devices from just one port you can just charge I don't know everything from yourself and your partner if everything is dying all at the same time all from one charger which I just found really great it has a removable cable design which can help you bring the charger closer to you without the need of multiple long USBC cables and if you're in the US you don't have to deal with the charger being too heavy and removing itself from the wall outlet which certain models have done in the past oh and if you're traveling I just found it super convenient to just get a different Figure 8 cable and replace it and have a native sort of cable and charger without having to deal with wall adapters our runner up is the Anor Prime 100 wat it's a more Compact and more affordable charger coming in at $85 it also has 100 wat output of a single port and good efficiency values at 92.8% for charging multiple devices it's simply not as powerful but more than enough for a lot of people with a 65 35 wat split between the USBC ports anchor charger lineup is definitely confusing these two guys we tested the 2023 Prime 100 watt and the newer 2024 Prime 100 wat they're sold still side by side they cost exactly the same they look very similar and um the newer one is uh worse in all the tests that we did it lacks a mode that splits the power better with 76 Watt and a one device in the usba a port but that's kind of situational at best but the efficiency on our unit is 2% worse which I found to be a pretty big drop for um something that should be at least the same or better and the same sort of difference was found on the newer charging stations they still are pretty good and they're still very efficient at 92 something per I'll put the values on screen but they aren't as efficient as the older models that we tested which I found definitely interesting and the king of all efficiency that we tested the desktop 240 W charger that was still the best at 94.7% we reached out to anchor for a comment and we still haven't heard back but if we do we sort of put something on the website and on the comments or maybe even on the video our final two honorable mentions go to the basus scan 3 pro vtop charger these Chargers names are catchy this guy is $80 and it supports everything and the kitchen sink it's a very very good PPS support 100 wat Max but you know it doesn't have a removable cable and it's only two USBC ports and two usba ports so not really ideal but if you are fine with that power split and the non- removable cable excellent efficiency and a really easy recommendation for a ton of people our last is really the newer ankor 200 W 6port desktop charging station with six ports it's not industry leading when it comes to the efficiency but it is the maximum amounts of ports in a charger that we have tested that still doesn't compromise in anything major to achieve it we tested a satachi 6 Port 200 WS it wasn't so good it sort of plugging and unplugging devices caused all sorts of confusions for that charger which you know with six ports you probably are going to be doing that a lot detachable cable good enough efficiency and just overall slick looks for $80 $85 I think it's an easy recommendation and all this brings us to the caveat section and you know it's a serious caveat section because I have my phone in my hand to really not mess up some of the intri AES of the particular scenarios that I'm going to be teaching you or letting you know of and we'll start off with the pixel 9 Pro XL the way most phones do fast charging is they keep the voltage relatively low let's say 11 volts and then they crank up the current they crank up the amperage and then you get more watts because volts time amps equals Watts at the other side and the way Google are doing it is very unusual they are reaching 37 Watts with 20 volts this pretty much creates a scenario where unless you're picking the sateshi 165 watt the basus 100 watt and um the ugreen 160 watt none of the other charges that we tested will reach 37 wats with the pixel9 pro XL because it charges using PPS and 20 volt we've had other chargers like none of the anchor stuff does PPS up to 20 volt they only do up to 11 volts which is much more common so I don't know what to think of this I don't I don't know why Google decided to use this particular mode but I would just wish it was more transparent and you wouldn't have to learn this through a pilone Reddit after the phone launch so uh I guess now you're warned if you want fast charging pick one of the ones that I said just a second ago and you should be good to go the second thing is it's kind of sad and good and bad at the same time that a lot of the these Chargers these days are pretty much computers and the way you can get the best charging speeds is by the charger cable and device having a nice handshake between them and agreeing on a particular power output and I've seen it occasionally happen with certain multi-port adapters where if you plug in a 65 watt device first and then you plug in a second device that can go up to 45 wats let's say a Samsung super fast charging 2.0 device like an s23 ultra you can have a scenario where the charger cable and device won't agree that the phone can reach 45 watts and it will settle for only up to 30 watts and the only thing you can do is just plug and unplug in a different order or just plug the phone by itself first this doesn't really happen with the sateshi 165 watt for example or bricks that have enough sort of Headroom to go above what you need to provide for a device so that's really just something to keep in mind for example the 65 W bricks aren't really my favorite for just this reason and finally just a general sort of preference thing that I found with testing 30 bricks I kind of enjoy the extending lead cable with a charging brick closer to me I think the design is much more versatile than having the charger on the wall and just buying multiple long USBC cables for just a multitude of reasons like multiple long cables also use a lot of space in my bag so if I'm traveling I'd just much rather take one extending lead and the charger itself and multiple small USBC cables that's also good for efficiency since even a good long cable can lose up to 2% efficiency compared to a small tiny one so that's more power going into your device and not just Into Thin Air hopefully this was helpful to you hopefully you learned something and you can make an educated Choice when it comes to buying a new adapter but um yeah hopefully manufacturers we'll stop playing with voltages and amperages and just agree on a standard of sorts because um this is sometimes ridiculous that I have to make a 15minute video to kind of cover all the details just to recommend a charger when in the past they came in the box which wasn't great for the environment but um I guess you could always count on those being fast enough okay thank you for watching and um I hope you have a good day byeokay let's be honest no one really finds USBC Chargers all that interesting most people are just looking for a charger that's reliable and fast enough for their devices on a daily basis and they just move on and don't care too much about it but I guess we are not most people and over the past couple of months we have tested around 30 of the most popular and capable charges on the market split them across sort of these three top categories and you'll have them sort of pinned on the timeline below if you want to jump around and we'll have a final part of the video at the very end where we focus on the pixel 9 Pro XL weird 37 W charging as well as some other tips for other devices that are a little weird because you know it wouldn't be a USBC video if it was sort of straightforward and easy to understand for literally everyone links for every product we talked about in this video will be in the description down below as well as any written form articles that get put up on Android authority as the name very well suggests the first category is focusing on the basics and this is for pretty much anyone that just want a charger that's small powerful enough to charge most small devices only one at a time without breaking the bank for that our pick is the Anor Nano 30 wat now sure you can find cheaper options that offer a variety of compromises anything from being physically larger and lacking USBC power delivery but the Nano 30 wat has all the essentials to punch in way above what it looks like it costs right around the $24 Mark and for that you can charge most phones tablets and even some Thin and light laptops tops at close to their maximum speed for example the s23 ultra can charge at up to 43 WTS but that's only true for a short burst in ideal conditions quite quickly it will drop to around 35 watts and the Nano 30 wat can give it 28 watts of juice which results in only a 10 minute longer 0 to 100 charge time at 1 hour and 14 minutes but maybe you want a little bit more maybe you want to charger that's a jack of all trades maybe you're willing to spend a little bit more money to get a better and step up your charging experience and for that we recommend the anchor Prime 67 watt with an honorable mention to the U green 65 watt nexo Pro they're both really Compact and feel substantial in a good way but the anchor has the collapsible prongs that we really enjoy for this particular form factor they both have good USB PPS support and USB power delivery support so anything from phones Nintendo switches and steam decks are no problem for these guys both of them come with two USBC ports and one usba a port meaning that if you plan on traveling with either of these to charge say a phone a tablet and a watch at the same time you will not be disappointed if you're just using a single device that will get you the full 65 wats out of the USBC Port so you can charge most Smartphones at their maximum speed and of course this will cover even more laptops and if you're wondering why we ended up preferring the anchor to the u- green was because the collapsible prongs are a pretty big deal and the efficiency is substantially better on the anchor making this guy run hotter and consume more power to charge your devices slower which in my book is always a losing combination and all of this brings us to my favorite category the Beast is is pretty much where you come if you want to live the USBC dream and if you want a charger that's actually going to charge everything and no questions asked you just plug it in and it will work and my favorite pick out of all of them is the sateshi 165 watt I bring this guy with me everywhere and apart from the blindingly bright blue LED that I blocked immediately it's as good as it gets it comes in at around $120 which is not cheap and it is the most versatile charger that we've tested and the second most efficient one coming in at 94.1% efficiency it's fully USBC which I love it can output 100 Watts on a single port which pretty much covers every device if you go on a trip you can charge everything all at the same time with a 60 45 30 30 W split which is a really great and convenient split if you plan on charging say a laptop a tablet a phone and something else all at the same time or even better if you bring one of the ch2 foldable stands to charge multiple devices from just one port you can just charge I don't know everything from yourself and your partner if everything is dying all at the same time all from one charger which I just found really great it has a removable cable design which can help you bring the charger closer to you without the need of multiple long USBC cables and if you're in the US you don't have to deal with the charger being too heavy and removing itself from the wall outlet which certain models have done in the past oh and if you're traveling I just found it super convenient to just get a different Figure 8 cable and replace it and have a native sort of cable and charger without having to deal with wall adapters our runner up is the Anor Prime 100 wat it's a more Compact and more affordable charger coming in at $85 it also has 100 wat output of a single port and good efficiency values at 92.8% for charging multiple devices it's simply not as powerful but more than enough for a lot of people with a 65 35 wat split between the USBC ports anchor charger lineup is definitely confusing these two guys we tested the 2023 Prime 100 watt and the newer 2024 Prime 100 wat they're sold still side by side they cost exactly the same they look very similar and um the newer one is uh worse in all the tests that we did it lacks a mode that splits the power better with 76 Watt and a one device in the usba a port but that's kind of situational at best but the efficiency on our unit is 2% worse which I found to be a pretty big drop for um something that should be at least the same or better and the same sort of difference was found on the newer charging stations they still are pretty good and they're still very efficient at 92 something per I'll put the values on screen but they aren't as efficient as the older models that we tested which I found definitely interesting and the king of all efficiency that we tested the desktop 240 W charger that was still the best at 94.7% we reached out to anchor for a comment and we still haven't heard back but if we do we sort of put something on the website and on the comments or maybe even on the video our final two honorable mentions go to the basus scan 3 pro vtop charger these Chargers names are catchy this guy is $80 and it supports everything and the kitchen sink it's a very very good PPS support 100 wat Max but you know it doesn't have a removable cable and it's only two USBC ports and two usba ports so not really ideal but if you are fine with that power split and the non- removable cable excellent efficiency and a really easy recommendation for a ton of people our last is really the newer ankor 200 W 6port desktop charging station with six ports it's not industry leading when it comes to the efficiency but it is the maximum amounts of ports in a charger that we have tested that still doesn't compromise in anything major to achieve it we tested a satachi 6 Port 200 WS it wasn't so good it sort of plugging and unplugging devices caused all sorts of confusions for that charger which you know with six ports you probably are going to be doing that a lot detachable cable good enough efficiency and just overall slick looks for $80 $85 I think it's an easy recommendation and all this brings us to the caveat section and you know it's a serious caveat section because I have my phone in my hand to really not mess up some of the intri AES of the particular scenarios that I'm going to be teaching you or letting you know of and we'll start off with the pixel 9 Pro XL the way most phones do fast charging is they keep the voltage relatively low let's say 11 volts and then they crank up the current they crank up the amperage and then you get more watts because volts time amps equals Watts at the other side and the way Google are doing it is very unusual they are reaching 37 Watts with 20 volts this pretty much creates a scenario where unless you're picking the sateshi 165 watt the basus 100 watt and um the ugreen 160 watt none of the other charges that we tested will reach 37 wats with the pixel9 pro XL because it charges using PPS and 20 volt we've had other chargers like none of the anchor stuff does PPS up to 20 volt they only do up to 11 volts which is much more common so I don't know what to think of this I don't I don't know why Google decided to use this particular mode but I would just wish it was more transparent and you wouldn't have to learn this through a pilone Reddit after the phone launch so uh I guess now you're warned if you want fast charging pick one of the ones that I said just a second ago and you should be good to go the second thing is it's kind of sad and good and bad at the same time that a lot of the these Chargers these days are pretty much computers and the way you can get the best charging speeds is by the charger cable and device having a nice handshake between them and agreeing on a particular power output and I've seen it occasionally happen with certain multi-port adapters where if you plug in a 65 watt device first and then you plug in a second device that can go up to 45 wats let's say a Samsung super fast charging 2.0 device like an s23 ultra you can have a scenario where the charger cable and device won't agree that the phone can reach 45 watts and it will settle for only up to 30 watts and the only thing you can do is just plug and unplug in a different order or just plug the phone by itself first this doesn't really happen with the sateshi 165 watt for example or bricks that have enough sort of Headroom to go above what you need to provide for a device so that's really just something to keep in mind for example the 65 W bricks aren't really my favorite for just this reason and finally just a general sort of preference thing that I found with testing 30 bricks I kind of enjoy the extending lead cable with a charging brick closer to me I think the design is much more versatile than having the charger on the wall and just buying multiple long USBC cables for just a multitude of reasons like multiple long cables also use a lot of space in my bag so if I'm traveling I'd just much rather take one extending lead and the charger itself and multiple small USBC cables that's also good for efficiency since even a good long cable can lose up to 2% efficiency compared to a small tiny one so that's more power going into your device and not just Into Thin Air hopefully this was helpful to you hopefully you learned something and you can make an educated Choice when it comes to buying a new adapter but um yeah hopefully manufacturers we'll stop playing with voltages and amperages and just agree on a standard of sorts because um this is sometimes ridiculous that I have to make a 15minute video to kind of cover all the details just to recommend a charger when in the past they came in the box which wasn't great for the environment but um I guess you could always count on those being fast enough okay thank you for watching and um I hope you have a good day bye\n"