In my personal experience, you can never have too many chargers. My partner and I have a couple in our bedroom, a couple more over in the living for when we’re watching TV. I’ve got some at my desk, and even more in various bags I take with me when traveling. They just sort of accumulate over the years, but here’s an argument for getting at least one more. The Anker Smart Display Charger has one super cool feature we’ll talk about later (hint hint, it’s in the name). And right now, that charger is on sale for $12 off. That may not sound like a lot, but since it only starts at $40, that discount accounts for 30% of the price. You only end up having to pay $28.
So as far as charging itself goes, this USB-C charging brick from Anker is capable of a fast 45W. This high-speed charging is fast enough to bring an iPhone 17 Pro up from nothing to 50% in just 20 minutes time. Apple’s charger that comes with the phone is only 20W. In that same amount of time, you’d only get your iPhone up to 37%.
Smart Display Controls
So as the name implies, this Anker charging block has a smart display built into it. You can just tap on it to bring up real-time data like your device’s charging status. Double-tap and you’ll switch between modes and holding it for two seconds will rotate the screen. It doesn’t have an accelerometer in it, so this will orient the display to be face up depending on the angle of your wall outlet. The screen even can pull up a QR code so you can access its user manual. Seems a little extra, but it’s kind of nifty. I’ll give it that.
The Anker charger is highly portable. It’s compact design lets it easily slip into a pocket or back pouch. The prongs are retractable so this way it doesn’t snag on or scratched against anything you’ve packed it alongside.
The prongs actually can even be set to either 90 degrees or 180 degrees. This gives you greater flexibility when needed to squeeze between a couple other chunkier plugs on a power strip, or trying to reach an outlet behind a piece of furniture.
And just for fun, this little Anker charging brick comes in four different colors. You can choose either black or white if you’re a sensible, no-nonsense individual. If you’re feeling a little fun you can go with the blue which is muted, close to the white, but gives a subtle amount of flair. Or go crazy with this obnoxiously loud orange (complementary) because life is short and we need some more color in our lives. All four of which are on sale, part of the limited time deal at Amazon that brings them down from $40 to just $28.