(Review) Anker 25W (5V/5A) 5-Port Family-Sized Wall Charger

[nchopp]

Intro: I travel with a lot of electronic devices - Google Nexus 7 2013, Samsung Galaxy Note III, Barnes and Noble Nook Color, a Limeade 13,000mah battery pack, Jawbone Jambox, and a LuguLake QI Charger for the Nexus 7. This one charger lets me charge all five devices, giving the Nexus 7 and Note III a full 2.1amps.

Description: This thing is SMALL. The photos don't really do it justice, it's a bit narrower than a tri-fold wallet, about the same thickness and length (see Review Images for comparison with the Note III). It has five charging ports, with two labeled iPad (2.1a), one labeled Samsung Tab (1.3a), one iPhone (1a) and one Android (1a).

Included:

• Anker Charger
• White 3' power cord

Pros:

• Small - Like I said, it's nice and small. Too easy to toss in a bag and go.
• Cord - the cord is a good length, and since it uses a fairly standard plug type you could easily replace it with a different length.
• Definitely charges - it has no problem charging all five of my devices.
• Appearance - it's sharp looking. The glossy finish doesn't pick up fingerprints too badly, and there isn't a bunch of obnoxious branding all over it - just a small Anker logo on one side, and the serial number on the other.

Cons:

• The port labeling - I would prefer it just label the ports with the amperage, i.e. "2.1a" instead of "iPad".
• Color - I wish it were available in black.

Summary: Definitely a good purchase. I waffled quite a bit between this one, and the Anker 36W/7.2A USB Quad-Port Wall Charger, but in the end decided I wanted the flexibility of plugging the cord into the wall and having some room to move the charger around. I'll probably use this one for travel, and get the 36w for home use. Customer images are posted as well. 5 stars out of 5.

Amazon: Anker 25W (5V/5A) 5-Port Family-Sized Wall Charger


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[raino]

Thanks for posting this. I've bought a couple of Anker products in the past (chargers,) and was eying this product. I had a couple of questions, one of which you already answered. The other question was, does it really matter which port I plug a device into? So, for example, if I have two Android phones to charge, could I plug the second one into the iPhone 1A port? And what about the other scenario, with two iPhones?

 

[nchopp]

You can plug whatever you want into any of the ports. For example, plugging an iPhone into the iPad port will still charge it - the phone will only accept 1a as opposed to the 2.1a that an iPad or Android tablet would receive. Same vice versa, and the iPhone and Android ports are actually identical (both 1a).