Anker redesigned its wall charger so it won’t constantly fall out of the outlet

The astir notable upgrade connected Anker’s caller Prime Charger isn’t however overmuch powerfulness it tin deliver: it’s the redesigned folding plug that present has thicker prongs with a “frosted finish” that the institution claims volition assistance the six ounce charger really enactment plugged into a partition outlet.

Being capable to complaint aggregate devices from a azygous partition charger, including laptops, is 1 of the galore improvements delivered by a power from silicon to gallium nitride-based components. But the caller procreation of GaN chargers with much powerfulness and USB ports sometimes conflict to enactment plugged successful owed to their size and weight.

Anker’s erstwhile solution to that occupation was to see a silicone suction cupful accessory with its larger GaN chargers designed to assistance unafraid them to a partition outlet’s creaseless look plate. Its caller Anker Prime Charger has been redesigned with a halfway of gravity located person to the plug and thicker, textured prongs that volition hopefully beryllium little apt to gaffe retired of an outlet nether the charger’s weight.

The $84.99 Anker Prime Charger includes 2 USB-C ports susceptible of outputting 100W and a azygous USB-A larboard with a maximum output of 22.5W. That 100W is the charger’s maximum output, however, which is shared crossed the 2 USB-C ports erstwhile some are successful use. With devices plugged into each 3 of the charger’s USB ports, its full shared powerfulness output drops to 89W, which is inactive much than capable to simultaneously complaint a phone, a smartwatch, and a brace of headphones.