Satechi has announced an updated mentation of its Trio Wireless Charging Pad that increases the powerfulness transportation to smartphones to 15W done an upgraded Qi2 charger. The caller Satechi Qi2 Trio Wireless Charging Pad present besides supports 5W accelerated charging for the Apple Watch, including the Series 7, 8, and 9 and some versions of the Ultra.
Made from a premix of aluminum, vegan leather, and brushed silicone to forestall devices from getting scratched, the charging pad is disposable starting contiguous done Satechi’s website for $129.99. That’s $10 more costly than the archetypal version, but successful summation to perchance faster complaint times, Satechi has besides included immoderate plan improvements connected the caller Trio.
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The older Trio charging pad fto you space its Apple Watch charger upward to usage the wearable’s nightstand mode, but it positioned each different devices astatine a flimsy fixed space that near smartphones laying fundamentally flat. With the caller mentation of the Trio, the upgraded Qi2 charging puck is attached to an articulated limb that tin present elevate a charging smartphone, allowing features similar the iPhone’s StandBy mode to beryllium utilized erstwhile it’s positioned horizontally.
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Although the pad seems champion suited for a table oregon bedside table, Satechi says it’s besides utile for traveling, requiring conscionable a azygous USB-C cablegram and its included 45W powerfulness adapter. However, the caller mentation of the Trio is simply a spot thicker than the erstwhile 1 and a fewer grams heavier. If you’re looking for a convenient mode to complaint 3 devices astatine erstwhile connected the road, Anker’s 3-in-1 MagGo Wireless Charging Station is smaller, lighter, and cheaper, portion besides supporting 15W wireless charging speeds.
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