I'll bottom line it for you: It's small and performs well. This is an excellent 18W USB-C PD charger. It's the one you should get for iPhone Charging. When comparing performance to the Apple 18W USB-C Charger included with the iPhone 11 Pro, it gets the same performance but the Anker is smaller. The prongs aren't foldable (on either) but the compact size makes up for it.
I noticed I didn't hear the telltale "double chime" you sometimes (but not necessarily always) hear when the phone renegotiates negotiates from 5V to 9V fast charging. Not to worry, I used a USB-C power meter and confirmed that within about two seconds the power output switches to 9V*2A (18W.) Comparing the power output of both chargers was nearly identical. Also when watching the phone charge percentage it increased by about 1% per minute during fast charging. These are the same results I see when comparing to the Apple 18W USB-C iPhone charger.
iPhone 11 Pro (Smaller one, not the Max)
From 40% to 80%, 20 min. (1% increase per minute linear)
From 80% to 90%, 15 min. (Charge rate gradually reduces above 80%)
From 90% to 98%, 20 min. (Charge rage gradually reduces as it increases.)
Slowing above 80% is normal for all iPhones. It's an operation of the iPhone (not the charger) to reduce battery damage at higher charge rates. Above 80% is generally no longer rapid charging which is the case with all chargers.
So to conclude, you get full 18W fast charging below 80% as well as the maximum rate the phone will allow for the remaining 80%-100%.
This is the ideal charger to put in your purse or bag and take with you in case you need a big boost and don't gave a power bank with you. I also have a 10000 USB PD Anker power bank that uses USB-C to charge and I'm going to replace the one I use to charge it with one of these because it's so much smaller.
The price is a bit of a drag, but you're getting the most compact highest quality charger available. It's costs less than Apple's. Spend a few bucks more and get one of these over a cheap competitor. Hopefully, the price goes down over time.
One final note. This is a 5V 2.4A (12W) / 9V 2.0A (18W) USB-C PD charger. It is ideal for a phone that uses up to 18W charging. It does not do higher 12V and 20V power output necessary for some other devices. Larger higher output chargers are available and ideal for those. But this is a perfect compact replacement for a phone-only Apple charger.
It should be fine for charging USB-C power banks.
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Space-conscious replacement for the Apple 18w that delivers on looks and POWER.
Looking at it you’d have no idea where they get the 18w of true PD Charging from, but it delivers. Darn it though, I was taking a break from chargers for a bit (take a look at my reviews to see what I mean, or give me a follow) but I saw this drop and had to get one. It looks almost exactly like the iconic Apple 5w unit included in the box with every iphone for the last 8 years...EXCEPT THIS ONE KICKS BUTT.I have been using this unit for a week or so as of this review, and using this charger to recharge my XS max, iPhone XR, and iPad Pro 2018 with no issue. I have tried Anker, Aukey, Choetech, and Apple cables on it and they all work fine. I ran it on my MacBook Pro 13 for a couple days (float charge, just keeping it at 100%) and it was warm and upset - but performed flawlessly not tripping on thermal or going beyond 20w.Now if you have read my reviews in the past you know I panned Anker for their PowerPort Atom 30w PD unit for being reasonably sized and not having folding prongs. On the PowerPort III Nano, I am ok with it. It is still small enough to disappear into your pocket that the prongs don’t bother me.The finish currently available is a white matte square-tube design with a silver ANKER logo on the side, and slightly bubbled gloss white face with IQ3 on it. Although a little larger than the Apple unit, if I handed it to you in the dark you couldn’t tell the difference. There are no LED’s that I could see whatsoever, and the 120vac prongs stuck in every outlet I tested without issue.Overall, this is not an all-in-one USB-C charger that I would recommend for your laptop, Nintendo Switch, etc. I would however recommend it for:- Anyone looking for a compact/power-dense charger to keep in your pocket or bag, this is it.- Anyone getting a new pro iphone and excited to try usb-c to lightning and ‘fast charging’ - just leave the gigantic Apple unit in the box and get this one.- If you love the Apple 5w design and just wish it was faster, this is the charger for you.When I bought it it was 19.99$ which was a fair price considering the current its capable of. But I am hoping we will see these hit 15$ for Holiday 2019 and/or a combo deal with a cable for under 25$. Either way , if you are buying this for 20$ or less its a value. Over that, you start to get into some more competent options that have more current available (RAVpower comes to mind).So far this unit has been very reliable despite my attempts to torture it. If anything changes, I will update this review to reflect that immediately.I hope you found my review helpful - if you did, thank you.If you did not, please leave me something in the comments or a question so I can make it right.Thanks for reading my review,-Chris
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