Anker unveils Power IQ 3.0 USB-C smartphone, tablet and laptop charger
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Looking for a single compact, high-power USB-A and USB-C charger to replace your set up? You need to take a look at Anker's new PowerPort+ Atom III (Two Port) charger.
What's special about this new charger? It's the first one to be powered by Anker's proprietary PowerIQ 3.0 chips, making the USB-C port compatible with both Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and Power Delivery, giving it broad support across a wide range of devices.
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The Anker PowerPort+ Atom III (Two Ports) is the first wall offering to be powered by PowerIQ 3.0, allowing it to output a total of 60W over its USB-A and USB-C ports. And like earlier Anker Atom chargers, this one also replaces silicon for highly-efficient GaN (gallium nitride) semiconductors, allowing it to be smaller and run cooler than regular chargers.
Anker unveils Power IQ 3.0 smartphone, tablet and laptop charger
The space saving is significant – the Anker PowerPort+ Atom III (Two Ports) is 15% smaller than Apple's 60W MacBook stock charger.
"The fast-charging capability of mobile devices is now faster than ever thanks to USB-C, but the industry continues to get fragmented due to manufacturers choosing different fast-charging protocols for their products, which creates confusion," said Steven Yang, CEO of Anker Innovations. "With PowerIQ 3.0, we've created a new generation of chargers and batteries that can communicate with all of these protocols, allowing them to identify and fast-charge any device. For the first time, consumers only need to rely on one charger to charge all of their devices fast."
PowerPort+ Atom III (Two Ports) tech specs:
- Total Wattage: 60W
- Input: 100 - 240V ~ 1.8A 50 - 60Hz
- USB-C Power IQ 3.0 Output: 5V ⎓ 2.4A / 9V ⎓ 3A / 15V ⎓ 3A / 20V ⎓ 2.25A
- USB-A Power IQ 2.0 Output: 5V ⎓ 2.4A / 9V ⎓ 1.66A / 12V ⎓ 1.25A
- Dimensions: 2.67" × 2.71" × 1.10"
- Technology: GaN semiconductors
The Anker PowerPort+ Atom III (Two Ports) will be available on Amazon US for $42.99 on the 8th of May.