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frontpage Posted by Navy-Wife | Staff • Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 5:22 AM
OtterBox USB-C Wall Charger: 30W Premium Pro $12, 20W Fast Charge (Bulk. Pkg)
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Haven't bought an Anker charger in 5+ years, and doubt I ever will again. I stick to Apple chargers, and the occasional Belkin charger (as long as it's UL Listed).
Your question was about quality, and I answered with "UL Listing" blah blah. I should have answered more directly. I think it's safe to say that meeting UL (and other equivalent agency) ratings requires a quality design. Things like overload protection, proper high/low voltage separation (literal physical separation and gaps on circuit boards), quality components that won't catch fire, and overall good design take more time and $$. At least for me, UL Listing is the minimum I need to see on an AC Adapter, USB-C charger, appliances, and even some tools (usually corded+battery capable tools).
They seem to do everything they claim, but not anything more. Great USB-C PD 3.0 3A chargers with PPS that can fall back to USB BC 1.2 1.5A/7.5W and Apple 5V 2.4A 12W on either the USB-A or C ports. No Samsung AFC protocol, no QC 2.0 or 3.0. I'm mostly iPhone and my laptop needs no more than 60W, so these should work just fine for me. I'll just remember to keep a 20W charger with QC support in my bag for some of the charging pads and such that require them.
I ran dummy loads on all three chargers, and they all were able to match what they claimed. 60W on one port and 30A each on 2 ports. The 72W would produce over 70W output with one USB-C port pushing 60W and the USB-A port exceeding 10W. No significant voltage drops at any load within specs. The 20W charger only says it supports 5V/3A and 9V/2.22A, but when I tested it it lists 12V/1.67A as well. I didn't test if it will actually work at 12V.
The chargers warmed up a bit under load, but I didn't run them too long to see how they worked under sustained loads, but I have no reason to doubt they'd hold up for an hour or three of sustained high-power charging.
The 60W and 75W chargers present USB PD profiles for up to 20V/3A when only one is used, but only present 20V/1.5A when both ports are used. Just as claimed. The 12W USB A port on the 72W did not seem to affect any of the PD profiles.
The 20W charger is hard plastic like most chargers, but the ridges on the 60W & 72W chargers are rubberized and provide a secure grip far beyond what would every be needed to plug or unplug a charger.
All three chargers have UL logos on them. I assume they are legit, but didn't check.
I'm happy with my purchases, as these provide everything I need a charger to do, and the 3-pack prices of $10-$11 make it a steal. The 3 ports on the 72W charger will be useful in reducing the number of chargers I have plugged into one power strip, as they can replace three single port phone chargers. I recommend the 72W charger, as the USB-A port is a useful bonus for little extra size or cost, but the 60W is winner as well.
I was able to plug both the 60W and 72W chargers into the same side of a cheap 2-wire extension cord without any bending or straining, so they should both fit easily in a standard 2-gang receptacle and most power strips that have a single strip of outlets that are arranged vertically. A useful feature.
The first picture is all three chargers plugged into the end of a 2-wire extension cord to show comparable size and how densely they can be plugged.
The second picture shows the protocol test of one of the larger chargers. The next three show the profiles of the 60/72W charger when both USB-C ports are used (33W), when a single port is used (63W), and the 20W charger.
The chargers came in retail paperboard packaging.
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It appears that the 72W charger, at least, is UL Listed. Anker can't be bothered to have their products tested/listed by UL in my experience. That would be one reason I'd buy the Otterbox charger(s) over Anker every time.
Haven't bought an Anker charger in 5+ years, and doubt I ever will again. I stick to Apple chargers, and the occasional Belkin charger (as long as it's UL Listed).
Your question was about quality, and I answered with "UL Listing" blah blah. I should have answered more directly. I think it's safe to say that meeting UL (and other equivalent agency) ratings requires a quality design. Things like overload protection, proper high/low voltage separation (literal physical separation and gaps on circuit boards), quality components that won't catch fire, and overall good design take more time and $$. At least for me, UL Listing is the minimum I need to see on an AC Adapter, USB-C charger, appliances, and even some tools (usually corded+battery capable tools).
The case seems to be unique branding (diagonal embossed stripes on connector half). Could also be custom made to OtterBox specs by 3rd party, possibly even just repackaged internals though.
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Excellent point. Almost certainly made by someone else for Otterbox. Similar to Google 18W and Google 30W chargers I have here (made by "Phihong Technology Co." and "Dongguan Aohai Technology" respectively).
Related, while Apple doesn't manufacture chargers either, they take a much more active role in the design of their chargers. As a result, they're among some of the best, and most efficient chargers. As opposed to just picking some charger and having it branded. Apple chargers have been made by Flextronics, Foxlink, Foxconn, and others.
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Fine if you lose a lot of chargers, but, maybe, keep track of your chargers instead?
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Edit: You maybe able to buy online as well but the shipping is free only after $50(with free membership) otherwise $5, I think.
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