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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)
& More + Free S/H w/ Amazon Prime$6.00
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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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Awe man. Thanks for posting that. I just bought 6 hoping to get super fast charger for my ultra if anyone has recommendations...
I ordered at least 20 items from Woot, so far only 1 had issue.
I buy from Woot on occasion and have mostly good experiences, but I agree with you that they are knowingly selling items that are misrepresented (or at best, where they don't actually know the condition/source).
SFC 2.0 no longer requires require 9V, 5A on the S25 series. Most up to 21V at 3 amp chargers can trigger SFC 2.0. The phones will trigger 21V at 2.15A, then eventually 13V at 3A.
Case in point with irrefutable proof; here is a charge from Samsung supporting SFC 2.0. The max output amperage is only 3A: https://www.samsung.com/nz/mobile...xzb2Gq
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It probably will trigger SFC 2.0 on S25/Plus/Ultra with a good cable.
It will not trigger SFC 2.0 on any other Samsung Device.
This along with basically nothing outside of Google OEM charger will trigger Google Pixel 9's fast charge mode.
SFC 2.0 no longer requires require 9V, 5A on the S25 series. Most up to 21V at 3 amp chargers can trigger SFC 2.0. The phones will trigger 21V at 2.15A, then eventually 13V at 3A.
Case in point with irrefutable proof; here is a charge from Samsung supporting SFC 2.0. The max output amperage is only 3A: https://www.samsung.com/nz/mobile...xzb2GqEUPq [samsung.com]
I once bought a new watch that did not have a battery!
They do sell a lot of refurbished products. So, it's entirely possible that the one dude complaining about a memory card had a refurbished item incorrectly sold as new. But if the read/write count is low, you got a solid price on it, and everything is working and warrantied, I don't see the need to demand to speak with the manager.
It probably will trigger SFC 2.0 on S25/Plus/Ultra with a good cable.
It will not trigger SFC 2.0 on any other Samsung Device.
This along with basically nothing outside of Google OEM charger will trigger Google Pixel 9's fast charge mode.
Is this correct? I have a pixel 9 and looking at the specs it seems like it should work, as I understand the pixel 9 requires 9v/3A pps and the otterbox website lists the 72w charger specs as:
PPS: 3.3-21V 3A (60W Max)
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