If you own a 12.9" iPad Pro, one of the most useful accessories that you can have is a USB-C charger and USB-C to Lightning charger because it charges the iPad so much faster than a regular USB to Lightning charger/cord. Earlier this year, I reviewed Apple's 29W USB-C Power Adapter and USB-C to Lightning Cable. They work great together, and I wish that they were included in the box with every 12.9" iPad Pro. Other companies have introduced their own USB-C chargers, for both the iPad Pro and other devices that can use the new USB-C connector. For the last few weeks, I have been trying out a product by Lumsing called the Lumsing 48W dual port Quick Charge 3.0 and Type-C Wall Charger with Foldable plug. It aims to provide in a single charger both a USB-C 29W port, similar to the Apple product, and also a USB port. Lumsing sent me a free review unit to test.
This device is slightly larger than the Apple charger. The Lumsing charger is about 3" on each side (versus 2 1/8" for the Apple charger) and about 1 1/4" thick (versus 1" for the Apple charger). In the following picture, the Apple USB-C charger is on the right, and the Apple standard iPad USB charger is at the bottom.
The prongs fold flat, which makes it more portable.
The USB-C port can be used with a USB-C to Lightning cable to charge a 12.9" iPad Pro at a very quick rate. I didn't notice any speed difference between this charger and Apple's own USB-C power adapter.
The USB port can be used to charge an iPhone or other device. The USB port includes QC 3.0 technology but I didn't test that fast-charging technology because it isn't supported by the iPhone or iPad. (Certain Android phones support QC 3.0 for faster charging.)
My one complaint about this device is that the USB-C port can only charge a USB-C device, such as the 12.9" iPad Pro. If you put a USB-C to Lightning cord in the port and then plug the Lightning connector end of the cord into an iPhone, nothing happens. Lumsing tells me this is expected; the USB-C port is only intended to charge devices made for USB-C.
Perhaps this is what Lumsing intended, but I don't believe that it has to be that way. With Apple's USB-C power adapter, you can charge any Lightning device. At my desk in my office, I have Apple's USB-C power adapter plugged in on the floor next to my desk, and a single USB-C to Lightning cable extends to the top of my desk. I can use the Lightning end of the cable to charge either my iPad Pro or my iPhone. It is very convenient to have a single cord that can charge anything at top speed. With the Lumsing device, two ports means that I can charge two devices at the same time — which is nice — but it is difficult to tell which cord is which unless I trace a cord back to the Lumsing charger on the floor.
If you like the idea of a single charger that can simultaneously charge a 12.9" iPad Pro and an iPhone, then this Lumsing charger can fill that need. However, the inability of the USB-C port to support any iOS devices other than the 12.9" iPad Pro is a drawback.
Click here to get the Lumsing 48W dual port Quick Charge 3.0 and Type-C Wall Charger with Foldable plug. on Amazon ($36.99).
