If you use multiple Apple products, a single charger that powers multiple devices at once is incredibly useful. The UGREEN 3-in-1 Foldable MagFlow Wireless Charger can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods simultaneously. It also folds up, making it an excellent travel charger. UGREEN sent me a review unit to evalute. I’ve been using it over the last few weeks, including twice when I traveled across the state and stayed in a hotel room for a night because I had a court hearing the next day. This device, which is currently on sale for $99.99 on Amazon, has worked very well for me.
The design
When folded, this device measures approximately 4.5" x 2.25" x 0.75". It fits easily in any purse, briefcase, bag, suitcase, etc., and it has no protruding parts.
The top panel houses a Qi2 charger. Unfolding the top panel (up to 70º) reveals two additional charging surfaces, one for AirPods and one for an Apple Watch.
The Qi2 standard is based on Apple’s MagSafe. Thus, an iPhone magnetically attaches in either landscape or portrait orientation. Four rubber feet underneath the device keep it from sliding on a desk.
Charging speed
The Qi2 charger delivers up to 25W for iPhone, matching Apple’s fastest MagSafe charger. It provides up to 5W each for Apple Watch and AirPods.
Charger and cord
This device comes with a 45W USB-C power adapter and a 1m USB-C charging cable. In my experience, most hotel rooms now have an outlet on a table (or on a lamp on the table) that you can use for charging. Thus, a one-meter cable is typically long enough for travel.
At home or in the office, you may need to provide a USB-C cable that is longer than 1m to reach an outlet on the floor.
How it works
This device has worked great for me. The compact size is ideal for travel. I love that it uses a standard USB-C charger and cable, which can also be used with other devices. Alternatively, I can leave the included power supply and cable at home, and instead travel with my Anker Laptop Charger (140W, 4-Port, PD 3.1) (my review) and some longer USB-C cords so that I can use one cord to power this device, another cord to charge my iPad at night, and that way, I don’t have to worry about a 1m cord not being long enough to reach to an outlet.
I know how convenient it is to use a 3-in-1 charger because, for the past two years, I’ve been using an Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe at my desk. I love that the Anker product is so compact, but the iPhone charger on that device is 15W, so not as fast as the 25W on this UGREEN device. Moreover, while I have been using that Anker cube as a travel device for the past two years, it is actually rather heavy and the size is awkward in a carry-on. This UGREEN device is far better for travel. I love how it folds down. I use my Anker 3-in-1 cube below my computer monitor at work, and that works well because that Anker device is so short. This UGREEN device places the iPhone in landscape mode just a tiny bit higher, enough that it doesn’t fit under my monitor (which does not have an adjustable height), so for that reason, I’m continuing to use my Anker 3-in-1 cube at work. But if it wasn’t for that issue, which is unique to my current setup, I would prefer this UGREEN device.
The other 3-in-1 charger that I have been using for the past two years is the Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe, which also has a 15W iPhone charger. I use that Twelve South device on my nightstand, and it works great. I like that the iPhone is lifted up high with the Twelve South device, making it easy to see the clock that my iPhone displays in StandBy mode at night. However, the Twelve South device is too large to use as a travel charger. Plus, it uses a proprietary charging cord, which is not as convenient as USB-C.
For overnight charging, it makes little difference whether the iPhone charges at 15W or 25W. And if I need to charge my iPhone as fast as possible, I always use a cord, not wireless charging. But for the times when wireless charging makes the most sense, it is nice that the UGREEN device provides what is currently the fastest possible wireless charge for an iPhone.
UGREEN says that this device uses its Thermal Guard system to monitor the temperature as the device is charging. UGREEN says that the device also includes overcharge, overcurrent, and overpower protection, short circuit protection, and static electricity protection.
Conclusion
The UGREEN 3-in-1 Foldable MagFlow Wireless Charger has worked especially well for me as a travel charger. Whether you want something to use as a charger on a desk or table, you want to something compact to use while traveling, or both, this device works very well and I don’t hesitate to recommend it.
Click here to get the UGREEN 3-in-1 Foldable MagFlow Wireless Charger on Amazon (normally $139.99, but currently on sale for $99.99).