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Anker 2 Port Compact 33W 323 Charger $19.99 + Delivery ($0 Prime/ $59 Spend) @ AnkerDirect via Amazon AU

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JSONBourne on 29/04/2024 - 09:52 amazon.com.au (1624 clicks)
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A nifty little charger that supports both USB-A and USB-C. Great for travelling or just if you need something portable.

  • High-Speed Charging: Equipped with a 33W USB-C Power Delivery port to charge phones, tablets, and more up to 3 times faster than with an original charger.

  • 2-in-1: With both a USB-C port and a USB-A port, you can now charge up to 2 devices simultaneously.

  • Compact and Portable: Features an ultra-small design perfect for carrying in your bag.

  • ActiveShield️ Safety System: Provides continuous temperature monitoring and output control to protect your connected devices.

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Comments

  • jv on 29/04/2024 - 09:56
    -7

    A 33W Anker isn't that impressive.

    Most laptops require more…

    • PainToad on 29/04/2024 - 10:00
      +10

      Boats require an even bigger anker!

      • jv on 29/04/2024 - 10:15
        -1

        Unless they are in the capital of Turkey…

        • Rusty Nail on 29/04/2024 - 12:49
          +1

          Perhaps the most populous city in Alaska would have had more weight…

    • Papa Huggies on 29/04/2024 - 10:03
      +1

      Sure but this is definitely lighter than a 100W charger, and will absolutely excel for iPad or phone use and below.

      • jv on 29/04/2024 - 10:13
        -3

        Sure but this is definitely lighter than a 100W charger

        Yes, but then you need to buy two. That is bad for the environment.

        • shiznit on 29/04/2024 - 23:30
          +1

          The energy used in making 115690 comments is bad for the environment.

          • jv on 30/04/2024 - 00:10

            @shiznit:

            bad for the environment.

            I'm on wind power…

          • jv on 30/04/2024 - 00:11

            @shiznit: Why are you tracking comment counts?

  • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 10:23
    +10

    FYI, this is not a GAN charger - which is a good thing if you want uninterrupted power on either of the ports. (With a GAN charger, the ports will all stop momentarily whenever you plug something else in, to renegotiate charging. That makes (multi-port) GAN chargers bad for any device that needs uninterrupted power, like a baby camera or something.)

    If you want a portable phone charger, and don't need the second port, I'd highly recommend the Anker 511 (GAN charger, but single port anyway so re-negotiation isn't an issue) - it's tiny!

    • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:10
      -2

      bad for any device that needs uninterrupted power, like a baby camera or something.

      why is it bad for a baby camera?

      jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:10 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:12

        My baby camera will fully reboot whenever it loses power - this takes quite a few minutes for it to restart and reconnect. So not ideal.

        But device that you don't want to lose power / connection, really.

        • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:18
          -2

          My baby camera will fully reboot whenever it loses power - this takes quite a few minutes for it to restart and reconnect. So not ideal.

          Why would it matter?

          • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:20

            @jv: Because I don't want it to.

            • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:21
              -4

              @caprimulgus: Sure, but it makes no difference to anything, other than you "don't want it to…"

              • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:25

                @jv: So it does matter to me, since I said I don't want it to.

                I'm glad we sorted that out! 👍

                • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:36
                  -2

                  @caprimulgus:

                  So it does matter to me, since I said I don't want it to.

                  You have contradicted yourself in that one sentence.

                  • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:39

                    @jv: How exactly?

                    I don't want power to be interrupted, so it does matter to me that power is not interrupted.

                    So what exactly is contradictory about that?

                    I completely understand the point you are making: that you don't believe it is important to have an uninterrupted connection to baby monitor. That's your opinion. Also completely irrelevant to my personal choices. Thanks!

                    • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:43
                      -2

                      @caprimulgus:

                      so it does matter to me that power is not interrupted.

                      Why?

                      • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:44

                        @jv: My personal choice, and none of your damn business! Thanks.

                        If you have an actual point to make, by all means, make it. :)

                        • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:45
                          -1

                          @caprimulgus:

                          None of your damn business!

                          Then why are you commenting about not wanting power interrupted if its none of our business?

                          • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:47

                            @jv: I made the comment that if you (someone) wants uninterrupted power, then it is a good thing that this isn't GAN.

                            If that doesn't matter to you (or even anyone!), then that comment does not apply to you, and you can disregard it!

                            Anything else you need me to explain to you? :)

                            • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:49
                              -1

                              @caprimulgus:

                              I made the comment that if you (someone) wants uninterrupted power

                              What makes you think I want uninterrupted power?

                              • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 11:49

                                @jv: I don't think you want uninterrupted power.

                                Next question.

                                • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:51
                                  -2

                                  @caprimulgus:

                                  I don't think you want uninterrupted power.

                                  I've not mentioned either way what my opinion is on uninterrupted power.

                                  In your use case of a baby monitor, it makes no difference…

                            • jv on 29/04/2024 - 11:50

                              @caprimulgus:

                              then that comment does not apply to you, and you can disregard it!

                              It applies to me when you are directing comments to me.

          • Rusty Nail on 29/04/2024 - 12:51
            +1

            @jv: Maybe they have an ugly baby they dont want to have to look at while the camera reboots?

            • jv on 29/04/2024 - 12:54

              @Rusty Nail: That is certainly possible.

              • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 14:16

                @jv: If that is certainly possible, how can you be so certain that it makes no difference?

                You've just contradicted yourself!

    • powerhead on 29/04/2024 - 12:22

      I have this charger and it also interrupts power when plugging in/out of the second port

      • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 12:24

        Both ways, or just the USB-C port?

        It makes sense for the USB-C port to be interrupted by plugging in a USB-A (if the power needs to be ramped down from 33W to 20W when shared), but it shouldn't interrupt the USB-A when plugging in a USB-C.

        • powerhead on 29/04/2024 - 13:15

          Pretty sure it’s both ways. I seem to recall both the laptop and the phone making the ding sounds when the other one is plugged in.

          • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 14:23

            @powerhead: If you can be bothered, could you try plugging in USB-C while USB-A is already plugged in, and see if it's interrupted. Just to confirm.

            I was going to buy one just for that, but won't bother if it doesn't work as expected. Cheers.

            • Prong on 29/04/2024 - 16:45
              +2

              @caprimulgus: I checked mine, and USB-A is definitely interrupted when USB-C is connected.

              Both the USB-A or USB-C port can do up to 33W at 20V. And the USB-A port can do up to 22.5W (5V, 4.5A). So it renegotiates every time.

              • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 16:54
                +1

                @Prong: Thanks for confirming!

                Apologies for my incorrect assumption about this charger!

                • Prong on 29/04/2024 - 18:32
                  +1

                  @caprimulgus: To be fair, it would have been helpful had Anker actually included the full spec on the product page!

                  • johnwickspuppy on 30/04/2024 - 11:53
                    +1

                    @Prong: Please note I've started a forum discussion to try and bring some clarity to this issue. Refer to my comment below.

    • waade395 on 29/04/2024 - 14:42
      +5

      GaN is just the material the transistors are made out of. (Instead of the usual silicon).

      It has nothing to do with power negotiation causing dropouts. Negotiation is caused by the charging protocol i.e. USB-PD

      So GaN makes no difference to what you're talking about.

      • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 16:23

        Yep, you are correct that it is not GAN per se that is doing that. What I mean is that all GAN chargers do it (just because they are made that way, not because of the GAN, as you rightly point out).

        Not at USB-PD chargers do it. It seems that this one does, but i do have USB-PD capable charagers that have the USB-C PD circuitry seperate (and thus, dont do it).

        • johnwickspuppy on 30/04/2024 - 11:54
          +1

          For anyone reading these comments, please note there is evidence of a GaN charger that can deliver uninterrupted power. Refer to my comment below.

  • fantacular on 29/04/2024 - 12:03

    Does the usb-a port charge at 33w?

    • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 12:06

      I believe the USB-A is capped at 12W.

    • itstuan on 29/04/2024 - 12:27
      -1

      No, it max at 12W

    • waade395 on 29/04/2024 - 14:46
      +3

      Yes it does if nothing is plugged into the USB-C at the same time.

      If you use both ports then it's USB C 20w + USB A 12w.

      The other posters evidently haven't looked at the specs printed on the charger.

      • caprimulgus on 29/04/2024 - 16:28

        Yes, you are correct.

        I only looked at the marketing images, which had 12W max on the image (which I mistook for the actual max). My bad!

    • niravioli on 29/04/2024 - 15:30
      +2

      Here's the image link from one of the item reviews:

      From pic it seems both ports individually can 33W. But together it is 20W (USB-C) and 12W (USB-A).

  • Metre on 29/04/2024 - 13:06
    +2

    We have had these for a while and just assumed they were GaN chargers as it is really compact. Good quality fast charger nonetheless.

  • SamVicious on 30/04/2024 - 01:49

    Need an adapter for S24 ultra. Should I get this one or are there any other better deals?

  • johnwickspuppy on 30/04/2024 - 11:10

    Can someone please edit the title to say Anker 323. It helps with searching. For eg, here is almost the same deal but for the white version: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/840156

    • JSONBourne on 30/04/2024 - 11:14

      Done, I've also added it as a tag

  • johnwickspuppy on 30/04/2024 - 11:51
    +3

    There seems to be a bit of confusion about GaN and non-GaN chargers with regards to uninterrupted power supply. I've started a forum discussion to help clear things up. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/843481

    • johnwickspuppy on 25/05/2024 - 14:57

      If anyone reads this and cares, the interrupted power supply seems to only occur to the USB-A port when plugging/unplugging USB-C. The reverse scenario doesn't interrupted supply for some reason, so when plugging/unplugging USB-C. Anyone else experience this too?

      • powerhead on 25/05/2024 - 15:06
        +1

        AFAIK it was on both ports when alternate port was plugged in. I can test for sure on Tuesday-Wednesday.

        • johnwickspuppy on 25/05/2024 - 15:24
          +1

          I thought I better test again to be sure. 2 USB-C phones and, obviously, 1 USB-C to USB-C cable and 1 USB-A to USB-C cable. Can confirm my comment above about power interruption only occurring on the USB-A port.

          • caprimulgus on 27/05/2024 - 11:01

            @johnwickspuppy: So I was kinda right that this had un-interrupted power - but its actually the USB-C port only that is un-interrupted, not the USB-A? Interesting - cheers for reporting back.

            • johnwickspuppy on 27/05/2024 - 11:20

              @caprimulgus: Yes you were 50% correct! I'm surprised by the results of my experiment to be honest. I'm no electronics expert so I don't understand why it exhibits this behaviour. We should still wait for Powerhead to report back this week.

              • powerhead on 30/05/2024 - 10:18
                +1

                @johnwickspuppy: apologies for a late test - usb-A is always interrupted for me; usb-C is NOT. I use the charger with MacBook Air on -C and iPhone on -A. However MacBook battery is currently over 90%, looks like according to excellent @Prong's explanation below this is expected behaviour.

          • Prong on 27/05/2024 - 14:13
            +2

            @johnwickspuppy: So to add to this, I did some extra testing.

            As has been noted, the USB-A port is always interrupted when the USB-C port is plugged in or out.

            The USB-C port is interrupted any time it is not using the (5V 3A 15W) or (9V 2.22A 20W) PDOs, and the USB-A port asks for more than 5V 1.5W.

            EG, if you are running a laptop at 20V via USB-C, and plug something into the USB A port that wants more than 1.5W (like a phone) then the USB-C port will disconnect power, reconnect, and tell the laptop there is only 5V 3A or 9V 2.22A available. If you plus something that uses less than 1.5W (like a USB light, or charging some earbuds etc) then the USB-C does not disconnect.

            So if a phone is charging from the USB-C port using PPS (EG, 8.5V, 2A), then plugging something in to the USB-A port will cause the USB-C port to negotiate to charge at 9V and up to 2.22A (or 5V 3A). The switch from PPS to 9V 2.22A is extremely fast and seamless, so the phone does not indicate charging has stopped. I will have to log the voltage change with a high sample rate to see if it actually disconnects or just adjusts the voltage up as it changes PDO.

            If you are charging a phone from USB-C using the 9V 2.22A PDO (which is most common with phones) or the 5V 3A PDO then plugging something into the USB-A port will not cause the USB-C port to disconnect.

            This is because when both ports are in use, the USB-A port is limited to a maximum 5V, 12W. And the USB-C port is limited to 20W. So if the charger already knows the USB-C output is no more than 20W, it doesn't have to renegotiate it when the USB-A port is used.

            @johnwickspuppy In your case, the phones are likely using PPS (seamless switch), or already using the 9V 2.22A or 5V 3A PDOs.

            • caprimulgus on 27/05/2024 - 14:46

              @Prong: Interesting - that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for your further investigation!

            • johnwickspuppy on 27/05/2024 - 16:34

              @Prong: Wow! What a write up! Thanks for the investigation and detailed explanation. I find some of it confusing as I'm no expert in electronics or anything, but I definitely get the gist of it. I created a forum discussion on this and I'll be sure to link this.

              • Prong on 27/05/2024 - 22:32
                +1

                @johnwickspuppy: Haha yes perhaps a bit too much detail. But how else to relax during lunch than by testing USB chargers?

                The less complex version is that if charging anything that uses more than 20W (like a laptop or some phones), the USB-C port will disconnect and reconnect when plugging something into USB-A.

  • Dalton on 25/05/2024 - 14:39

    Bought this. Failed after two weeks. Quite a few reviewsers with similar problems on Amazon.

    • johnwickspuppy on 25/05/2024 - 14:53

      That's sucks! Only 2 weeks. You should definitely get a refund or at least an exchange.

      • Dalton on 25/05/2024 - 15:33

        Yes, no problem with refund on free return.

    • powerhead on 25/05/2024 - 15:08

      Interesting. What were the symptoms?
      Mine seems to be working ok for now, but I only use it intermittently.

      • johnwickspuppy on 25/05/2024 - 15:27

        I've used mine several times to charge one or two devices overnight and mine seems to be working ok too. Charges fine and temperatures are typical for a non-GaN.

      • Dalton on 25/05/2024 - 15:34

        No changing on either port. Other chargers work with the same cables.

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