Anker 622 Portable Magnetic Battery MagGo, Original Apple Mfi Certified, 5000mAh Slim Wireless Power Bank with Fast Charging, 15W Wireless & 20W PD…
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Specification: Anker 622 Portable Magnetic Battery MagGo, Original Apple Mfi Certified, 5000mAh Slim Wireless Power Bank with Fast Charging, 15W Wireless & 20W PD…
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C.V.Devlekar –
Good
Calvin Chen –
I actually bought the Apple MagSafe Battery Pack to compare with this charger for my Iphone 14 Pro and I’ll be judging it based on a variety of factors:
Price: Anker wins. $37 vs $99 makes it almost 3x cheaper.
Size and Weight: Tie. Surprisingly very similar to Apple in weight. The thickness is pretty much the same which is the most important as you want to be able to use it comfortably while holding the phone and charger. Anker is a bit longer and very slightly wider, but this doesn’t really make a difference as it fits on the phone.
Looks and Feel: Apple wins. The Anker feels nice and grippy, but Apple’s form factor definitely wins out. I notice that fingerprints definitely show up more on the Anker and not really at all for Apple. This is the least important category for me.
Battery Life: Anker wins. Apple notably doesn’t list its battery life for its charger, but it’s definitely less than 5000mAh. 5000mAh is enough for a little more than a full charge for my Iphone 14 pro and from my testing (charging up from 10% to 100%), Apple capacity’s seems to be about 55-65% of a full charge.
Charging Speed: Tie. They’re both pretty slow, but that’s a given for wireless magsafe charging.
UI and Battery Advantages: Apple wins. Apple’s charger is obviously designed to work with Iphones and it shows with the audio cue for charging, the visual popup for charger percentage, and the ability to charger the battery pack while charging the phone. It also manages heat, stopping if the phone gets too hot and let’s you know it won’t charge beyond 90% to preserve battery life. Anker has none of that, only a light indicator for battery life and it will keep on charging until it’s done. It hasn’t gotten unbearably hot, but I would keep to charging in bursts.
Magnet: Apple wins (slightly). I held my phone by the charger for both and shook it side to side and up and down and they both held firm. However, for some reason, Anker’s doesn’t seem to have the small magnet under the circle one like Apple does. This makes it so you can slightly turn the charger, but this doesn’t really matter.
Conclusion: My personal preference is the Anker. Apple’s small improvements really aren’t worth being 3x the price. I value being able to hold the phone comfortably while charging and knowing that the battery will last me through the day if I forgot to charge my phone last night and Anker does that, arguably even better than Apple does. Heat isn’t really an issue for me because I only charge in short bursts of time anyway (~30 minutes). Apple’s charger pack is meant more for keeping your battery topped up so it only drops a bit during the day, not for charging up from a low amount which isn’t my preferred use case.
Siddhartan Selvarangan –
It charges my iPhone fast as expected and it’s convenient to have another usb a port to charge my watch or my headphones at the same time.This way I won’t have to carry another adapter.
Saurabh Khotkar –
Excellent fast charger, works as promised – 50% charge in under 30 mins.. be sure to use compatible cable, preferably apple’s original one. dual port with USB A connector is a plus. A little bit bulky though, but not very heavy, you can easily carry it anywhere with you.
Deep –
Samsung requires a proprietary charging protocol by the name of PPS to have super fast charging. This charger does not have PPS. Only fast charging possible for Samsung. Avoid if that’s what you are looking for. It’s max 45W on the single USB-C port, not 65W. Other than the above issues it does look like a well made product.
Prakash –
The product is good for charging laptops with the USB-C port and other USB-A ports are good for charging most apple & Android mobiles but the USB-A ports are not so good for induction charging. Even an iphone watch charges really slow. Otherwise a good product.
Muk –
Good, but only 12 watts charging available from any one port.
shakilur –
This is the best charger one can get in the price range
Pro.
1. Compact size
2. 1 USB type C port and 3 USB type A port
3. 45watt fast charging support
4. Good cable length
5. Texture/finish of the charger is great
Cons
1. No charging cable provided
2. 3 type A USB port delivers a total of 20 watt power, which is not at all fast
Calvin Chen –
It’s a great battery so far it’s a nice replacement from my mophie one but it has some negatives from my mophie one but it has more positives
Pros:
-it’s very slim
-it charges 5w-7.5w wirelessly
-Very strong magnets
-very strong usbc port
-Doesn’t interact with the camera bump on my 13 mini
-really nice materials and build quality
-it has pass through charging (when plugged in it can charge itself and my phone at the same time
-it has a rubber type material so on the non matte back iPhones it will grip on more making it harder to slide off
Cons:
-it charges very slow im using a 45w ac adapter and it seems to be charging at 20w my mophie one can charge at 45w for 2 hour charging time the anker one has been on the charger for 2 hours and just got to the 3rd led
-it gets warm when charging my mini but if you have a bigger phone your phone won’t get as hot when charging
Misc:
-it turns on automatic my when i put it on the back of my phone but before that I can turn it on with the button and hold the button so it won’t turn on until I want to use it
-the button is very clicks and solid
-the leds are bright enough but hard to see outdoors
-it doesn’t have the official MagSafe charging animation
cranky –
Edit: It seems the listing was edited to remove the 65W moniker, so that’s at least a positive step.
Original review:
Very average desktop charger. Very slow shipping, reached 4 days after committed date. No charging cable included. Quite poor value given what you can get at this price or cheaper, but Anker is supposed to be one of the ‘better’ Chinese brands. Time will tell.
Decent heft and feel. The USB-C port is the only form of fast charging. Only PD (though most flagship phones with non-proprietary input will fast charge just fine), no QC. My ROG5 charges in just over an hour, which is reasonable and not much heat came off of either the phone or charger. A little quicker than my older QC 3.0 charger.
The charger is NOT 65W. This is important to understand. The power is divided into two non-overlapping segments, one is the standard 45W PD USB-C port(15/3, presumably, but there’s no manual so not particularly sure), and a 5V, 4A supply to the USB-A ports. This means you are limited to 45W, the 19/3 profile is missing so anything more than ultrabooks is out of range for this charger.
Each USB-A port is limited to 2.4A maximum, and the IQ system is nothing but marketing. It cannot recognise any fast charging protocol. You can charge your speakers and headphones with it, but don’t think about running SBCs off of it. It’s not gonna work.
The one thing I can be happy about is almost zero heating while charging phones and tablets. Not tried charging my laptop with it, and don’t really plan to. Being one of the very few desktop options available, it is also thankfully missing the thin-pin China rock-in-the-socket plugs, and the connection is secure and stable.