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Best USB‑C travel chargers (2026): buy, budget and skip

Get the Anker Prime 67W: it charges a laptop at full speed with your phone plugged in too, and works on any country’s mains with just a plug adapter. On a tight budget, the Anker Nano 45W does the basics for about half the price.

Worldwide voltage · Input 100–240 V Updated 6 min read 0 tested · 3 researched
Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports)
Our pick: Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports) · Image: Anker

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The short answer

Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports)
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Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports)

Best for laptop and phone

  • Researched
  • 67 W from one USB-C port; 65 W across any two
  • 3 ports, 100–240 V, 136 g (US) / 149 g (UK)

$49.99/£34.99Anker US & UK stores, checked 3 Oct 2026

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Anker Nano Charger (45W) with USB-C Cable
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Anker Nano Charger (45W) with USB-C Cable

Best for phone first

  • Researched
  • One 45 W USB-C port, cable in the box
  • 100–240 V, 60 g (US) / 100 g (UK)

$25.99/£24.99Anker US & UK stores, checked 3 Oct 2026

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Apple 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
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Apple 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter

Skip: less power, more money

  • Researched
  • $59 / £59 for 35 W shared by two ports. Our pick gives 67 W and three ports for less.

$59/£59Apple US & UK stores, checked 3 Oct 2026

What matters in a travel charger

Three things decide a travel charger. Get these right and one charger can replace the brick that came with each device.

100–240 V inputWorks on US (120 V), Japanese (100 V) and UK or European (230 V) mains. Check the label or spec sheet.
Watts per portPhones need about 20–30 W. A thin laptop wants 45–65 W from one USB-C port.
How power splitsA “65 W” charger may give a laptop far less once your phone is plugged in too.
More on what matters

Voltage first, plug second

A charger rated 100–240 V only needs a cheap plug adapter abroad. One rated 200–240 V will not work properly in the US, Canada or Japan. US chargers have a Type A plug and UK chargers a Type G plug, so each region buys its own model. Some chargers, like UGREEN’s 65 W travel charger, come with swappable US, UK and EU plugs instead.

Anker’s UK page for its older 715 (Nano II 65W) charger lists a 200–240 V input, while the US page lists 100–240 V. Read the input line on the page for your own region’s model.

Compare the picks

VerdictModelMax single USB-CPortsInputWeight (US / UK)How judged
PICKAnker Prime 67W (3 Ports)67 W2 USB-C + 1 USB-A100–240 V136 g / 149 gResearched
BUDGETAnker Nano 45W with cable45 W1 USB-C100–240 V60 g / 100 gResearched
SKIPApple 35W Dual USB-C35 W2 USB-CNot on store pageNot publishedResearched

Specs from each maker’s own product page for that region; see Sources. Prices from the Anker and Apple US and UK stores, checked 3 Oct 2026; they change often and may be lower elsewhere.

Our verdicts

PICK

Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports)

Researched

This is the one charger to pack if you carry a phone and a laptop.

Why it’s good

  • Full laptop speed with a second device plugged in (any two ports, 65 W)
  • Two USB-C ports plus USB-A for older cables and earbud cases

Watch out for

  • Fixed plug for your home country, so pack a plug adapter for other sockets. The UK version is noticeably bigger (49.6 × 45.6 × 61.5 mm).
BUDGET

Anker Nano Charger (45W) with USB-C Cable

Researched

Enough if you mainly charge a phone, with a light laptop now and then.

Why it’s good

  • Cable in the box, so nothing else to buy
  • Tiny and light, with a foldable plug

You give up

  • Two ports and 22 W compared with the Pick: one device at a time, and laptops charge slower
SKIP

Apple 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter

Researched

Apple’s charger is easy to find in Apple Stores and airports, which is why so many travellers end up with it. But it costs $59 / £59 for 35 W in total. Apple’s own support page says that with a laptop and an iPhone plugged in, each gets up to 17.5 W, and suggests unplugging one if either needs more power. Our Pick gives nearly twice the power and an extra port for $9.01 / £24.01 less. Apple also doesn’t publish its weight or input range on the store page.

How we chose

Show how we chose

We compared eight USB-C wall chargers sold in both the US and the UK, from Anker, UGREEN, Belkin and Apple. Every verdict product had to be on sale and in stock on its maker’s US and UK stores, with a 100–240 V input, and we checked each region’s own model page because US and UK plugs are different products. We weighed single-port power for laptops, how power splits across ports, size and weight, and price in both countries. UGREEN’s 65 W charger with swappable US, UK and EU plugs ($49.99 / £39.99) is worth a look if you cross plug regions often, but UGREEN doesn’t clearly publish its weight or how it splits power, so it missed a verdict.

Tested means we used it ourselves. Researched means we judged it from specs, independent tests, safety rules and owner reports, without using it. We never mark a researched pick as tested.

Questions

Do I need a special charger to travel abroad?

Usually not. Most USB-C chargers are rated 100–240 V, so they only need a plug adapter. Check the input line on the charger or its spec page; if it says 200–240 V, it is not made for 100–127 V countries like the US and Japan.

What wattage do I need for a laptop?

Thin laptops such as a MacBook Air charge well from 45–65 W. Bigger laptops may want more and will charge slowly, or only hold their level, on a 45 W charger.

Is a GaN charger safe?

GaN (gallium nitride) is just the chip material that lets chargers be smaller. Buy from a known brand through its own store or a major retailer, and avoid unbranded chargers with no safety markings.

Can I charge my phone with a 67 W charger?

Yes. USB-C Power Delivery agrees on a safe level with each device, so a phone only draws what it can take.

Sources

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