“Apple charges a whopping $49 for its 29-watt power adapter if you want to charge up your iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus (and soon, the iPhone X) in a hurry,” Mark Spoonauer reports for Tom’s Guide. “But we found a very good alternative that costs less than half as much.”
“On our tests, the $23.99 ZMLM USB Type C wall charger outperformed four other third-party adapters, taking 32 minutes and 25 seconds to bring the iPhone 8 Plus to 50 percent on its battery life meter,” Spoonauer reports. “That’s about 4 minutes behind Apple’s own 29-watt adapter, which did the job in a brisk 28 minutes.”
Spoonauer reports, “The ZMLM charger also comes with an LED light, so you know that it’s working.”
Read more and see all of the test results in the full article here.
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You’ll have to forego the LED light, but you do get a “Mac” in the name. 😉
I would personally go with Anker:
Anker USB Type-C, Anker Premium 5-Port 60W USB Wall Charger PowerPort+ 5 USB-C with Power Delivery for Apple MacBook and PowerIQ for iPhone and iPad
I’ve never had a bad experience with any Anker product I’ve bought. Near-Apple quality at a better price. I have tried cheaper than Anker and I have regretted it.
Better than Apple quality, actually. Jony’s pathetic design memes hold Apple back from producing truly great peripherals. Ergos and durability with Apple white plastic stuff is middle of the road at best.
Nice… I love how everyone is putting Amazon Referral links here.
Thanks for the heads up. The anker product looks good as an alternate backup charger to the usb-c Mac book pros.
I’ve been using an Anker USB cable and 12V adapter in my work truck for almost a year now. I plug/unplug my phone at least 20+ times a day.
No signs of failure, whatsoever and it fits inside an otter box case. I’m very impressed. I love Apple cables, but not for durability. Anker destroys it in that department.