30 Tests, Best USB-C Chargers 2025 Revealed

We’ve stress-tested more than 30 USB-C power bricks to find the best ones that support fast charging and heat management. We used programmable loads, USB Power Delivery analyzers, and our own thermal imaging to gauge real-world output, port-sharing behavior, and heat under continuous load. The winners here are all indicative of where GaN hardware has arrived in 2025: sleeker bricks, more sophisticated power splits, and widespread support for USB PD 3.0/3.1 with PPS (programmable power supply) and legacy standards.

Why it matters now: Today’s phones and laptops depend on protocol as well as wattage. Samsung’s 45W profile requires PPS, more recent iPhones play USB PD roulette with adjustable voltage steps, and some Pixels ask for a 20V PPS rail. The best chargers can handle all of it without turning into your phone’s personal space heater or just setting the spare energy on fire.

Best overall 60–70W USB-C charger class for most users

Pick: Anker Prime 67W GaN. It’s the sweet spot for most people, with two USB-C ports and one USB-A, as well as wide protocol support. Our test unit dished out a maximum of 65W from the uppermost USB-C, which is plenty fast for ultrabooks and any flagship phone, while holding a solid ~93% efficiency at a 45W/20W mix.

Port performance is great: you should be able to get around 40W + 20W from two USB-C devices or a reasonable 45W/12W/10W with three. It supports USB PD, PPS, Samsung 45W, and Quick Charge for older gear in a smallish 161 g body. If you only need two ports max and already have a Pixel, Google’s dual-port 67W USB-C is a close second, but it prefers to prioritize or throttle charging on your Pixel phone when doing mixed-brand charging.

Best value 30W USB-C charger for phones and tablets

Pick: Anker Nano 3 30W. For less than the price of a phone case, this little GaN brick gets the basics right: 30W USB PD with PPS (27W peak on PPS), Quick Charge for older devices, and an efficiency score just shy of 90%. It’s perfect for iPhones, regular Pixels, and the smaller Galaxy models, and will still charge big phones at top speeds even if it doesn’t hit their absolute ceilings.

The trade-offs are predictable at this size: one USB-C port and a warmer shell under load. On paper and in our logs, UGREEN’s Nexode RG 30W, while lacking the animated “face,” performs similarly (really the same) to the Nano 3.

Best travel-friendly USB-C charger with retractable cable

Pick: Baseus Enercore CJ11 67W. Travel chargers, like life itself, tend to live and die on their convenience; the CJ11 is one of the few travel bricks that includes a retractable USB-C cable along with two additional USB-C ports. Each port is able to negotiate up to 67W over USB PD with PPS, which was more than enough for our rotation of a MacBook Air, tablet, and phone without any drama.

The folding prongs stow nearly flush, it packs small, and the charger sustained high speeds from all three outlets without reaching unsafe temps. Caveats: the built-in cable is a single point of failure, and 67W isn’t going to power heavy-duty laptops. If you need international adapters and more overhead, the Razer 130W GaN with swappable plugs is a bulky but pricier alternative.

Best multiport 100W USB-C charger for everyday use

Pick: Anker Prime 100W GaN. This is the do-it-all wall plug for families and frequent travelers. One USB-C can take the entire 100W; two devices share in a practical split at 65W/35W; three typically results in 45W/30W/12W (in our experience it sustains load well and is reliable, ~92–93% efficiency with minimal throttling, supports PD, PPS, Quick Charge, and Samsung).

It’s worth noting that the latest hardware revision is slightly less efficient than the previous version but identical in functionality. Need even more headroom? The Nexode Pro 160W will also have a lower port that works at 30W.

Best high-wattage desktop USB-C charging station

Pick: UGREEN Nexode 500W 6-Port. If you need one brick to fuel an entire desk, this is the beast. Up to 500W shared between five USB-C ports and one USB-A, the top USB-C port is rated at 240W for PD 3.1 EPR gear. Crucially, UGREEN isolates the top and bottom power “rings” so that hot-swapping a laptop doesn’t drop power on your other devices—a frustrating issue we still encounter with cheaper hubs.

It’s large and pricey, but its stability, protocol support, and brisk running under load are truly excellent. Anker’s 200W desktop station is a less expensive desk model that covered two laptops and two phones at the same time in our testing, and was efficient yet quiet.

How we tested chargers and what to look for in 2025

We verified claimed specs with USB PD trigger tools, logged voltage and current during hour-long sustained loads, tested conversion efficiency, and monitored surface temperatures with a thermal camera. We also recorded protocol handshakes to verify PPS steps and/or compliance with USB-IF guidance. Safety counts—be sure to seek out the UL or equivalent marks and avoid no-name clones that bypass protections like OVP, OCP, OTP, etc.

Use the charger that is designed for your device class. For phones, prioritize USB PD with PPS; this is how 45W gets delivered to Galaxy models and how many Pixels negotiate their best speeds. The new iPhones fast charge over USB PD that has adjustable voltage, and the 30W brick is quite nice. Looking at laptops, meanwhile: read what’s on the sticker—some ultraportables are content with 65W, while larger machines might request 100W or PD 3.1 EPR at 140W or above. If you charge other gadgets, then research the power-sharing table—good designs maintain a robust rail on the primary USB-C even when others are occupied.

Thirty-plus lab-tested chargers later, the bottom line is clear. For a one-time buy that does nearly everything, the 67W class is the best mix of speed, size, and compatibility. Toss in a USB-C 30W that’s small enough for travel or to be a bedside stand, a 100W brick when you’ve got the whole family or need dual-device charging, and then add the desktop hub if your workload requires it. Choose well once, and you will charge faster, run cooler, and waste less energy every day.