Mobile Phone Chargers

Which Type of Mobile Phone Charger Do You Need?

Start with where you charge. A mains charger plugs into a wall socket and stays put by the bed or desk. Our wall chargers range from a compact USB mains charger to 65W GaN chargers with four ports.

For time away, we stock a 65W GaN travel charger with a USB-A port and two USB-C ports, handy when a hotel room is short of sockets. If you would rather set your phone down than plug it in, choose our magnetic wireless charger.

What Wattage Should a Mobile Phone Charger Have?

Wattage is the amount of power a charger can deliver. Check the charging speed your phone's maker quotes and choose a charger rated at or above it.

We stock 20W chargers in a low-profile USB-C PD design and a fast charge model with USB-A and USB-C ports. Step up to our 35W charger, our 45W GaN fast charger or our 65W GaN chargers when you want to charge more than a phone at once. Some USB chargers are rated in amps rather than watts: our dual USB mains charger is rated 2.4A and our compact USB mains charger 2.1A; either suits overnight charging where speed matters less.

USB-C or USB-A: Matching a Mobile Phone Charger to Your Cable

Look at the charger end of the cable you use now. A small, rounded plug is USB-C and a wider, flat rectangle is USB-A. Most of our chargers have a USB-C port and many also have USB-A, so a USB-C cable and a USB-A cable can share the same charger.

If your cables are mainly USB-A, our 35W mains charger pairs a USB-C port with three USB-A ports. If you have moved over to USB-C, consider our 65W GaN charger with three USB-C ports and a USB-A port; another 65W GaN charger has two of each. For a single phone, our low-profile 20W charger has a USB-C PD port. PD is short for USB Power Delivery, a fast charging standard, so check that your phone supports it.

Charging More Than One Device From a Mobile Phone Charger

A multi-port charger keeps a bedside or desk down to a single plug. Many of our chargers have two or more ports, and our 65W GaN chargers have three or four. GaN is short for gallium nitride, a material used in place of silicon in higher-wattage chargers, and our 45W and 65W chargers are built with it.

Think of the wattage as a total to be shared between the devices you plug in, and choose a higher rating if a tablet or a second phone will charge alongside yours.

Choosing a Wireless Mobile Phone Charger

Our wireless charger is a foldable, magnetic three-in-one design rated 15W. Wireless charging needs a phone with the feature built in, and a magnetic charger holds best on a phone or case made to work with magnets. A thick or metal-backed case can slow or stop charging, so take the case off if your phone will not charge.

As it is three-in-one, check that the other devices you plan to charge on it support wireless charging too. It also folds away when not in use.

What to Check Before Buying a Mobile Phone Charger

First, look at the socket. Where it sits behind a bedside table or sofa, our low-profile 20W charger makes sense, and where sockets are scarce, a multi-port charger can save an extension lead. If you travel abroad, check the socket type where you are going and whether you will need a plug adaptor.

Then check the cable: a fast charger needs a cable rated for its power to charge at full speed. A few of our chargers are white; if colour matters, check the finish on the product page before you order.