Ugreen MagFlow 3-in-1 magnetic wireless charger
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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Ugreen’s MagFlow 3-in-1 is on sale at Amazon for $99.
- It charges an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once with 25W Qi2.2 wireless charging.
- It’s a little pricey for a travel charger when not on sale.
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I pretty much always travel with my complete set of Apple gear: my iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods — and that means a lot of cables. The iPhone and AirPods now all use USB-C so that’s great, but the Apple Watch still needs that proprietary charging pad.
What would be neat is to be able to charge everything wirelessly. The AirPods and my Apple Watch Ultra 3 only need a top-up every night, and the iPhone can how charge at 25W thanks to Qi2.2 compatibility.
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Problem is, compact, travel-friendly 3-in-1 wireless chargers aren’t common, and ones that support the newer charging standard are rarer still.
Ugreen seems to have thought about this very problem with the MagFlow 3-in-1 magnetic wireless charger<!–> – a very travel-friendly all-in-one charging solution for your Apple gadgets.
On first blush, it looks a lot like a power bank, but it opens out, transforming into a three-bay wireless charging station. On the front is a 25W Qi2.2 (also, confusingly branded as Qi2 25W). This can handle iPhones (or any smartphone with a wireless charging pad), and charge at anything from 5W to 25W.
Behind that is a 5W charging pad for the AirPods, and another 5W pad for the Apple Watch.
It looks like a power bank!
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Plus, it can handle all your devices simultaneously, allowing them all to charge at full speed (you’d be amazed how many 3-in-1 wireless chargers fail this test).
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To power the charging station, you need a charging block that can put out 45W or more, and conveniently, this setup actually comes with one. It is a US-only one, so if you need to use this for traveling abroad, you’ll need a compatible charger (something like this<!–>). You also get a USB-C cable.
Folds down nice and small.
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One thing that annoys me about a lot of 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 charging stations is how unstable they are. This one, however, is super stable, and there are even little rubber feet on the bottom — quite robust little rubber feet, since they have resisted me picking them off and haven’t fallen off — to keep the unit at bay on any surface, be in on a desk or nightstand.
ZDNET’s buying advice
I’ve been looking for a compact Qi2.2 3-in-1 charging station like this, and I’m pleased to see that Ugreen has not only delivered, but made a product that checks all the boxes. This Ugreen MagFlow 3-in-1 MagFlow charging station<!–> charges everything at full speed, it’s compact, stable, and perfect for the nightstand or suitcase.
This one has earned a permanent place in my travel kit.
It’s not cheap at $140, but it’s one of the best units around, and you do get the charging station, a charging block, and the cable. And over on Amazon, Prime members can get 29% off, bringing it down to $100.
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