The Best Travel Charger
Every page on this site about charging abroad ends with the same advice: one adapter, and your own multi-port charger plugged into it. This is the charger half of that sentence.
We have not tested this gear. Every figure here is compiled from published manufacturer specifications and published airline policies, and the arithmetic is public so you can check it. This page contains affiliate links — see the affiliate disclosure.
The Anker Nano 70W (3 ports) — a published 70 W, a 100–240 V input, a foldable plug and 4.23 oz, at $39.99. Two published figures decide any travel charger: the input range, which tells you it needs only a plug adapter abroad, and the per-port split under load — because Anker publishes that its 65 W 735 gives the laptop port just 40 W when all three ports are in use.
Manufacturer-published figures read 11 September 2026. Device wattage needs quoted below are typical values given for scale, not manufacturer specifications. We have not tested these chargers.
| # | Product | Published weight | Fits | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPICKA TA-105C Universal Travel AdapterPhone, tablet and headphone charging across plug standards | 0.32 lb | 11 of 11AA DL UA WN … | 5.8 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 2 | Anker Nano Charger (70W, 3 Ports)The one charger that replaces every brick in the bag | 0.26 lb | 11 of 11AA DL UA WN … | 5.6 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 3 | Anker 735 Charger (Nano II 65W)One laptop and one phone, abroad | Not published | 11 of 11AA DL UA WN … | 5.6 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 4 | UGREEN Nexode 65W 3-Port GaN ChargerBuyers who value a stated warranty over a spec sheet | Not published | Not published | 0.5 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
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Why a charger, not a power bank or an adapter
Three different products get confused here, and the site covers each separately. A power bank stores energy for the flight and the gap between sockets. A plug adapter changes the shape of the plug and nothing else. A wall charger is the thing that actually converts mains into the wattage your devices want — and it is the piece a universal adapter does badly, because the compact class shares roughly 30 W across all its USB ports. Adapter against converter.
Which is why the kit this site recommends everywhere is one plug adapter plus one good multi-port charger. The adapter solves the socket; the charger solves the watts. This page is about the second object.
Figure one: the input range
A charger that publishes an input of 100–240 V is dual voltage. Plugged into a European 230 V socket through a plug-shape adapter, it simply works — no converter, no switch.
| Charger | Published input | Works abroad with only a plug adapter? |
|---|---|---|
| Anker Nano 70W (3 ports) | 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz | Yes, as published |
| Anker 735 (Nano II 65W) | 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz | Yes, as published |
| UGREEN Nexode 65W 3-Port | Not published on the page read | Check the unit's label |
The UGREEN almost certainly is dual voltage — virtually every USB-C charger made in the last decade is. But the published input rating is the one figure this whole category turns on, and we will not fill it in for a maker who did not print it. Why the cell stays empty.
Figure two: what each port gets under load
A multi-port charger publishes a total. The total is not what any single port delivers once you plug in more than one device, and that is the number that decides whether it charges a laptop.
| Anker 735 (Nano II 65W) | Port 1 (USB-C) | Port 2 (USB-C) | Port 3 (USB-A) |
|---|---|---|---|
| One device | up to 65 W | — | — |
| Two USB-C devices | 45 W | 20 W | — |
| All three ports | 40 W | 12 W | 12 W |
A 13 in laptop typically wants 45 to 65 W to charge at full speed. On the 735, plugging in a phone and headphones alongside it drops the laptop port to a published 40 W — it will still charge, slowly, and it may not keep up with heavy use. With just the laptop and a phone on the two USB-C ports, the laptop keeps 45 W.
Credit where it is due: Anker publishes this table and most makers do not. The Nano 70W page we read publishes the 70 W total but not its split, so its behavior under load is a question you would have to test — which we have not.
The three chargers, as published
| Total | Size | Weight | Plug | Price | Warranty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anker Nano 70W (3 ports) | 70 W | 2.09 × 1.68 × 1.24 in | 4.23 oz | Foldable | $39.99 | Not published |
| Anker 735 (Nano II 65W) | 65 W | 2.60 × 1.50 × 1.15 in | Not published | Not published | $29.99 | Not published |
| UGREEN Nexode 65W 3-Port | 65 W | Not published | Not published | Foldable | $24.99–$39.99 by bundle | 2 years |
Notice the pattern: each charger publishes a different subset. Anker publishes the input range and dimensions for both, the weight for one and the split for the other. UGREEN publishes the warranty and almost nothing else. There is no charger here with a complete spec sheet, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
The foldable plug is not a detail
Fixed prongs in a tech pouch scratch screens, snag cables and occasionally bend. A foldable plug turns the charger into a smooth block that lives safely against everything else in the pouch.
The Nano 70W and the UGREEN publish a foldable plug. The 735 page we read did not say either way — which on a product whose whole selling point is compactness is an odd thing to leave out. The pouch it lives in.
The kit, costed
| Item | Published weight | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Anker Nano 70W (3 ports) | 4.23 oz | Watts — phone, laptop, headphones from one socket |
| EPICKA TA-105C universal adapter | 0.32 lb | Plug shape — every common standard |
| Together | about 0.58 lb | Every device, most countries, one socket |
Just over half a pound replaces a phone brick, a laptop brick and a country-specific plug. Hotel rooms with one socket behind the bed stop being a problem the moment the socket feeds three devices. The adapter half.
What to buy
- One charger for everything → Anker Nano 70W (3 ports). 70 W, 100–240 V, foldable, 4.23 oz, all published. Its con: no per-port split published, so its laptop behavior with three devices attached is unknown, and no warranty term.
- Cheapest, and you know what you are getting → Anker 735 at $29.99. The only charger here that publishes how it shares its watts. Its con: 40 W to the laptop with all three ports in use, and no weight or plug type published.
- Warranty first → UGREEN Nexode, with the input label checked before you fly. Its con: almost nothing else published.
- Always → one plug adapter alongside it, and both in the bag that stays with you. The full tech checklist.
Every pick, with the working
Each entry below shows the published inputs, the four axis scores they produce, and what you give up. The order is the computed order, not a commercial one.
1 · Phone, tablet and headphone charging across plug standards
EPICKA TA-105C Universal Travel Adapter
30 W total across six ports is the number that matters: it is enough for a phone and a tablet at once, and not enough for a laptop.
- Published size
- 2.8 × 2.05 × 1.97 in
- Weight
- 0.32 lb
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty 2 year limited warranty
Fits 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- Published 30 W total output across three USB-C and two USB-A ports plus an AC outlet
- Two spare 10 A fuses in the box, which tells you what fails
- 5.1 oz published, small enough to live in a personal item permanently
What you give up
- An adapter, not a converter — it changes the plug shape, never the voltage
- 30 W shared across six ports is a trickle if you fill them
- 2 year warranty is short for something carrying mains voltage
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 10.0/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.5/10 — 2 yr (0.5 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: EPICKA published specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. Retail-only pricing. Check the live price before buying.
2 · The one charger that replaces every brick in the bag
Anker Nano Charger (70W, 3 Ports)
The only charger here that publishes its weight - 4.23 oz for 70 W - and a foldable plug, which is what stops the prongs damaging everything else in a pouch.
- Published size
- 2.09 × 1.68 × 1.24 in
- Weight
- 0.26 lb
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- $39.99
Warranty No warranty term published on the product page
Fits 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- 70 W published, the highest total output here
- 4.23 oz published, the only charger here with a published weight
- Foldable plug and a 100-240 V published input
What you give up
- $39.99 published, $10 more than the 735
- Per-port split under load not published on the page read
- No warranty term published
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No published warranty term or capacity to divide the price by.
- Airline-fit breadth 10.0/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.0/10 — no published term (0 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Anker published specifications and price, compiled 3 September 2026.
3 · One laptop and one phone, abroad
Anker 735 Charger (Nano II 65W)
65 W published for $29.99 and a 100-240 V input - but with all three ports in use Anker publishes only 40 W to the laptop port, which is the number that decides whether it charges a laptop.
- Published size
- 2.6 × 1.5 × 1.15 in
- Weight
- Not published
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- $29.99
Warranty No warranty term published on the product page
Fits 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- $29.99 published, the cheapest charger here
- 100-240 V published input, so it needs only a plug adapter abroad
- Anker publishes its per-port split, which most chargers do not
What you give up
- With three ports in use the laptop port drops to a published 40 W
- No weight and no warranty term published
- The USB-A port is 12 W when shared - slow for anything but a phone
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No published warranty term or capacity to divide the price by.
- Airline-fit breadth 10.0/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.0/10 — no published term (0 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Anker published specifications and price, compiled 3 September 2026.
4 · Buyers who value a stated warranty over a spec sheet
UGREEN Nexode 65W 3-Port GaN Charger
Skip this one. Skip it for international travel specifically. It is the only charger here with a published warranty term, and the page we read published no input voltage range - which is the one figure that tells you whether it works on a 230 V socket with only a plug adapter. It very likely does, as almost every modern charger is dual voltage; this site does not recommend a charger for abroad on 'very likely'. Check the label on the unit before you rely on it.
The only charger here with a published warranty term, and almost nothing else published - no input range, no per-port split, no size, no weight.
- Published size
- Not published
- Weight
- Not published
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty 2-year product warranty
Fits No published dimensions to check.
What it does well
- 2-year product warranty published, the only term among the three chargers
- Foldable plug
- 65 W across three ports
What you give up
- No published input voltage range on the page read - check the label before using it abroad
- No per-port split, dimensions or weight published
- No single published price
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth not scored — No published dimensions to check against carrier limits.
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.5/10 — 2 yr (0.5 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: UGREEN published product information, compiled 3 September 2026. UGREEN's US store showed $24.99 to $39.99 depending on bundle on 11 September 2026, so no single list price is carried.
No live price is currently verified, so every button here reads Check price on Amazon rather than a number we cannot stand behind. See how we handle prices.