Are there any suggestions for a small device that charges an Apple I phone, 16, AirPods, and an Apple Watch at the same time. I will be spending one week in France and one week in London. The last device I used no longer charges. Thanks
Posted by
California Central Coast 🐚
484 posts
How small is small? I use an Anker hub with 6 USB ports and USB-c converters on 3 of them.
Posted by
Vermont, USA
849 posts
My friend travels with something similar to this:
He loves it for the convenience of being able to charge everything all at once, and his folds down pretty compactly.
Not sure which brand he specifically has, but you could do some searching to see what’s rated best and lightest/most compact.
Posted by
Colorado
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I’ve travelled with this for over a year now and it’s been perfect:
It is pretty compact and the Anker brand is reliable IMO.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32601 posts
A charger like this one should work well for the three devices you mentioned - https://www.anker.com/ca/products/a121b-100w-3-ports-gan-charger?variant=52842114679152&collections_chargers=undefined&Sort_by=Recommended . It has three ports and also accepts input voltages of 100-240VAC. According to the notes at the bottom, it auto adjusts for low current devices such as AirPods and Smart Watches.
You will of course need appropriate Plug Adapters specific to the countries you'll be visiting.. I'd suggest taking more than one of each type, as they're easy to misplace. You'll also need appropriate cables for each device. Note that one of the outputs of the charger is USB-A and the other two outputs are USB-C.
Posted by
Victoria, Australia
56 posts
The one proposed by Deb is similar to the one I have had for several years. Very compact when folded and depending on the input, will charge all 3 at the same time. If you just use a 5w output, it will not work so well, it needs at least 15w to charge everything at once. Therefore, you need the 3-in-1 foldable charger plus the USB C input from a separate charger.
Posted by
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
36314 posts
pardon my old school, but could you not do them sequentially? neither the watch or ear buds take long at all, and if your iPhone is like mine it will be done in an hour or so...
that's how I'd do it anyway
Posted by
Victoria, Australia
56 posts
The point of the foldable charging station is that you can put it on the bedside table in a hotel room and fold it out into a triangular prism or tent shape. The iPhone lays upright on an angle to charge and the screen becomes a clock which dims with the lights out. Ideal for looking at the time when waking in the middle of a different time zone without fumbling for the phone.
Posted by
OP
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Thanks so much for all of the information you all provided.
Posted by
Michigan
553 posts
there are some travel/foldable options in this article: https://www.macworld.com/article/668468/best-apple-watch-chargers-stands-docks.html#best-3-in-1-apple-watch-iphone-airpod-chargers
The Anker and Twelve South options caught my eye, personally.