PowerPort 60 W 6-Port Family-Sized Desktop USB Charger with PowerIQ Technology for Smartphones - Black, Compatible with iPhone 8 Plus

Like other families our charging needs seem to be increasing exponentially! I don't know about you, but we spend a lot of time juggling iPhones and iPads about in the kitchen where we have a couple of chargers permanently plugged into a double socket. Over the past few months I have been getting fed up of looking for various chargers for different pieces of equipment as our electronic equipment expands. I came across this charger whilst searching for MFi certified lightning leads for my apple equipment. The idea of being able to charge several different devices with the one charger appealed to me straight away. Anker also make a 40W 5 port charger and I was going to go for that, but we have 3 iPhones and 3 iPads as well as other tablets and equipment, so I decided to spend a few pounds more and go for 60W and 6 ports. I know now that I made a wise choice! The charger looks and feels like a quality product and comes with an 18 month guarantee to back up that feeling of quality. Even the packaging is impressive! PowerIQ detects the optimum charge rate for each device as it is connected and sets the output accordingly. It charges quicker than the chargers that come with your phones and tablets. All you do is plug in the charger, connect your equipment and the charger sorts it all out for you. Brilliant! We now have a charging station in the hallway and all of our charging needs are met easily by this one device. I have been asked if this unit makes any noise and I would happily place this on my bedside table with six items on charge. The other thing that appealed to me was the holiday/travel/work situation. You can charge all of your gear up at once from only one socket. So if you get to your hotel room and there is only one socket, or your office only has one free socket, no problem! The charger is very small, only slightly bigger than a cigarette packet, so you can leave all of your other chargers at home and save much needed room in your bags. Anker really seem to want to please, there is a booklet in the packaging asking you to contact them if you are not satisfied and I received an e-mail asking me if I would leave feedback. I get the impression that they care. As you can tell, I love this product. If you are thinking about getting one, do not hesitate. Look at the smaller model if you do not need so many ports. A no hassle, easy to use multi-charger. I think it is a great product at a great price!

I own three of these now. A reliable, basic, 6 port, usb-a power brick. I particularly like that the power cord is removable/easy to route behind cupboards. I dislike the fact that Anker have invented multiple charging protocols, all called "PowerIQ" and they all do different things - and there is no reliable way to guess which version this has ...Bad show Anker, your product descriptions and customer support used to be 5*. Bottom line: If you want to destroy your phone battery by regularly fast charging it, this is not the toy for you ...If (like me) you just want a basic 2.4A (overnight) charger, or just a way to power all your USB-powered IoT devices, this is a 5* choice

This was a must have for me. I keep it at the side of my bed where it charges my E-cig, lamp, phone, smart watch and power bank. It's a real work horse and never lets me down

Perfect for my needs, USB charging hub for plugging in the multitude of devices powered by USB these days. This charges at a good speed and solid build quality. Can recommend, and a trusted brand name which is important to me.

Great device and works well but I needed a hub with a separate on/off switch so I returned it. However, that's a personal matter and if that is not important to future buyers then this is a great USB charger hub

I essentially bought this product like many others because I have a young, growing family living in an age where everyone has at least 1 portable device required to be recharged regularly. I'm also fed up of seeing most of my electrical sockets half-taken up with a charging plug and subsequent trailling lead so when I saw this as an opportunity to ditch the lot of 'em and create a central charging 'hub' in my home, it didn't take me long to pull the trigger on the purchase! As someone who lives in a very remote part of the UK I rely heavily on Amazon for a great many things that most people would otherwise just 'pop to the local shops' for. As a result my ultimate nemesis is packaging and believe me, with said family I get a lot of it! This is why every once in a while it's refreshing to come across a product which provides you with nothing more than what you actually need. The packaging and design of the box with incorporated instructions is great; It's well thought out, well designed, easy to follow (not that it's a complicated process using the device - it's plug and play!) and provide easy access to the device and associated components within. No excess 'fresh air' or overly complex packaging puzzles to get you well and truly worked up before you've even laid any fingers on the product. Instructions are picture-based flow diagram of sorts which double up as the packaging which I really appreciate and eliminates the need for countless pages of written instructions in a dozen different languages of which being a bloke immediately makes me chuck them to one side and crack on, consequently either ending up in a rage or breaking the product. A picture speaks a thousand words... A lot of people won't really care about this element, but I do and I'm sure there are others out there who love the idea of 'frustration free' packaging as well. Even the customer satisfaction card is well thought out! Onto the product itself... it's small, silent and descreet with a great use of tactile materials to make the user feel like it's a high quality product and not some cheap, nasty, plastic-clad device inspiring a thought process of worrying whether your house will still be standing in the morning. I like the addition of the adhesive rubber mounting strip and velcro strap to literally mount this thing anywhere out of site - perfect under a desk with ideal cable management. I'm impressed with the PowerIQ function giving me peace of mind that whatever device i plug in isn't going to be a potential fire hazard or limit the life of the battery by putting too much 'juice' in too quickly. It also runs nice and cool with mine being left plugged in permanently. Overall as they say, 'you pays your money' and I've had dozens of cheap chargers in the past that have either broken down or given me concerns over fire safety. I'm glad on this occassion I paid a bit more to hopefully buy once and so far I'm happy. We'll see how extensive use works out.

I have 3 tower extensions with built in USB ports to save me from having to use sockets for all my USB charging. Typically you get what you pay for and after just 1 year, all the USB ports have failed on all 3 extensions (cheap Chinese rubbish). After fairly extensive online research and shopping around (Currys, B&Q etc.) I have realised that I cannot buy quality English/American manufactured tower extensions with sufficient USB ports for my needs (minimum of 4). I then started to look at plug through sockets with integrated USB ports, but every one that I looked at shared the limited power between the ports which didn't suit me either. Fortunately I hit upon this lovely little gadget from Anker. After comparing all the varieties on offer from Anker (40W 5-port, 60W 10-port, Quick Charge ports, USB PD [power delivery] ports and more) I chose the 60W 6-port. I don't need the Qualcomm Quick Charge or USB PD functions, so this one suited my needs best. The unit is about the size and weight of a deck of cards, the external case is that lovely smooth silicone texture. The supplied power cable is fitted with a fused UK plug and is a decent length of 5' (1.5m) for when sockets aren't conveniently located, but when the extra length isn't needed you can just fold up the excess cable and secure it with the included velcro strap. The unit is powered by a standard figure-8 plug which goes in at the back and is nice and snug so it won't get knocked loose at every nudge. There is a small blue led that lights up when the unit is powered on, it doesn't blink or flash, just a steady light that isn't intrusive. Everything about this product feels like it is robust and will survive for many years which is exactly what I wanted. I didn't want to perpetuate the throwaway attitude that we live in currently, I want products designed to last a long time. Now I know that not everyone cares about packaging. Let's face it, you open the box and once you're happy with the product you chuck the box out. The understated quality of this packaging really impressed me though, it was on a par with the kind of presentation that your top-of-the-line smart phone arrives in. The quality and attention to detail was evident, from the silky touch finish of the printed box to the smart, minimalist design and layout. There was nothing excessive, no bulky pointless empty spaces, everything was neatly packed with no fuss. An additional bonus for me that I didn't consider when buying this unit is that it will be brilliant when I travel. I have a cable and electronics accessories travel organiser and this powerport USB charger will fit neatly into it. I haven't purchased anything from Anker previously, but from first impressions and from their excellent Amazon reviews I will be keeping them as one of my 'go to' companies for my future tech requirements.

Perfect accompaniment to a rack purchase to organise the charging of multiple devices, as it is nice and compact. It doesn't come with individual charging cables, so these need to be purchased separately.