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It's probably been asked (and answered) but on a similar theme, is there a decent (quality) desk/bedside charger for just phone and airpods?

I'm thinking of sacking off my apple watch as I prefer wearing a non-smart watch and can't be fussed with being 'always on/connected' ... any recommendations?

Amazon is recommending a lot but all no name jobbies and not sure I fancy that.

edit- there's an Anker one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Wireless-Charging-PowerWave-Magnetic-Black/dp/B094FMWPPM/ (and a Belkin one).
 
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I’ve spent way to much time looking at this. I’ve got an anker cube FWIW and it’s amazing bit of kit.

Kol said:
It's probably been asked (and answered) but on a similar theme, is there a decent (quality) desk/bedside charger for just phone and airpods?

I'm thinking of sacking off my apple watch as I prefer wearing a non-smart watch and can't be fussed with being 'always on/connected' ... any recommendations?

Amazon is recommending a lot but all no name jobbies and not sure I fancy that.

edit- there's an Anker one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Wireless-Charging-PowerWave-Magnetic-Black/dp/B094FMWPPM/ (and a Belkin one).
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So we’ve got 4 categories - we have 2-1 (just go to the model up if requiring a 3-1) 7.5w - 2-1 (similarly model up for the 3-1) 15w desk stand and portable battery 1 on 1 and the stand with apple magsafe - some of these are horrible.

That‘s the one I linked earlier, I’d recommend that one in the 2-1. If youre charging over night it’s irrelevant for £35 its a no brainer to me. You can also easily move it around as it’s also USB-C. Anker stuff are usually brilliant. Pretty much the only charging brand I’d use now. You can pay more and get a Satechi but at £65 it’s not worth it to me and the looks aren’t as sleek and nice.

If you want the fast charging and willing to pay the price at ~£100 the Belkin 2-1 is the way to go - It’s also a far sleeker looking, it’s what apple would make. Its also built for Magsafe if that type of thing floats your boat. Down side to me is it looks like it’s just got the built in plug so not as interchangeable, if youre planning on using it between desk and bed side table. The only other real option in this category is an otter box charger stand more expensive and not as nice for me but interchangeable so might be worth the extra if you need to move it around.

Moving on we’ve got a few options but i’m narrowing it down too two. Anker MagGo looks the bees knees to be honest I’ve got the battery pack on it’s own but looking into this has made me want to buy it. Annoying that it’s out of stock. It’s a great little battery pack and works perfectly, doesn’t even fall of in the pocket and isn’t that much room added on either. This Mophie Magsafe stand battery thing it kind of looks a bit awkward and weird looking and the fact it sticks out maybe annoying. Don’t think it would be very comfortable in the pocket.

And finally, I added this because it looks like its been based on the home pod mini which looks pretty funky - elago MS2 Charging Stand

Honourable mention just for the phone is this 7.5w otter stand.
 
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Reuben klang said:
I’ve spent way to much time looking at this. I’ve got an anker cube FWIW and it’s amazing bit of kit.



So we’ve got 4 categories - we have 2-1 (just go to the model up if requiring a 3-1) 7.5w - 2-1 (similarly model up for the 3-1) 15w desk stand and portable battery 1 on 1 and the stand with apple magsafe - some of these are horrible.

That‘s the one I linked earlier, I’d recommend that one in the 2-1. If youre charging over night it’s irrelevant for £35 its a no brainer to me. You can also easily move it around as it’s also USB-C. Anker stuff are usually brilliant. Pretty much the only charging brand I’d use now. You can pay more and get a Satechi but at £65 it’s not worth it to me and the looks aren’t as sleek and nice.

If you want the fast charging and willing to pay the price at ~£100 the Belkin 2-1 is the way to go - It’s also a far sleeker looking, it’s what apple would make. Its also built for Magsafe if that type of thing floats your boat. Down side to me is it looks like it’s just got the built in plug so not as interchangeable, if youre planning on using it between desk and bed side table. The only other real option in this category is an otter box charger stand more expensive and not as nice for me but interchangeable so might be worth the extra if you need to move it around.

Moving on we’ve got a few options but i’m narrowing it down too two. Anker MagGo looks the bees knees to be honest I’ve got the battery pack on it’s own but looking into this has made me want to buy it. Annoying that it’s out of stock. It’s a great little battery pack and works perfectly, doesn’t even fall of in the pocket and isn’t that much room added on either. This Mophie Magsafe stand battery thing it kind of looks a bit awkward and weird looking and the fact it sticks out maybe annoying. Don’t think it would be very comfortable in the pocket.

And finally, I added this because it looks like its been based on the home pod mini which looks pretty funky - elago MS2 Charging Stand

Honourable mention just for the phone is this 7.5w otter stand.
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Thank you for the detailed response. Looks like I just need to pony up and pay the money. Ugreen cube looks good but I as you said Belkin and Anker are the only charging brands I trust.
 
Reuben klang said:
I’ve spent way to much time looking at this. I’ve got an anker cube FWIW and it’s amazing bit of kit.



So we’ve got 4 categories - we have 2-1 (just go to the model up if requiring a 3-1) 7.5w - 2-1 (similarly model up for the 3-1) 15w desk stand and portable battery 1 on 1 and the stand with apple magsafe - some of these are horrible.

That‘s the one I linked earlier, I’d recommend that one in the 2-1. If youre charging over night it’s irrelevant for £35 its a no brainer to me. You can also easily move it around as it’s also USB-C. Anker stuff are usually brilliant. Pretty much the only charging brand I’d use now. You can pay more and get a Satechi but at £65 it’s not worth it to me and the looks aren’t as sleek and nice.

If you want the fast charging and willing to pay the price at ~£100 the Belkin 2-1 is the way to go - It’s also a far sleeker looking, it’s what apple would make. Its also built for Magsafe if that type of thing floats your boat. Down side to me is it looks like it’s just got the built in plug so not as interchangeable, if youre planning on using it between desk and bed side table. The only other real option in this category is an otter box charger stand more expensive and not as nice for me but interchangeable so might be worth the extra if you need to move it around.

Moving on we’ve got a few options but i’m narrowing it down too two. Anker MagGo looks the bees knees to be honest I’ve got the battery pack on it’s own but looking into this has made me want to buy it. Annoying that it’s out of stock. It’s a great little battery pack and works perfectly, doesn’t even fall of in the pocket and isn’t that much room added on either. This Mophie Magsafe stand battery thing it kind of looks a bit awkward and weird looking and the fact it sticks out maybe annoying. Don’t think it would be very comfortable in the pocket.

And finally, I added this because it looks like its been based on the home pod mini which looks pretty funky - elago MS2 Charging Stand

Honourable mention just for the phone is this 7.5w otter stand.
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Superb info - this is really helpful Reuben, really appreciated.
 
LiE said:
The new Belkin boost charger looks sweet. Just waiting for it to hit the UK.

2-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock with MagSafe 15W | Belkin US

Get 15W fast MagSafe wireless charging for iPhone 15, 14, 13, 12 Series, Apple Watch and AirPods with StandBy ready charging dock.
www.belkin.com www.belkin.com
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Also appears to use USB-C which is unusual for Belkin.

www.apple.com

Belkin BOOST↑CHARGE™ PRO 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock with MagSafe - Charcoal

Belkin BOOST CHARGE™ PRO 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock with MagSafe supports StandBy on iPhone. Buy at apple.com.
www.apple.com
 
Ordered an iPhone 14+ for the wife, being delivered tomorrow, she is currently with EE I want to get her a SIM Only deal but Lyca don't seem to be getting great reviews at the moment, are they really that bad?

I guess if I have to call them it might be a different matter :(
 
iMacMart said:
Ordered an iPhone 14+ for the wife, being delivered tomorrow, she is currently with EE I want to get her a SIM Only deal but Lyca don't seem to be getting great reviews at the moment, are they really that bad?

I guess if I have to call them it might be a different matter :(
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Smarty are really good (Three). I've been with them for quite awhile now. The only thing that would make me change is if another provider came out with a similar offering using eSIM. I'm desperate to dump the physical SIM card. I pay £12 a month for 100GB of data and unlimited calls and texts. Also no contract so I can switch whenever I want.
 
Probably for Christmas.

The anker cube was released in the states about 2-3 weeks before the UK one. I was in NY and couldn’t get it from any of the apple shops.

Got back to the UK and had to wait a couple of weeks. Wouldn’t make any sense to release it in the UK so late in the year/next year. Cutting of a huge potential market as they’d be great little gifts to get someone.
 
Anyone moving over to iOS from Android? I ended up having to buy some software to transfer my whatsapp history as the built in function just kept freezing.

Annoyingly I now have all the smut from the whatsapp group chats appearing in my camera roll ! I know how to get rid of them going forwards but I guess the way they imported has now got them in there. Going to have to go through manually and get rid unless there's another way?
 
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