Count the chargers in your travel bag: one brick for the laptop, a smaller one for the phone, and usually a third for the tablet or the headphones. Anker’s pitch is that a single block the size of an earbuds case can replace all of them, and that block is in Amazon’s Prime Big Deal selection, where Prime members can get the Anker Prime charger (160W, 3 ports) for $99 instead of $149 (33% off). Anker lists MacBook Pro and Air models, recent iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones among the devices it is built for.
Three Ports in the Space of an AirPods Case
Size is the headline. Anker compares the charger to an AirPods Pro 3 case and quotes a power density of 1.35 watts per cubic centimeter, made possible by gallium nitride components that waste less energy as heat than older silicon designs. Total output is 160W across three USB-C ports. Anyone who has carried the white brick that ships with a large MacBook Pro will understand the appeal of something that disappears into a jacket pocket.
Used alone, any of the ports can deliver up to 140W, and Anker says it holds that level without throttling during long sessions. The example given is a 16-inch MacBook Pro going from empty to 50% in 25 minutes. Not having to remember which port is the fast one is a small thing I appreciate, because most multi-port chargers make you read tiny labels in a dark hotel room. For a desk at home the benefit is different: one outlet taken instead of three, and a power strip that finally has room for the monitor and the console.
With three devices plugged in, the charger shares power automatically through what Anker calls PowerIQ 5.0. The company claims that a 16-inch MacBook Pro, an iPhone 16 Pro Max and an 11-inch iPad Pro charge in the same time as with their three original adapters, rated 140W, 35W and 35W. Those add up to more than 160W, so I would read the claim as covering a full charging cycle, during which devices rarely all draw their maximum at once, and not as a promise of peak power on every port simultaneously.
The last feature is the built-in screen. It shows in real time how much power each port is delivering, and it responds to touch for switching between charging modes. Custom modes can be set up from Anker’s app over Bluetooth. Whether a charger needs a display is debatable, though it does answer the recurring question of whether a cable or a port is the reason a laptop is charging slowly. One omission to plan for: no cable is included, and reaching 140W requires one rated for that power. Anker covers the charger with a 24-month warranty, and Amazon buyers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across nearly 1,300 reviews.
Prime membership is required for this price: the Anker Prime charger costs $99 on Amazon against a list price of $149, as a Prime Big Deal. The box contains the charger and a welcome guide, without a cable, and returns are free.
