Anker Phone and Pad Charger Recommendation

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Charger-PowerPort-PowerIQ-Foldable/dp/B071YMZ4LD/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&srs=2528919011&ie=UTF8&qid=1498062619&sr=8-2-catcorr&keywords=anker+wall+charger

Phone chargers are everywhere these days, and I own several different brands.  Anker is a highly popular and respected brand with some advanced features.  I just purchased this one to try it out. This model offers

1.     Two ports, I was able to charge both phone and iPad at same time, no problem

2.     It is very fast, I think faster than the chargers that come with the iPhone

3.     It has a light to tell you want it is doing, flashing is charging, steady is charged up

4.     I think it is safe to leave it plugged in all the time, but I am asking the factory

5.     It has IQ – 10 smart safety circuits inside to protect your devices

6.     It is 220 or 110 compatible, perfect for overseas travel  it makes the adjustment automatically.

7.     It has retractable plug prongs, to make it even easier to travel

8.     It is high quality construction, you can drop it or whatever, no problem (it says)

9.     Two ports is reducing some “counter clutter” for me. I had with two different chargers I had used for years in that location.  A beefier one for the iPad (came with it) and a smaller one for the iPhone (came with it).

10. It has a warranty of course.  Price is $12 – not dirt cheap, but consider what your devices cost?  Is protecting them worth $5 more than the lowest price available?

The down side

1.     It is a bit heavier than the little charger than came with the iPhone, maybe even a tiny bit heavier than the charger that came with the iPad – but it does both jobs, so, perhaps it doesn’t weigh more than both combined? 

2.     It will get a little bit warm to the touch when charging both devices , not hot or anything just a tiny bit more warm.  I think that is OK, technically.  It must have a transformer inside (as opposed to some other kind of voltage regulator)  In my earlier electronic lifetime transformers were safer than circuit boards that did the same chores – just heavier and bulkier.  This one is, of course, a tiny transformer if that’s it what it is.

PS – I use Amazon’s private label cords with my chargers, and the 6 foot one has a better quality cord and larger and better “end pieces” that stick into the devices and chargers.  But I don’t like long cords.  I ordered two, 3 foot cords, and they work, but I don’t like them as well – quality wise, as the 6 foot cord.