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Without a charger, your smartphone is nothing more than a pricey paperweight, so we've rounded up the best phone chargers of all kinds.
With our top picks for the best charging cables, wall charger, wireless charger, desk charger, car charger, charging station, and fast charger your phone will be back at full battery in no time.
Smartphones have literally changed the world. While there may not be flying cars in every driveway or teleportation devices in every living room, the fact that most people now have the ability to connect to the world wide web, send texts and make calls, snap high-quality pictures, and engage with millions of apps using a device small enough to tuck into a pocket is evidence enough for me that the future is here.
Our smartphones help us find our way with GPS and mapping programs, they help us manage our lives with calendars and reminders and alarms, they keep us connected to friends and family with chat and image apps, and they keep us entertained when we have a moment of free time during a commute or at the end of a long day.
But once our precious phones run out of battery, they're nothing but pricey paperweights until we can charge them back up again. Fortunately, with the fine hardware on our list of the best phone chargers, you won't have to wait around long for renewed access to your apps, snaps, maps, and more.
We have included chargers that should take care of you and your phone (or tablet or smaller computer or digital camera or Nintendo Switch) whether you're at home, at work, on the road, or traveling farther afield.
Some people might need only one of the units from this list to meet all their charging needs, while others who are always on the move might be wise to grab two or even three of the chargers to cover their bases. Because really, unless you regularly deal with stacks of paper and wind gusts, you don't need a paperweight. What you need is a powered-up phone.
Here are the best phone chargers you can buy:
- Best charging cables: Anker lightning, USB-C, Micro USB, and Apple USB-C to lightning
- Best wall charger: Aukey Dual Port USB-C and USB 56.5-Watt Wall Charger
- Best wireless charger: Belkin Boost Up Wireless Charging Pad
- Best desk charger: Twelve South HighRise 2 Charging Stand
- Best car charger: Scosche ReVolt Dual USB Car Charger
- Best charging station: Satechi 7-Port USB Charging Station Dock
- Best fast charger: Anker PowerPort II Wall Charger
Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.
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