Anker has revealed its third-generation gallium nitride (GaN) chargers, just over a year after the previous batch. The company brands the new line of power bricks and portable chargers as GaNPrime. Anker said it worked with several partners to create products that last longer and are more sustainable. It claims the GaNPrime is the “smartest, most powerful and greenest multi-device charging system ever created.”
GaNPrime chargers feature the latest version of Anker’s PowerIQ technology, which can detect the power needs of each device they’re connected to and automatically adjust the power distribution to each USB-C port every three minutes. Anker says that when charging two 67W 14-inch MacBook Pro laptops simultaneously, a GaNPrime device will reduce the overall charge time by 62 minutes. It also says that GaNPrime chargers are compatible with more than 1,000 mobile devices.
Additionally, a feature called ActiveShield 2.0 will monitor temperatures and adjust power output to protect devices connected to a charger. Anker says it has increased the frequency of temperature detection by 75 percent compared to previous generations: it checks temperatures 3 million times a day.
Anker claims its new devices are much smaller than comparable offerings on the market. For example, it says the 747 150W charger is 38 percent more compact than Apple’s 140W charger. Meanwhile, Anker says the GaNPrime models improve AC-to-DC power efficiency by two percent compared to its previous GaN products. Switching from legacy silicon to the new GaN semiconductors can also reduce carbon emissions by up to 30 percent, Anker claims.
There are six devices in the initial GaNPrime lineup, all available starting today in the US. The 735 65W charger costs $60 and has one USB-A port and two USB-C ports. The USB 615 power strip has two additional AC ports. It’s also a 65W charger and costs $70.
Next up is the 737 charger, which has a maximum output of 120W and, according to Anker, can fully charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro in 1.5 hours. This model, which has one USB-A port and three USB-C ports, costs $95. The even more powerful 747 charger has a maximum power of 150 W, one USB-A port and three USB-C ports. It will cost you $110.
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The 727 slim charging station is a power strip with two AC ports, two USB-C ports and two USB-A ports. Anker claims it’s 50 percent thinner than traditional power strips. It offers a maximum power of 100W via USB-C and costs $95.
Elsewhere, the GaNPrime lineup includes the 733 Power Bank. It can output up to 65W via AC and offers a DC output of 30W (ie when in battery mode). It has one USB-A port and two USB-C ports and costs $100.
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