Anker introduces the Nano 3 (30W) charger, more compact and powerful than ever

[TheLostSwede]

Anker, the world's #1 mobile charging brand, today announced the Anker 511 (Nano 3) charger. Designed with Apple customers in mind, the Nano 3 features a new foldable plug and a single 30 W USB-C port that can quickly power select iPhone and iPad Pro models, MacBook Air and a variety of other USB-C devices.
Its impossibly small form factor and sleek color options make it equal parts essential and stylish. The Nano 3 is launching alongside and bundled with other color-coordinating charging accessories including the industry's first bio-based USB-C charging cables made from plant-based materials.

Providing a quality charging experience for the latest Apple devices, Anker's Nano 3 can charge select iPhone models up to 50% in as little as 30 minutes. Equipped with PowerIQ 3.0, the Nano 3 delivers optimized charging speed to any device, and also supports Programmable Power Supply (PPS) for compatibility with Samsung Super Fast Charging.





Compact design = Less plastic
This compact sized charger with GaN tech comes with a foldable plug that makes the Nano 3 not only more portable, but more sustainable too since it is constructed using 30.9 g less plastic than comparable chargers.

Greener packaging
This commitment to reducing plastic extends to the packaging as well. Each Nano 3 comes lovingly packaged using 90% less plastic and features an inner tray made from pulp instead of plastic. The packaging paper is FSC-certified 100% recyclable and printing is done using recyclable soy ink.

A safer way to charge
With all the possible use cases, Anker's exclusive ActiveShield 2.0 technology offers heat protection to safeguard connected devices by intelligently monitoring temperature and adjusting power output. The sensor monitors temperature over 3 million times per day.

Price and availability
The Nano 3 is available today on Amazon and Anker.com for $22.99. To celebrate the first two weeks of launch, Nano 3 can be purchased for the special promo price of $20.69 (9/6-9/19).

Save even more by bundling the Nano 3 with Anker's new Bio-Based USB-C charging cables (white and purple skus only, cable is 6ft C-L, $37.99. The white bundle will be on promo for $34.19 9/6-9/19). Available today on Amazon and Anker.com.

Pricing of the Anker Nano 3 in the UK, DE and other EU markets are listed below.

DE: €24.99 (€22.49 deal price)
UK: £22.99 (£20.69 deal price)



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[zlobby]

I like their 65W chargers. They are super compact and portable, can power a decent laptop and a phone, and they make travelling a breeze! No longer a large power brick is needed, nor a separate phone charger.

 

[Valantar]

This looks really nice, but man, the deprecation of 12V from the USB-PD standard really bugs me. Being able to easily rig up a 12V adapter with just a PD trigger board is so incredibly useful, and a tiny charger like this would have been perfect for that.

 

[zlobby]

This looks really nice, but man, the deprecation of 12V from the USB-PD standard really bugs me. Being able to easily rig up a 12V adapter with just a PD trigger board is so incredibly useful, and a tiny charger like this would have been perfect for that.

Yep. But you can still pull up some stabilized DC-DC converter. Granted, it's more hassle but still doable.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Nice! But I'm tore up between the Lavender and Puke Green colors. It is nice to see some things showing some color.

I just hope the people that use these have proper cables to handle the current.

 

[TheLostSwede]

This looks really nice, but man, the deprecation of 12V from the USB-PD standard really bugs me. Being able to easily rig up a 12V adapter with just a PD trigger board is so incredibly useful, and a tiny charger like this would have been perfect for that.

Actually, it's not a big deal, courtesy of PPS, as long as the device supports PPS.

 

[zlobby]

Nice! But I'm tore up between the Lavender and Puke Green colors. It is nice to see some things showing some color.

I just hope the people that use these have proper cables to handle the current.

Anker are also selling some nice cables, and they are with matching colors, too.

 

[Valantar]

Yep. But you can still pull up some stabilized DC-DC converter. Granted, it's more hassle but still doable.

Oh, sure, it just requires a lot more (and bigger, and more power hungry) hardware, and doubles (if not more) the cost.

Actually, it's not a big deal, courtesy of PPS, as long as the device supports PPS.

I guess that's true - but how many devices do? And do PPS supplies work with regular Ebay PD trigger boards?

 

[TheLostSwede]

I guess that's true - but how many devices do? And do PPS supplies work with regular Ebay PD trigger boards?

Not sure, but it seems to be an increasingly more common feature on a lot of things.

 

[zlobby]

Oh, sure, it just requires a lot more (and bigger, and more power hungry) hardware, and doubles (if not more) the cost.

I guess that's true - but how many devices do? And do PPS supplies work with regular Ebay PD trigger boards?

Tag me when you find out. Too lazy to research it myself but still curious.

 

[my_name_is_earl]

I just literally just bought the 20w USBC version. Next day I saw this article. Thanks for the nutkick.