Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station vs Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station is ₹7,000 dearer.
Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station vs Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
Anker
Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station
₹12,999
Folding three chargers into a 5 cm aluminium cube is a genuine piece of engineering and the reason to buy it -- a nightstand and a travel bag both keep one object instead of three cables.
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Anker
Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
₹5,999
4K at 30 Hz is the number to know before buying, and it is not on the front of the box.
Full details →Who the Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station is for
Buy it if: Apple users with a phone, watch and AirPods who travel and want one object instead of three.
Avoid it if: Android users entirely, and anyone who does not already own a 30 W adapter.
Who the Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter is for
Buy it if: Anyone needing many ports at 1080p or 1440p, or 4K where refresh rate does not matter.
Avoid it if: Anyone driving a 4K monitor for daily work -- 30 Hz pointer stutter is genuinely unpleasant.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station | Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹12,999 | ₹5,999 |
| Weight | 440 g | 118 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| AirPods | 5 W | not published |
| Apple ecosystem only | The Watch puck fits nothing else, so this is not useful to Android users | not published |
| Apple Watch | 5 W fast charge, official Apple module | not published |
| Charges | iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods simultaneously | not published |
| Cooling | Passive; the aluminium body warms noticeably in use | not published |
| Ethernet | not published | Gigabit |
| Folded size | About 5 cm cube -- it genuinely folds into a travel form | not published |
| Form factor | not published | USB-C docking hub |
| Heat | not published | Warm in use, which is normal for an aluminium hub |
| Host requirement | not published | The laptop's USB-C port must support DisplayPort Alt Mode; many budget laptops do not |
| iPhone output | 15 W, Qi2 and MagSafe certified | not published |
| Ports | not published | HDMI, 2 x USB-A 10 Gbps, USB-C 10 Gbps, USB-C PD in, Ethernet, SD, microSD |
| Power delivery | not published | 85 W passthrough from a 100 W charger |
| Requirement | Needs a 30 W or higher USB-C adapter, which is not included | not published |
| Video output | not published | 4K at 30 Hz only -- this is the specification that matters and the one buried in the manual |
| Why 30 Hz | not published | The hub shares one DisplayPort lane pair with data. 4K60 needs both pairs, which means no USB data |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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