Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter vs iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter is ₹3,500 dearer.
Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter vs iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
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.
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iOttie
iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
₹2,499
Suction mounts weaken as temperature rises, and an Indian dashboard in May reaches temperatures where both the cup and the gel pad lose grip -- which is why a windscreen mount holds better here than a dashboard one, the opposite of the usual advice.
Full details →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.
Who the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount is for
Buy it if: Anyone mounting to a windscreen, which holds far better than a hot dashboard.
Avoid it if: Anyone relying on dashboard adhesion in summer -- it will drop the phone.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter | iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹5,999 | ₹2,499 |
| Weight | 118 g | 230 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Arm | not published | Telescopic, 12 to 20 cm |
| Ethernet | Gigabit | not published |
| Form factor | USB-C docking hub | not published |
| Heat | Warm in use, which is normal for an aluminium hub | not published |
| Heat behaviour | not published | Suction and gel adhesion both weaken as the dashboard heats. On a car parked in Indian sun, a windscreen mount holds better than a dashboard one |
| Host requirement | The laptop's USB-C port must support DisplayPort Alt Mode; many budget laptops do not | not published |
| Legal note | not published | Windscreen mounting must not obstruct the driver's view -- position low and to the side |
| Mounting | not published | Suction cup with a telescopic arm, plus an adhesive dashboard pad |
| One-touch | not published | Side arms close on a trigger, so it works one handed |
| Phone width | not published | 5.5 to 9 cm, so it takes any phone with or without a case |
| Ports | HDMI, 2 x USB-A 10 Gbps, USB-C 10 Gbps, USB-C PD in, Ethernet, SD, microSD | not published |
| Power delivery | 85 W passthrough from a 100 W charger | not published |
| Video output | 4K at 30 Hz only -- this is the specification that matters and the one buried in the manual | not published |
| Why 30 Hz | The hub shares one DisplayPort lane pair with data. 4K60 needs both pairs, which means no USB data | not published |
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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