Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C 100W Cable 6ft vs PopSockets Phone Grip with MagSafe Magnetic Base
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The PopSockets Phone Grip with MagSafe Magnetic Base is ₹700 dearer.
Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C 100W Cable 6ft vs PopSockets Phone Grip with MagSafe Magnetic Base
Anker
Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C 100W Cable 6ft
₹1,799
The specification people get caught by is data, not power.
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PopSockets
PopSockets Phone Grip with MagSafe Magnetic Base
₹2,499
Nearly every complaint about magnetic grips falling off traces to the same cause, and it is not the grip: it needs an iPhone 12 or later, or a case with a real MagSafe magnet ring, and a case merely described as magnetic does not qualify.
Full details →Who the Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C 100W Cable 6ft is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting a reliable, genuinely soft 100 W charging cable.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing video output or fast file transfer -- this is USB 2.0 data.
Who the PopSockets Phone Grip with MagSafe Magnetic Base is for
Buy it if: iPhone 12 or later users, or anyone with a genuine MagSafe case, who wants a removable grip.
Avoid it if: Anyone with a plain case, and anyone wanting a car mount -- the hold is not sufficient over rough roads.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C 100W Cable 6ft | PopSockets Phone Grip with MagSafe Magnetic Base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,799 | ₹2,499 |
| Weight | 52 g | 28 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Attachment | not published | MagSafe magnet array -- removable, unlike adhesive PopSockets |
| Bend rating | 25,000 bends | not published |
| Collapse | not published | Two-stage, flat to about 6 mm |
| Common failure | not published | Buyers fit it to a non-MagSafe case and find it falls off; the case, not the grip, is the problem |
| Data speed | USB 2.0, 480 Mbps only. This is a charging cable, not a data cable | not published |
| E-marker | Yes -- without one a cable is limited to 60 W regardless of the charger | not published |
| Holding force | not published | Sufficient for grip and a light stand; not for a car vent mount over rough roads |
| Length | 1.8 metres | not published |
| Material | Silicone, which stays soft and does not hold coils | not published |
| Power rating | 100 W, 5 A, which requires an E-marker chip -- present in this cable | not published |
| Requirement | not published | An iPhone 12 or later, or a case with genuine MagSafe magnets. It will not hold on a plain case |
| Stand | not published | Landscape only |
| Why that matters | A 100 W cable and a 40 Gbps cable look identical. This one will not carry video or fast file transfer | not published |
| Wireless charging | not published | Must be removed before charging on a pad |
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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