Its the famous 504.
Thats a little bit boring.
May be they dont like the old “crew members” to post there! 
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A 2 port UK version of this would be awesome! 
This actually improves the way of life. Finally!
On a train
Sad to say no AC sockets the “thoughtful” train designer have “helped” by putting USB A ports everywhere, so my USBC cables can’t work.
Fortunately I had one Anker MicroB to C converter on me and had A to B cable so I could get by.
Still a long way off you can just carry a USB C cable and works everywhere. What is the train designer thinking? Doesn’t help laptops, etc. Walked around the carriage thinking there’s some AC sockets somewhere… No.
The reason I had a A to B cable and a B to C adapter is my headphones of choice, Soundcore Slim wired buds, are MicroB, so carrying a Powercore which have A and C ports I can charge buds and phone with one cable.
The Amazon listing claims that it supports PPS: https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Anker-Adapter-Foldable-Compact/dp/B08T5QN2TR/
I am very reluctant to plug into publicly accessible USB ports and always carry a charger instead. USB firmware attacks are too easy and widely available for me to feel comfortable with using them.
This is one of the places where a “charge only” cable, or at least an interrupting device that didn’t connect the data pins on the cables would be helpful.
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The most reliable charging port is a Powercore. This is my travel pack, in Anker waterproof pouch, Powercore 10000 PD, headphones and cables.
And for when I do get an AC port , a Nano.
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Doesn’t mention PDO.
I’d suggest either buy from a free return method, or wait for an actual phone owner to do a review with charge time.
The Samsung charging specs mention PPS and PDO.
Super fast doesn’t mean anything to me, I’d look for reviews of charging time of the official charger and confirm this is similar / better.
Dual port 65W which becomes say 45W + 20W would then be a good travel companion to recharge laptop fastest or keep two items charged.
The issue with these larger wall chargers is they fall out, if you add longer USB cables and the cable is hanging/dragging worse. So these complement the desk chargers and the very small Nano and Powercore.
At least with your UK three prong plugs, you shouldn’t have anything falling out, right? That has always seemed to me one of the few substantial benefits of having a plug standard that is so much bigger than everyone else’s.
The same is with the EU sockets and plugs
Two prongs but the plug sticks in the socket not only the prongs.
These dont fall out,.
Correct 3 prong much harder to fall out. But then you don’t have folding pins, so might as well have a 2 or 3 port Nano.
On flights, even involving the USA, I’d find the most reliable connection to the under seat socket to be a UK C8 cord to a desk charger to my devices, I’d land with everything fully charged including Powercore.
Correct 3 prong much harder to fall out. But then you don’t have folding pins, so might as well have a 2 or 3 port Nano.
On flights, even involving the USA, I’d find the most reliable connection to the under seat socket to be a UK C8 cord to a desk charger to my devices, I’d land with everything fully charged including Powercore.
I used those round pin plugs for years growing up. Sometimes round plugs, but much more often the flat / stretched hexagon versions. And the outlets they plugged into did okay, but not great.
The three plug grounded plug in the US is also retained very well. But because it is optional, all of these wall warts skip it in favor of less hardware.
The UK version has the “active grip” advantage as well even when you plug one of those two prong round plugs into it. You do have to stick something into the ground opening to uncover the bottom holes, but once you are plugged in and release the ground opening it positively holds the plug in place.
I grew up the middle east - we had a very odd mix of outlets, plugs and transformers in the house to make everything work - I think I have used and wired most of the european, UK or US outlets available at some point.
Those Schuko are meanwhile the norm here in Germany.
Normally there are no others to be found.
But I know in very not restored systems there could be those without ground.
Sometimes the NA plugs stick better in one orientation than another. The prongs are usually at one end of the charger (not centered) and depending on the charger weight and dimensions, usually one orientation stays put better than the other as the charger can sort of prop itself. So if a charger slips in one orientation, you can flip it and see if it sticks better in the other orientation. Just a simple lifehack, I have a couple chargers that this applies to.
This was the most common plug type for our adapters / appliances. No ground. Or the round version you showed would plug into the same sockets, but also with no ground.
That is why UK and US grounded plugs have a blade for the ground, it intentionally makes it incompatible with plugs that don’t have a ground hole. Kind of a pain, to be honest, but safer if you really NEED a ground…
Apart from folding pins as if you flip it then it falls out even faster!
It’s worse in older worn hotel rooms. For USA I ended up carrying two folding pin Powerport and an extension cord as that then worked in hotels where the only socket was behind the bed. You then mix and match Anker to your devices.
Yeah YMMV. I suppose the problem with NA is that the outlets are completely flat, so the prongs are the only things gripping. EU plugs are sunken so the entire plug grips not just two flat and shiny metal blades.
Mix’n’match USA method you use the small folding Nano for when need one port nearby fast, or use two and extension for covering all situations. If you left USA for Europe just add the appropriate adapter.
This is another type (used for special types of cables).
But this is normal one used here in Germany. (ground on top)
And this is another type sometimes used.
