Anker’s Prime Wireless Car Charger review: Fast in-car iPhone charging

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Benefits

• 25W for iPhone 16 and 17
• 15W for older iPhones
• Adjustable design
• Secure magnet

Disadvantages

• 25W only for iPhone 16 and 17
• Dear
• Incompatible with Tesla or Mercedes

Our Verdict

If in-car charging speed is vitally important to you, the Anker Prime 25W is the fastest wireless car charger for iPhone you can find. It’s securely positioned with neat cable holders to keep your car tidy, and a dual-port USB charger is included.

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Unless you’re taking a long trip, it’s likely that most of your car trips are relatively short and often rushed: the school run, a run to the stores, a trip to the office. As such, the time you have in the car to charge your phone is likely brief. Therefore, the faster the charger, the more juice you can fit into your phone, ready for the next part of the day without a charger.

Sure, you should have charged your phone before getting in your car, right, but unfortunately everyday life has gotten in the way and now you need as many percentage points of battery life as you can fit into your iPhone before it’s back in your pocket.

Speed ​​equals power

The fastest magnetic wireless car charger for iPhone available today is the Anker Prime Wireless Car Charger which uses the latest Qi 2.2 wireless charging standard to reach the maximum power of 25W. Read: Which wireless technology is best for your iPhone.

This compares to 15W for MagSafe and Qi2 certified wireless chargers and just 7.5W for “MagSafe compatible” chargers.

25W should in practice allow your iPhone to charge up to 50% in just over half an hour, compared to 45 minutes for 15W, and well over an hour for older, cheaper chargers at 7.5W.

The new 25W wireless chargers produce so much power that maintaining power requires dedicated active cooling. The Anker Prime uses Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC) to keep your iPhone below 95°F (35°C) while charging. Grilles surround the top of the charging base. Lower temperatures help protect your battery and reduce wear and tear in the long run.

25W wireless charging only works with iPhone 16 and later; older iPhones can use the same charger but at a more limited 15W power. Anker claims that even 15W-only phones (iPhone 15 and earlier) charge cooler and more efficiently thanks to the charger’s TEC system.

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Design

The design of the Anker Prime car charger isn’t much different from slower alternatives. It is compact at 9.3 x 6 x 8.8 cm (3.66 x 2.36 x 3.46 inches) and the charger is large enough to attach magnetically.

The tail hook of a ball head mount clips onto an air vent (you rotate the body to determine how much of the clip you need protruding) and can be tilted to an adjustable 32 degree tilt. The cushion can rotate horizontally 360 degrees.

Note that the Anker Prime is not compatible with Tesla or Mercedes-Benz vehicles, nor with cars that lack air vents or use non-standard air vent designs, such as round air vents. The first car we tried it in was a Mini and the location of the air vents doesn’t allow for the installation of a car charger like this. This is because you will need separate support for some cars. Compatible vent blade depths should be between 10mm and 24mm for optimal adhesion. See the image below for more information on vent compatibility.

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The USB-C port is placed at the base of the device. Here you connect the included 1m cable, which in turn is powered by the 45W dual-port charger which plugs into the power socket (i.e. cigarette lighter port) of the car. The other port is the older USB-A which can output 12W.

Practical, the cable comes with an organizer and brackets to keep your driving space tidy from stray cables. You’ll have to put away your snack wrappers and the kids’ coloring books yourself.

The 13N magnet does a good job of holding the device secure while still being able to remove it from the end of your drive without ripping the vent mount off.

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Price

The Anker Prime Wireless Car Charger is priced at $89.99/£79.99, which puts it at the high end of the many wireless car chargers on the market, but remember it’s by far the fastest and the package includes the power outlet charger and cable.

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Should I buy the Anker Prime 25W Wireless Car Charger

If in-car charging speed is vitally important to you, the Anker Prime 25W is the fastest wireless car charger for iPhone you can find. It’s sturdy, neat and tidy with included cable holders and a powerful dual-port USB charger for the ride too.