{"id":114139,"date":"2020-06-14T21:09:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T21:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/06\/14\/hands-on-aukey-omnia-chargers-provide-plenty-of-power-in-a-pint-sized-package"},"modified":"2020-06-14T21:09:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T21:09:52","slug":"hands-on-aukey-omnia-chargers-provide-plenty-of-power-in-a-pint-sized-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/14\/hands-on-aukey-omnia-chargers-provide-plenty-of-power-in-a-pint-sized-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands on: Aukey Omnia chargers provide plenty of power in a pint-sized package"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combining small size with big power, Aukey’s Omnia chargers keep your gear charged without all the extra bulk of most other normal-sized chargers.\n<\/p>\n

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Maybe you’re like us\u2014 you always seem to need a spare wall charger to keep your tech powered up. Stashing spares at your significant other’s apartment, at the office, or in the glove box of your car is usually a good plan, provided the extra chargers are compact and don’t take too much space wherever they are hidden. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That’s where the Aukey Omnia chargers save the day. The small size means it fits perfectly backpacks, messenger bags, and purses\u2014 it’s perfect for your daily trek to the office or a weekend getaway.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Both chargers provide 65W of power, making them ideal for powering up a wide range of devices. They’ll work great for USB-C compatible phones, iPad Pros, the 13-inch MacBook Pro<\/a>, the 2017, 2019, and 2020 MacBook Air<\/a>, and more. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Of course, they’ll even charge your MacBook Pro that takes an 85W charger \u2014 such as the 15-inch MacBook Pro \u2014 albeit a bit slower. However, we advise against using a 65W charger for an i9 MacBook Pro.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you have a USB-C to Lightning cable, you’ll be able to fast charge your fast-charge compatible iPhone \u2014 that’s any iPhone from the iPhone 8<\/a> to the current lineup \u2014 or any other compatible device. A built-in smart chip \u2014 called the OmniaChip \u2014 prevents overcharging and throttles the current as needed, meaning you can charge older devices as well.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aukey Omnia Dual USB-C 65W fast charger<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The primary difference between the two chargers is the number of USB-C ports they provide \u2014 the standard AUKEY Omnia Fast Charger<\/a> provides a single USB-C port and one USB-A port, while the Dual USB-C Omnia Fast Charger<\/a> provides two USB-C ports and no USB-A ports. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Dual USB-C Omnia charger provides 45W of power to the main port and 18W of power to the secondary port when both are in use. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Standard Omnia Fast Charger provides 45W of power to its USB-C port and 12W of power to its USB-A port when both are in use. The USB-A port does not offer any fast charging, even if it is the only port in use.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Overall, we like these chargers. They didn’t get notably hot, even when powering multiple devices, which is often our main concern. After spending a few weeks with them, we feel as though they’re safe and reliable. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While both are great, if you plan on charging both a MacBook and an iPad Pro at the same time, it’s probably worth springing for the Dual. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can pick up the Aukey Omnia USB-C and USB-A 65W Fast Charger from Amazon for $39.99<\/a>. If you’re interested in the Aukey Omnia Dual USB-C 65W Fast Charger, you can grab it from Amazon for $48.99.<\/a> Aukey is currently running a promotion that allows customers to take an extra $10 off when you click the coupon on the Amazon store listing.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combining small size with big power, Aukey’s Omnia chargers keep your gear charged without all the extra bulk of most other normal-sized chargers. Maybe you’re like us\u2014 you always seem to need a spare wall charger to keep your tech powered up. Stashing spares at your significant other’s apartment, at the office, or in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-insider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}