Chargers & cables

A 65W charger where you pay for the design rather than anything futuristic, scored 5/10.

Over the top, but he liked that the light animation follows the direction of charge.

The most versatile cable he has seen, with swappable magnetic ends, a rotating head and 60W support.

A tiny 4cm cable that looks like a USB stick and lets him top up his phone from any standard USB port.

Clean, slick charging system with a self-reinforcing loop that is almost idiot proof.

Incredibly powerful but odd, as no Xiaomi phone can charge at 80W wirelessly; more future-proofing than a benefit.

A neat modular idea, but he thinks it makes more sense to buy one charger built for many devices.

Silly RGB charger that he was disappointed in himself for liking so much.

A well-built luxury charger that charges worse than the cheap one and is hard to justify at 10 times the price.

Exciting step towards the future of charging, but it is only an announcement with a 5W limit, Xiaomi-only phones and plenty of unanswered q…

Mentioned as an earlier air charging attempt from 2017 that never worked out.

Cheap wireless charging dock with a louder speaker, but built with the iPhone in mind and awkward for the Note 20 Ultra.

A 200W charger that powers four devices and supports many protocols, a major decluttering tool.

A strange folding triple wireless charger that becomes a cube with clock, alarm, speaker and light.

A fun, nicely finished cable whose magnets keep it tidy once wound up.

Combines a UV cleaning box with a wireless charging pad.

A compact 120W gallium nitride charger that can run three devices at full speed, including two small laptops.

A phone pouch that charges wirelessly, part of a range designed for a belt, which he finds a bit cowboy-like.

A cable, keyring, torch, stand and microSD adapter in one, but the 9-volt battery feature strikes him as odd.

A handy desk power tower for gadget hoarders with six mains sockets, USB ports and wireless charging, if a little cheap-feeling.

A simple cover that hides cables over your charging brick and lets the phone stand upright.

A fun, wacky charger with LED lights and dual USB ports, but not for fast-charging phones.

A decent official charger that looks overpriced for what it does, with charging capped at 12 watts.

A good durable 40W cable with a 90-degree head, mainly useful for gamers.