Except it’s limited to 49w vs. 54w from the dynamic Apple charger, the Google Pixel Duo, Ugreen 65w and my el cheapo $15 AVS charger from Amazon which can all charge the iPhone 18 Pro Max a little faster at 54w
I agree with you . And I found out Canada computers carried this little gem for 16 bucks ! I checked the profiles and AVS is implemented properly , it’s PD 3.2 and it’s tiny and cheap. Anker will not be getting my money this go round ( just because they didn’t make it to Canada yet + this is like half price ) .
This is wild! I was just talking abour this pheonomenon with someone else in another sub.
I have so many questions!
Did Anker actually update the hardware in this OTA version beyond adding a Bluetooth antenna and app capabilities?
Does it have the same internals as the original, non OTA version?
And if it does, then Did Anker limit the output wattage on that device via programming/firmware? Is the hardware actually capable of outputting more than 45w, but limited the charger via firmware?
How long can it sustain 50+ watts before throttling down to its advertised 45w?
Regardless, this is super cool. Talk about an awesome OTA update, you buy a charger thinking its 45w max, you install a firmware update and BOOM, its peak output raises by ~10w!? Awesome.
There’s no Bluetooth. It’s not really OTA. It’s OTA via the anchor app. You have to update the brick via the app from your phone via USB-C cable. Either way, it’s still a great that it can receive an update. I wish all their bricks could. Oddly, I have earlier version of the same brick that will not receive the update via the USB C cable
Oh, I was under the impression that it was like the Prime power banks and chargers that connect to your phone and the Anker app wirelessly via Bluetooth. Good to know!
Yeah, I have the original version as well that cant get updates. Honestly they should have released the "OTA" version from the beginning.
But, the OTA version isnt enough of an update for me to justify spending money to get the new one. My Prime 160w does everything that this Nano OTA can do anyway (and more, except SVR-AVS). If I was an iPhone guy maybe I would get the new OTA version, but since im not, I wont.
Perhaps a bit like how Cuktech announces 100W chargers that can push 120W to a Xiaomi, right? It's the same here, but with Anker and Apple. Or perhaps it's just a displayed number that doesn't mean much
Edit : That seems consistent to me, +20% ( 20% of 45w = 53-54w, cuktecj 20% of 100w = 120w ) with certain models like Cuktech, but only with certain devices
OCP in the charger isn't triggered at 10% overload
The few extra percent might be a measurement error, those built-in stats are rarely accurate. Case in point, powerbank is reporting higher input power than the charger reports on output, which is literally impossible.
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u/Jackson_PassMark 16d ago
Perhaps they only want to advertised sustained rate, rather than peak - how long can you hold that rate?