Best fast chargers

The Anker 735 Charger (65W) is the best fast charger for most UK buyers in September 2026, and the Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter is the iPhone 18 charger to buy for full speed. The Anker 735 delivers 65 W from a single USB-C port, supports PPS for Samsung and Pixel phones, and has three ports so a phone and a laptop can share it. It costs £29.99 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). The Anker Nano Charger 30W is the phone pick, the Anker Charger 100W 3-Port is the laptop pick, and the UGREEN Nexode 30W is the budget pick. iPhone 18 Pro owners who want the full 60 W should read the section on the Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter.

Every pick here is a wired USB-C charger with a UK 3-pin plug. For charging pads and MagSafe stands, see Best wireless charger UK 2026, and for portable batteries, see Best power bank UK 2026.

What charger does the iPhone 18 Pro need?

The iPhone 18 Pro needs a USB-C charger that supports USB Power Delivery 3.2 with Adjustable Voltage Supply (AVS) to reach its 60 W peak, and Apple's support pages name the Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max for that job. With it, Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max reach 50% in around 15 minutes. The adapter costs £39.00 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026).

Any USB PD charger still works as an iPhone 18 charger, just more slowly. Compare Electronic's iPhone 18 Pro charger ladder:

• Full 60 W peak: Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, £39.00. The only charger here that lists AVS.
• Up to 30 W:UGREEN Nexode 30W at £12.99 or Anker Nano Charger 30W. Half the peak, for a third of the Apple adapter's price in the UGREEN's case.
• Phone and laptop together: Anker 735 Charger (65W) at £29.99. It charges the iPhone 18 Pro below 60 W because no AVS support is listed, but it also runs a MacBook Air.

Apple ships the iPhone 18 Pro with a USB-C cable and no power adapter in the UK, so the charger is an extra cost on every new phone. Owners who charge overnight lose little with a 30 W model; the 60 W mode matters for quick top-ups before leaving the house.

What do USB PD, PPS and AVS mean on a charger?

USB Power Delivery (USB PD) is the standard every current phone and laptop uses to agree a voltage and current with the charger, and PPS and AVS are two optional extensions that specific phones need for their fastest speeds.

USB Power Delivery (PD)

USB PD offers fixed voltage steps, typically 5 V, 9 V, 15 V and 20 V, with USB PD 3.1 adding 28 V for up to 140 W. The device asks for a step and the charger supplies it. A 100 W charger reaches 100 W by supplying 20 V at 5 A, which also requires a 5 A (e-marked) USB-C cable. With a standard 3 A cable, the same charger stops at 60 W.

PPS (Programmable Power Supply)

PPS lets the phone request voltage in small increments rather than fixed steps, so the phone can charge its battery with less heat. Samsung's Super Fast Charging modes depend on PPS: a Galaxy phone on a charger without PPS falls back to far slower standard charging, regardless of the charger's wattage. Samsung's 45 W Super Fast Charging 2.0 also needs a 5 A cable. The Galaxy S26 Ultra goes further, with 60 W Super Fast Charging 3.0. Google Pixel phones use PPS too.

AVS (Adjustable Voltage Supply)

AVS is the newer USB PD 3.2 feature Apple uses for the iPhone 18 Pro. Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max reach 60 W and 50% in around 15 minutes only with its 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max, or a comparable third-party adapter that is 60 W capable and supports AVS with USB PD 3.2. Few third-party chargers list AVS yet. None of the four third-party picks below lists AVS on its spec sheet, so treat them as fast, but not full-speed, iPhone 18 Pro chargers.

1. Anker 735 Charger (65W) - best overall

The Anker 735 Charger (65W) is the best all-round wall charger because 65 W is the point where one plug covers nearly everything in a bag. Anker rates both USB-C ports at up to 65 W (20 V at 3.25 A) and the USB-A port at 22.5 W, with 65 W shared across all three ports when they are busy. Anker lists PPS support, which Samsung and Pixel phones need for their fast modes.

65 W matches the adapter Lenovo ships with the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, so a typical Windows ultrabook charges at its rated speed. The 13-inch MacBook Air charges comfortably on the Anker 735 too, but Apple reserves fast charging for 70 W or more, so a MacBook Air owner who wants the fastest top-ups should look at the Anker Charger 100W below. The Anker 735 weighs about 132 g.

The trade-off is sharing. Plug a phone into the second USB-C port while a laptop charges and the 65 W splits between them, so the laptop slows down. For a single laptop plus a phone overnight, that rarely matters.

2. Anker Nano Charger 30W - best for phones

The Anker Nano Charger 30W is the best phone charger for most people. Anker rates the Anker Nano 30W at 30 W with PPS support, in a GaN body that weighs 72.6 g, and the UK version has a foldable plug so the pins do not scratch anything in a bag.

30 W is the Pixel 11 Pro's wired maximum according to Google, so the Anker Nano 30W hits that ceiling. On an iPhone 18 Pro, the Anker Nano 30W caps charging at 30 W, half of Apple's 60 W peak, which still fills a phone from empty in a reasonable time. It also charges an iPad or a 13-inch MacBook Air, which Apple says needs at least 30 W, though slowly.

3. Anker Charger 100W 3-Port - best for laptops

The Anker Charger 100W 3-Port is the best laptop charger because it delivers 100 W (20 V at 5 A) from either USB-C port, comfortably above the 70 W Apple needs to fast-charge a MacBook Air. Anker rates the USB-A port at 33 W. With two USB-C devices connected, the Anker Charger 100W splits power 70 W and 30 W, which still gives a MacBook Air its fast-charge rate alongside a phone at 30 W.

The display shows live output per port and the charger's temperature, and a touch button cycles between readouts. That is more useful than it sounds: it confirms whether a laptop is pulling 100 W or has quietly fallen back to 60 W because the cable is only rated for 3 A. At £44.99 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026), the Anker Charger 100W costs £15 more than the Anker 735 for 35 W more per port.

The Anker Charger 100W is not a 140 W charger, so a 16-inch MacBook Pro charges below its peak. Buyers with that laptop need a USB PD 3.1 charger rated at 140 W. For a laptop that suits a 100 W charger, see Best laptop UK 2026.

4. UGREEN Nexode 30W - best budget

The UGREEN Nexode 30W is the best budget USB-C charger at £12.99 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). UGREEN lists USB PD 3.0, PPS and Quick Charge 4.0 support in a GaN body with a foldable UK plug, which is the same core feature set as the Anker Nano 30W for £4 less.

The UGREEN Nexode 30W reaches the Pixel 11 Pro's 30 W maximum and charges the iPhone 18 Pro at up to 30 W. The Anker Nano 30W keeps the edge on weight and on Anker's published voltage table; the UGREEN Nexode 30W wins for anyone buying two or three chargers for different rooms.

Also consider: Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter - for full-speed iPhone 18 Pro charging

The Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max is the only charger Apple names for the iPhone 18 Pro's full 60 W wired speed. Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max reach up to 50% in around 15 minutes with it. The adapter supplies 40 W continuously and up to 60 W at peak, which suits a phone that only draws its maximum for the first part of a charge. It costs £39.00 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026).

The Apple 40W Dynamic adapter is a single-port phone charger, not a laptop charger. It suits iPhone 18 Pro owners who top up in short bursts before leaving the house. Everyone else gets more value from the Anker 735 or the Anker Nano 30W.

Which charger reaches your device's real maximum?

Only the Apple 40W Dynamic adapter is confirmed to reach the iPhone 18 Pro's 60 W peak, only the 100 W charger fast-charges a MacBook Air, and every pick reaches the Pixel 11 Pro's 30 W. Compare Electronic's device-max table below takes each device's charging figure from its manufacturer (Apple, Samsung, Google and Lenovo) and checks it against each charger's published output. "Not confirmed" means the charger's maker does not list the protocol the device needs for its top speed, so plan on a slower rate.

Three conclusions follow. First, the iPhone 18 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra are the two devices where the protocol matters more than the wattage: a 100 W charger without AVS or high-current PPS does not beat a smaller charger that has it. Galaxy S26 Ultra owners who want the full 60 W should use Samsung's own 60 W adapter. Second, the MacBook Air is the device where wattage matters: anything under 70 W charges it, but only 70 W or more fast-charges it. Third, a 30 W charger is enough for a Pixel 11 Pro and a sensible overnight charger for any phone.

Best fast charger UK 2026 spec sheet

Why does an iPhone charge slower than the charger's rating?

An iPhone draws only what it asks for, and it asks for less as the battery fills and warms up. The wattage printed on a charger is a ceiling, not a delivery. ChargerLAB measured the iPhone 17 Pro Max peaking at 36.42 W on Apple's 40 W adapter, and the same phone drew no more from Apple's 140 W charger, because the phone had set its own limit.

Three things cap the rate. The first is protocol: the iPhone 18 Pro needs AVS to request its 60 W peak, so a charger without AVS delivers a lower standard USB PD level. The second is the charging curve: Apple quotes 50% in around 15 minutes because that first half is where the phone accepts peak power; beyond it the rate tapers to protect the battery. The third is heat: a phone in a thick case or on a warm sofa slows itself down. A higher-wattage charger does not damage an iPhone, it simply goes unused.

What should UK buyers check before buying a charger?

UK buyers should check for a UK 3-pin plug, a 5 A cable for anything above 60 W, and whether the device came with a charger at all.

• No charger in the box:Apple ships the iPhone 18 Pro without a power adapter, and Apple's UK specifications list the power adapter as sold separately for both MacBook Air sizes. Budget a charger into the price of a new MacBook Air.
• UK 3-pin plug: every pick here is sold on Amazon UK with a UK (BS 1363) plug. Imported listings sometimes ship with EU or US pins and a clip-on adaptor, which adds bulk and wobbles in the socket. A foldable UK plug, as on the Anker Nano 30W and UGREEN Nexode 30W, keeps the pins from snagging in a bag.
• Cables:a standard USB-C cable carries 3 A, which limits any charger to 60 W. The Anker Charger 100W at full output and Samsung's 45 W Super Fast Charging 2.0 both need a 5 A cable.
• Returns: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, a faulty charger can be rejected for a full refund within 30 days of delivery, so test the fast-charge rate as soon as it arrives.

For phone recommendations, see Best phone UK autumn 2026, and for how long each phone runs between charges, see Longest battery life smartphones 2026.

Verdict

The Anker 735 Charger (65W) is the best fast charger in the UK in September 2026: 65 W from one USB-C port, three ports and PPS for £29.99, enough for a phone and a 65 W laptop from one plug. The Anker Nano Charger 30W is the phone pick, the Anker Charger 100W 3-Port is the laptop pick that fast-charges a MacBook Air, and the UGREEN Nexode 30W is the budget pick at £12.99. iPhone 18 Pro owners who want the full 60 W should buy the Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, because none of the third-party picks lists the AVS support Apple requires.