For so many years, the peripherals market, especially in the charger category, has been led by Apple, since their products are all cutting-edge and tend to change every year, accessory companies have no choice but to go with the flow. When GaN tech came out, it could support phones and other tech products with more juice and could do it faster. Ugreen, as one of the most well-known electronics brands, has a wide range of GaN charger products in their lineup, they are either awesome high-power multi-port chargers or single-port chargers. They can not only meet the needs of Apple products, but also support other phones, or devices like gaming laptops or tablets.

If you have followed our channel long enough, you will know that we love Ugreen products, we have covered their 100W charger, PowerRoam 1200W Power Station, they are the main helpers for powering our products in the studio or the equipment for our outdoor shooting, they are very reliable.

Ugreen Nexode RG 30W&65W

Nonetheless, what if I tell you that Ugreen has some new chargers that add a little fun to the experience? Here we have the Ugreen Nexode RG 30W and 65W chargers, RG stands for Robotic GaN I think, they are so cute by the way!

Design

So the chargers in the market are pretty much the same shape and wattage, it’s kind of boring to have them on the desk to be honest. The RG chargers are like a robot wearing headphones all the time, when you commend it to do its real job, it takes off the shoes and gets to work! When you need to go out with them, please, let them have their shoes back first.

The shoes are magnetic, so you can put them somewhere that they can stick to, a very thoughtful design. overall I really like them a lot! Although the ones we have here are more blackish, surprisingly there is a purple version in the collection, that one is even cuter, it has a ponytail at the back, for girls out there, you will definitely love it!

While they are working, they also talk to you with different faces on this LED screen, for instance, they will have smiley eyes when it’s not charging any device, but there will be a smiley face when it’s charging. After it’s done with charging, smiley eyes again! Whenever you look down there after long hours of work, they look at you with happy faces, what a pleasant experience.

How they work

Let’s talk about how it works in charging your devices.

First, this RG 30W charger, as you can see there is a single USB-C port on it, and it has a 30W max output, after connecting to the tester, we can see that it supports many charging protocols, I have put them on the screen so you can read.

This is very rare to see so many protocols on such a small charger. So theoretically, it can power most of the phones out there, we tested it on Xiaomi 13, the maximum power output is 25w, and it takes 30mins to charge it to 50%,

and it takes 25mins to charge iPhone 14 to 50% by 25W. We also tested it on the Macbook Air M1 chip version, the maximum output is 30w, and it takes 42mins to charge from 0 to 50%, definitely a good choice for Apple fanboy. However, due to private charging protocol restrictions, it only achieved 10W on Oneplus Ace 2, and 17W Huawei Nova 11 pro.

For the RG 65W charger, there are three ports here, two USB-C ports, one USB-A port, clearly it’s more of a charger that sits on the desk often, or if you travel with your laptop and phones every day, you can still take it out with you, it’s fairly light by the way. The charging protocols supported are almost the same as the 30W charger, but it achieved higher voltage on PD and PPS protocols.

Experience

We tested them on those phones also, and they can distribute power very well, with no heat issue at all. if you have multiple devices to charge, and you don’t want to read the long list of how to distribute power between each port, then you can simply follow this rule: from top to bottom, larger output to lower output.

Verdict: Not Just a Look

So based on the tests, these two chargers are more than capable of charging most of the devices at home for some light users, the compact sizes will not take up much space in your desk or your backpack.

Moreover, the cute shapes and emoji faces are very attractive decorations. If you are interested in these two little charging bricks, you can check out:

UGREEN RG 30W-MSRP: $25.99 @ Amazon (Black&Purple)

UGREEN RG 65W-MSRP: $49.99 @ Amazon (Black only)

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Batteries and charging have been an essential part of my life, well sometimes it’s a bit annoying， Every time I go out I need to carry a cell phone, a laptop, and even my TWS earbuds or headsets. Except for the earbuds, the rest of my devices need to be charged every day, so it’s a very unpleasant experience. Before I go out, I have to go through a maze of chargers and cables to find the ones I need every time. so today I got my hands on Ugreen’s first Nexode 300W GaN charger, a fast charger that supports a maximum output of amazing 300W, featuring four type-c ports and a type-A port for fast charge. I’m very excited to see how it performs in my charging needs.

Unbox

The package of UGREEN 300W fast charger is designed in a drawer style, besides the charger, it also includes a charging cable that supports up to 240w PD USB-C to C and a 2-meter long power cable, it’s worth noting that this charger adopts the grounding design, so if you have been “bitten” by the lighting port or metal casing laptop, you will know how important the grounding design is to avoid leakage.

Design

     The UGREEN 300watte 5-prot GaN charger is positioned as a desktop charger, and the design is the same as the previous UGREEN chargers, very low-profile, with a gray and black appearance, which is a good news because the surface of the charger does not attract fingerprints.

When I got the charger, my first impression was that it was heavy, the charger weighs 876g, but I won’t complain about it because of that, as it is a desktop charger.

The bottom of the charger has two anti-slip rubber bumps so it is very stable when used on a desk. There are four type-c ports and one tpye-A port on the front and the maximum charging power is labeled there. This is important for users who don’t know much about charging technology. Overall, you can’t go wrong with the UGREEN 300watte’s low-profile design.

Charge performance

In terms of charging performance, first of all I would like to say that the UGREEN 300watte charger supports a wide range of voltage inputs and can reach a maximum output power of 300w between 100v and 240v, which is great for a small charger. In terms of output, the first USB-C interface supports a maximum output of 140w, and the support for various fast charging protocols, in addition to Oppo’s Vooc protocol, Vivo’s FlashCharge protocol, and Oneplus Dash charging protocol, UGREEN 300watte charger almost supports most of the charging protocols on the market. And since it supports PD3.1 QC5.0 and PPS, the UGREEN 300watte charger will have a very good performance when it comes to laptop charging.

The 4 type-C ports all support the same charging protocols, the only difference is the maximum voltage support is different, c1 interface supports a maximum of 140w, either of the C2 and C3 interface supports a maximum of 100w, c4 interface supports a maximum of 45w, while the USB-A port supports a maximum of 22.5w output. So in actual experience, I will use the USB-A port to power some devices that don’t support fast charging, like earbuds or my shaver.

In actual test, when connected to my 14-inch Mac, it can charge at nearly 100w, which is amazing when knowing that the official charger can only achieve 67w. And Ugreen officially claims that it can charge 56% in 30 minutes when connected to a 16 inches Macbook. In terms of smartphone charging, QC3.0 can be activated on the Redmi 12 Tubro to reach 20w, on the Xiaomi 13 Ultra it can also reach 20w, while the iPhone 14 can reach a stable power at 26W.

In terms of power distribution, the user manual has a very detailed description, if you want to get the best charging speed but don’t want to spend time reading the user manual, then my experience, for your reference, is to use the ports from top to bottom.

I set it up to try charging using all 5 ports at the same time, charging two laptops, two cell phones, and a TWS headset at the same time. My laptops still managed to reach 90w, which is amazing. And considering fast charging will come to more future electronic devices under PD, PPS and QC protocols, It’s definitely gonna be a good investment and has a bright future ahead.

Additionally, there’s no need to worry about the heated issue. During the whole test, the Nexode charger itself always remained nice and cool with high-power output.

Verdict

The Ugreen Nexode 300W GaN fast charger is truly able to achieve 300W power output in such a small form. And furthermore, it supports a wide range of voltage inputs from 100v-240v, which means that this charger can be used in any part of the world.

If you have multiple device charging needs, the Ugreen Nexode 300W GaN fast charger is a great fit. And as a desktop charger with a grounded design, it’s better for connecting to the for a long period of time than traditional travel chargers. Also, I quite appreciate the exterior design of the Ugreen, it’s solid and well-built, fitting perfectly on a desk.

Buy the Ugreen Nexode 300W GaN fast charger on Amazon here.

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