AmazonBasics One Port USB Wall Charger Reviews Summary

Design and Build Quality

Pros:

• "The sleek and compact design of the AmazonBasics 24W Wall Charger immediately caught my attention."
• "Design is great, feels well made."
• "Its matte black finish exudes a sense of sophistication, blending perfectly with any room decor."
• "It's sturdy, well-made, and even 'design-oriented'."
• "The charger's sturdy build quality assures durability, guaranteeing long-term usage without any compromises."
• "Construction is good, it feels durable and solid."
• "The material seems nice and solid, it charges my phone fast, and I love that the plug folds in for storage."

Cons:

• "This charger stops charging with a light tap."
• "The device kept falling out of the socket, I had to try and squeeze to make a tighter fit which seem to resolve the issue."
• "It seems much larger than necessary. on a power strip where the outlets are 'stacked', it takes up 2-3 outlets worth of space."
• "It's a bit smaller and sleeker than you might expect."
• "The first charger right out of the box didn’t complete a charge on my iPad from 20%!"
• "I'm terribly sorry to say that when I hooked this up to my iPad then my husband's MS tablet it got hot almost immediately."
• "The charger and cable appeared to work well for a few months. However, it began to periodically spark and get extremely hot."

Charging Performance

Pros:

• "another great product from Amazon works flawlessly and charges my cell phone at a good speed better than my stock charger that came with it."
• "Equipped with two USB-A ports, each delivering a powerful 2.4 Amps of charging current, this charger allows you to juice up two devices simultaneously."
• "Charges my phone in less than 1/2 the time it would take to use the Apple charger that came with the phone which is rated at 1.0 Amp's and this charger is rated at 2.4 Amp's."
• "With 2.4 Amps of power output per port, it significantly reduces the charging time for my devices."
• "Charging time is significantly faster for a Fire tablet vs. using my regular USB charger."
• "The power rate of charging was just as good if not better than the OEM charger that came with each of the devices."
• "The charge works very well and charges newer phones and tablets quite quickly."

Cons:

• "It won’t charge well while I am using my 2022 iPad Air 11 inch."
• "These chargers are not fast chargers."
• "The charging is not fast. You can say average."
• "It's slow, and if you're using your device while you charge it, don't expect it to charge very quickly at all."
• "The output doesn't match to what is advertised and it charges everything slow."
• "Just didn’t seem to be charging my iPad as fast as the one that came from Apple."
• "These worked fine at the very first. In less than two weeks, I was getting warnings from my device that the charging was too slow."

Additional Features

Pros:

• "So convenient to have this in my nightstand and charge multiple devices with only having to use one outlet."
• "It also very lightly lights up the floor in my bedroom which is handy if I get up in the middle of the night."
• "It lights up immediately to let me know that everything is working well."
• "It has a little indicator light to let you know it's plugged in."
• "This year’s model also the fold-down version of the prongs that gives it a lower profile and is much better for carrying in your laptop bag."
• "This charger has a plug that folds easily in and out of its body, allowing it to be inserted into the wall outlet upside down if necessary."
• "The blue glow is a nice extra as you can see it's got power going through it and it makes it easy to find if cord is under or behind a desk or such."