Top 5 compared
The best car chargers
Get where you’re going with more battery than you left with, for the driver’s phone and everyone else’s.
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A car charger plugs into the 12V socket on the dash or console and turns it into USB ports for phones, tablets and even a laptop. Small two-port plugs sit almost flush and can stay in the socket between trips; three-port ones leave a port for the back seats, the strongest can run a laptop, and a few have a cable built in that pulls out and winds back.
Most come without a cable, so plan on one per phone: USB-C for recent iPhones and Android phones, Lightning for iPhones up to the 14. Some cars cut power to the socket when the engine is off, so a phone left plugged in while parked may not charge.
What matters
- A USB-C port with Power Delivery (PD) fast charging, and PPS for Samsung’s Super Fast Charging.
- How the power splits with two phones plugged in, not just the total on the box.
- A 45W-plus USB-C port, if a laptop or tablet comes along.
- A USB-A port too, for an older cable.
#1Anker 323 Car Charger 52.5W (USB-C and USB-A)
$20–$30
The USB-C port fast-charges a recent iPhone or Galaxy at up to 30W, and the USB-A port gives an older cable up to 22.5W at the same time. Anker says it takes an iPhone 14 Pro to half full in 25 minutes and a Galaxy S22 in 24.
What owners say: Owners rate how quickly it charges and how much power it packs into such a small plug, and they like having USB-C and USB-A side by side and its blue ring of light.
A closer look: A built-in LED light picks out the ports, so a cable goes in without fumbling in the dark. It keeps an eye on its own temperature and turns the power down if it runs hot, which helps in a car left in the hot sun. Anker covers it with an 18-month warranty.
- LED light finds the ports
Best for: A phone each, front seats
- Ports
- 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A
- Fastest port
- 30W (USB-C)
- Two at once
- 30W + 22.5W
- Fast charging
- PowerIQ 3.0 (PD), PPS
- Cable
- Not included
#2Anker Nano Car Charger 75W (built-in retractable USB-C cable)
$30–$50
No loose cable to find or tangle: a USB-C cable of 75 cm (29.5 in) pulls out of the charger and winds back in, giving up to 45W, and a separate 30W USB-C port looks after a second device. Together they can charge a laptop and a tablet, as Anker says, and the car stays tidy.
What owners say: The cord runs out and back smoothly, owners report, and they find it quick, dependable and solidly made.
A closer look: Pull the cable out past about 5 cm (2 in) to extend it; a short pull and release and the cable winds back in. It suits a car where the charging cable keeps vanishing under a seat, and the USB-C port takes a passenger’s own cable.
- Keeps the car tidy
- Charges a laptop and tablet
Best for: No spare cable to carry
- Ports
- 1 USB-C port, 1 built-in USB-C cable
- Fastest port
- 45W (built-in cable)
- Two at once
- 45W + 30W
- Fast charging
- PD
- Cable
- Built-in, retractable, 75 cm (29.5 in)
#3Anker Nano Car Charger 167.5W (3 ports, with USB-C cable)
$30–$50
Built to run a laptop from the dash: the main USB-C port gives up to 100W, which Anker says takes a 16-inch MacBook Pro from empty to half full in 47 minutes, while a 45W USB-C port and a 22.5W USB-A port look after two phones. Each port has its own power rating, so all three ports run at full speed at once.
What owners say: Owners call it fast with everything they plug in and rate the power on tap and how well it’s made; whether it keeps working for the long haul splits them.
A closer look: Anker notes the Galaxy S26 Ultra charges here at 45W rather than its 65W top speed. The cable in the box is USB-C at both ends, so an older Lightning iPhone still needs its own cord, which the 22.5W USB-A port takes.
- Full speed on every port
Best for: Laptops on the road
- Ports
- 2 USB-C, 1 USB-A
- Fastest port
- 100W (USB-C)
- Two at once
- 100W + 45W
- Fast charging
- PD, PPS (Samsung 45W)
- Cable
- 1 m (3.3 ft) USB-C cable in the box
#4LISEN 54W Mini Car Charger (2-pack)
$20–$30
Two thumb-sized aluminum chargers, one for each car, each with a 30W USB-C port that fast-charges iPhones and Galaxy phones and an 18W USB-A port for an older cable. They barely stick out of the socket, so they can stay plugged in for good.
What owners say: Small but quick, owners say, with a snug fit in the socket and a low profile they like the look of.
Heads up: With two phones plugged in, neither fast-charges, as LISEN’s own listing says, so unplug the second phone when one needs a quick charge.
A closer look: LISEN says the aluminum shell sheds heat better than plastic. Keep the second one in the glove box as a spare for a borrowed or rental car. LISEN covers them for 180 days.
- Two chargers in the box
- Aluminum shell
- Barely sticks out
Best for: Two cars, one in each
- Ports
- 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A (each)
- Fastest port
- 30W (USB-C)
- Two at once
- Not fast with both in use
- Fast charging
- PD, PPS, QC
- Cable
- Not included
#5WODENTA 67W 3-Port Car Charger (2 x USB-C, 1 x USB-A)
$10–$20
Three ports in one plug: two USB-C ports at up to 37W and a 30W USB-A port, so the driver and two passengers can all charge from one socket. It takes 12V or 24V, so it also works in a big truck with a 24V socket.
What owners say: Owners like having two quick USB-C ports and a third for whoever else needs one, and the light that shows it’s on; durability is where they part ways.
A closer look: With all three in use, the 67W is shared and the first USB-C port (C1) gets priority, keeping its full 37W while the other two take what’s left. Give C1 to the phone that’s lowest on charge, or to the driver’s phone running the maps.
- Fits 12V and 24V sockets
- One port keeps full speed
Best for: Carpools and big trucks
- Ports
- 2 USB-C, 1 USB-A
- Fastest port
- 37W (USB-C)
- Two at once
- 37W + 30W (C + A)
- Fast charging
- PD, QC
- Cable
- Not included
How they compare
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| Feature | #1Anker 323 52.5W | #2Anker Nano 75W retractable | #3Anker Nano 167.5W | #4LISEN 54W 2-pack | #5WODENTA 67W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best retractable | Best for laptops | Best budget | ||
| Picked Rating | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
| Price | $20–$30 | $30–$50 | $30–$50 | $20–$30 | $10–$20 |
| Ports | 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A | 1 USB-C port, 1 built-in USB-C cable | 2 USB-C, 1 USB-A | 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A (each) | 2 USB-C, 1 USB-A |
| Fastest port | 30W (USB-C) | 45W (built-in cable) | 100W (USB-C) | 30W (USB-C) | 37W (USB-C) |
| Two at once | 30W + 22.5W | 45W + 30W | 100W + 45W | Not fast with both in use | 37W + 30W (C + A) |
| Fast charging | PowerIQ 3.0 (PD), PPS | PD | PD, PPS (Samsung 45W) | PD, PPS, QC | PD, QC |
| Cable | Not included | Built-in, retractable, 75 cm (29.5 in) | 1 m (3.3 ft) USB-C cable in the box | Not included | Not included |
| Best for | A phone each, front seats | No spare cable to carry | Laptops on the road | Two cars, one in each | Carpools and big trucks |
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