Holiday flights are boarding, and every seat-back pocket hides the same silent war: who packed the adapter that actually works? I’ve spent hours – literally – testing adapters in airline lounges from Narita to Heathrow, and the $19.99 (was $25.99) Anker Nano Travel Adapter has put a stop to that argument.
Just flip a little switch on the side of the Nano, and it suddenly has four different plug types that pop out with this weird Swiss knife feel to them. You know UK’s got those chunky three-pin Gs, Europe’s got the round Cs, Australia’s got the angled Is, and America’s got the flat As – all of which click into place with a nice satisfying sound.
Anker Nano Travel Adapter, 5-Port Power Adapter with 1× 2-Pin AC, 2 USB A, 2 USB C for 20W, Smart...
- Universal Plug Compatibility: Type A (US / Canada / Japan / China), Type C (EU), Type G (UK / Singapore), and Type I (Australia).
- Power 5 Devices at Once: Includes 1 AC outlet, 2 USB-A ports, and 2 USB-C ports. The USB ports support up to 20W total output or 15W max when shared...
- Exceptionally Compact: Measuring just 3.39 × 1.97 × 0.98 in (86 × 50 × 25 mm), it has a credit card-sized footprint and is 43% smaller than...
Its front face is where the real magic happens: you get one grounded socket, plus four USB ports. Just plug in your laptop charger, and then the two USB-C, as well as two USB-A ports, are ready to go with your smartphone, watch, earbuds, or even a camera. The solo USB-C port manages to push an iPhone 16 past 50% charge while you get your airport ramen fix. But it can even handle the load of all five: the total draw maxes out at 6 amps, which is still enough to get everything topped off before the gate agent sounds the call for zone two.
The Nano only weighs 3.77 ounces – less than the loose change I keep in my tray table. Fold the pins up and the whole thing zips into the mesh pocket of my Peak Design sling. Anker managed to shave 43 percent off the size of the last year’s bulky model – it was smaller than my old Epicka & I even had room for a second pair of socks.
Temperatures stay cool, thanks to a tiny chip that monitors the heat and limits power before it gets warm. The grounding runs the whole length of it – and the AC socket even accepts polarized US plugs and just passes the earth pin straight through, which means no annoying floating ground.
