SDG #036 AngLink 6 Port USB Charger

Multi-port USB chargers are one of those accessories where the marketing figures on the box rarely survive contact with a real load, so the AngLink 6 port desktop charger gets checked here against what it actually delivers rather than what it claims.

The review covers the physical side first: the enclosure and finish, the fixed or detachable mains lead, port spacing and whether six sockets can realistically be used at once without cables fighting each other. From there the focus shifts to electrical behaviour, measured with an inline USB power meter so the no-load voltage, the current each port will actually pass, and the amount of voltage sag once several devices are drawing at the same time can all be seen directly. That last point matters most on a six port unit, because a headline total output figure is meaningless if the supply collapses below the threshold a phone or tablet needs to keep fast charging.

Also considered is how the charger handles device negotiation, since many budget hubs rely on simple resistor based signalling that some phones and tablets refuse to accept at high current, and how warm the unit runs when loaded for a sustained period.

For buyers, the useful takeaway is a sense of whether this is a genuine desk hub capable of charging a family’s worth of phones and tablets simultaneously, or whether it is best treated as a convenient way to trickle charge several low draw devices such as power banks, headphones and e readers overnight. The measured results, not the ratings printed on the case, drive that conclusion.