These are the 11 best iPhone chargers you can buy in 2023

Let’s face it, a charger is probably the most important accessory you’ll ever buy for your iPhone. After all, most of us need to charge our iPhones at least once a day — sometimes even more — so it’s important to have the right chargers around to get the job done.

Thankfully, the popularity of the iPhone means there’s no shortage of options for both wired and wireless charging — and you have even more now that the iPhone 15 has finally made the switch to USB-C.

While a USB-C power brick will give you the fastest possible charging speeds, many folks consider wireless the way to go these days. If you have enough wireless charging stands in your life, you’ll likely never need to worry too much about charging speeds, as you’ll be able to regularly dock your iPhone in places where it can grab more power — and iOS 17’s new StandBy mode is going to encourage you to do that even more often.

Still, the number of options to charge your iPhone can be pretty overwhelming, so we’ve rounded up a few of the best, along with some tips at the end for what to look for in an iPhone charger.

Apple MagSafe Charger

The best wireless iPhone charger

While Apple’s official MagSafe charger may not be the flashiest wireless charger available, it has a few things going for it that make it a great pick for anybody who doesn’t have more specific needs. Not only do you get an Apple-certified MagSafe charger that’s guaranteed to work with your iPhone, but unlike most magnetic chargers, you don’t have to stop charging when you want to pick up your iPhone to check something, since the charger is small and light enough to stay attached.

This has the downside of making it a less-than-ideal desktop charger for when you just want to grab your iPhone and go. However, its popularity means that there’s an impressive collection of accessories that are designed specifically to fit Apple’s charging disc, from flat table docks to a wide variety of stands and car mounts. This lets you create your own custom charging solutions, and you can even change things up once in a while by moving the MagSafe charger between an assortment of accessories that are much more affordable than buying multiple chargers.

Spigen Onetap Pro MagFit Wireless Charging Stand

The best iPhone charger for StandBy mode

Apple’s StandBy mode is one of the coolest and most useful features in iOS 17, and it may be enough to change the way you charge your iPhone. Prior to StandBy, it didn’t really matter if you laid your iPhone flat or propped it up on a MagSafe charging stand, but now StandBy gives you a reason to opt for the latter.

While there are plenty of MagSafe and MagSafe-compatible charging stands on the market, not all of them let you take full advantage of what StandBy has to offer. However, Spigen’s OneTap Pro is one of the best picks for this as it provides wireless charging, which is necessary to trigger StandBy, as well as an adjustable viewing angle and grippy rubber feet to keep it from sliding around when you’re interacting with your docked iPhone.

The only downside is that it’s not officially MagSafe-certified, which not only means you’ll be limited to 7.5-watt charging speeds, but also that your iPhone won’t be able to remember the view you’ve set when docked and bring it up again automatically. However, we think that’s a reasonable trade-off considering how affordable this charging stand is compared to fully MagSafe-certified alternatives, most of which aren’t adjustable.

ESR HaloLock Kickstand Wireless MagSafe Charger

The best portable iPhone charging stand

While Apple’s official MagSafe charger is one of the most portable wireless chargers you can buy, ESR’s HaloLock has it beat in two important areas. The first is the price; since it’s not MagSafe-certified, there’s no premium “Apple tax” to contend with.

More significantly, though, ESR’s HaloLock also has another trick up its sleeve. There’s a built-in kickstand that lets you prop your iPhone up while charging, letting you take advantage of Apple’s new StandBy mode wherever you happen to be.

The package also includes a generous 5-foot removable USB-C to USB-C cable, although you’ll have to supply your own charging brick or other power source, such as a laptop USB-C port. You won’t get to enjoy StandBy mode unless it’s plugged in, but you can still remove the cable and use it as a magnetically attached kickstand for watching movies or participating in video calls. The detachable cable also means you can plug that same cable directly into the iPhone 15’s USB-C port when you want the fastest charging speeds, which makes the slower 7.5-watt wireless charging far less of a compromise.

Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter

The best official wired iPhone charger

Although you can find a wide assortment of USB-C power bricks from dozens of other manufacturers, Apple’s official USB-C power adapter remains an extremely popular pick among iPhone users for its clean and simple aesthetic. The traditional Apple white and gray design offers no extra frills like LED status lights or extra ports, but that’s OK because it does exactly what it’s supposed to do: send 20 watts of power to your iPhone over a USB-C to Lightning cable or USB-C to USB-C cable, although you’ll have to supply that part yourself. It’s a durable and reliable solution, and the only real downside is that the prongs don’t fold in for travel.

Belkin MagSafe 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Stand

The best multi-device iPhone charging station

If you’re like many iPhone owners, you probably have other Apple devices in your life, like a set of AirPods or an Apple Watch. In that case, Belkin’s 3-in-1 stand provides an elegant alternative to fussing with multiple chargers to keep all these devices powered up. You’ll also find everything in the box you need to get started, including the power adapter, which discretely connects into the back for a clear and uncluttered look.

This stand provides full-speed MagSafe wireless charging for both the latest iPhone and Apple Watch models, plus a charging spot on the base designed for your AirPods or AirPods Pro. However, it’s actually a standard 5W Qi wireless charger, so you can use it to juice up anything that can fit there — even a second iPhone. There’s enough room to turn even an iPhone 15 Pro Max to landscape orientation so you can take advantage of StandBy mode alongside your Apple Watch. However, the charging discs aren’t adjustable, so you won’t be able to tilt your iPhone up or down to get a better view.

Anker 511 Charger (Nano 3)

The best compact iPhone charger

While Apple’s 20W USB-C power adapter may be the most popular choice, it’s far from the only game in town. If you’re looking for something even more portable that’s capable of delivering maximum charging speeds to an iPhone 15 Pro Max, then Anker’s 511 is a great choice. You only get a single USB-C power port, but it’s capable of putting out 30 watts of power — enough to satisfy the 27-watt draw of the largest iPhone Pro models from recent years.

Anker’s 511 is also available in a variety of fun colors, with prongs that fold in for ultra-compact travel. The only downside is that some folks have reported problems with the folding mechanism wearing out after extended use, resulting in the prongs no longer locking into place when extended, in which case you’ll have to be more careful when plugging it in.

Mophie 3-in-1 Travel Charger with MagSafe

The best travel iPhone charger

Mophie’s 3-in-1 travel charger is an ideal accessory for Apple fans who frequently finds themselves on the road. The 15-watt MagSafe charging disc for your iPhone is joined by an Apple Watch and AirPods charger in a strip that folds up into a compact package for travel and features a soft heather gray microsuede fabric on the back that’s matched by a stylish carrying case that provides room for the included USB-C charging brick and cable.

As with most other chargers like this, the space designed for your AirPods is actually just a 5-watt Qi charger, so you can drop any other Qi-compatible device on there, from an alternative set of earbuds like Sony’s WF-1000XM5 to another family member’s smartphone. That won’t charge up as much as an iPhone on the 15W MagSafe disc, but it should be more than enough to top it up overnight.

Anker 637 Magnetic Desktop Charging Station (MagGo)

The best desktop iPhone charging station

Anker has a solid lineup of affordable MagSafe-compatible chargers — with “compatible” meaning that they can attach magnetically to the rings on your iPhone, but won’t provide 15W charging. However, the slower charging speeds may be worth living with for the Anker 637, since its unassuming design actually hides some other powerful features.

From the front, the charging station doesn’t look like much more than a stylish magnetic charging dock, but around back you’ll find three AC power ports, two USB-A ports, and two USB-C ports so it can replace a power bar and help reduce the clutter on your desk. The USB-C ports are also capable of delivering up to 65 watts of power, which is more than enough to keep a MacBook or other standard laptop juiced up without the need to plug in a separate power brick.

ESR 15W Car Charger with MagSafe + CryoBoost

The best wireless iPhone car charger

You’ve probably noticed that your iPhone can warm up quite a bit when using magnetic charging, and that can be even more apparent with faster 15-watt MagSafe charging. This is just the laws of physics at work, as the energy that doesn’t make it into your iPhone has to go somewhere, so it’s released as heat. While that’s likely a minor annoyance at your desk, it can be a real problem when you’re in a hot car. Fortunately, ESR has come up with a way to help your iPhone keep its cool.

Thanks to the company’s CryoBoost technology, this 15W MagSafe car charging dock powers up your iPhone while directing the heat away from it using fans and other internal cooling techniques. This also allows you to more effectively take advantage of full 15W MagSafe charging speeds, since your iPhone is less likely to slow down its power draw to avoid overheating.

While it won’t compensate for a lack of air conditioning, it won’t generate extra heat, and it will save you from having to fiddle with your vents on a long road trip to make sure they’re blowing on your iPhone.

Ugreen 140W Nexode USB-C GaN Charger

The best wired iPhone charger for multiple devices

Although single-port USB-C iPhone chargers are fine when you only need to plug in your iPhone, it can be a hassle to juggle multiple power adapters and power bars when you’re trying to charge your iPhone, iPad, and MacBook all at once. Thankfully, advances in charging technology have allowed companies to produce surprisingly compact chargers that can deliver all the power you need.

Ugreen’s 140W Nexode charger delivers more than enough power to charge all of your devices over USB-C at maximum speeds, right up to a 16-inch MacBook Pro (with Apple’s USB-C to MagSafe 3 charging cable). Like most multiport power adapters, the 140 watts is shared across all three ports, but you’ll be able to charge your iPhone 15 Pro at top speeds and still supply 100 watts to fast-charge a MacBook Pro, or even connect two MacBooks to deliver 65-watt charging to both.

Apple MagSafe Battery Pack

The best iPhone battery and charger combo

Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack is unlike any other magnetic iPhone battery pack on the market. For one thing, it’s the only battery pack that’s MagSafe-certified and can therefore provide full-speed 15W wireless charging. However, that only happens when it’s plugged in; while using it as a battery pack, it will power your iPhone at a considerably more modest 5 watts.

However, that’s not as much of a problem as it seems, since Apple’s battery pack is also tightly integrated into iOS to maximize power efficiency. Unlike other MagSafe battery packs, your iPhone knows when Apple’s MagSafe battery is attached, so it will continue conserving power rather than assuming it has a relatively unlimited AC supply to draw from. It’s best to think of Apple’s MagSafe battery pack as an extra capacity tank for your iPhone, rather than something that you’ll use to recharge the internal battery of a dead iPhone.

Unfortunately, the Apple MagSafe Battery Pack hasn’t made the USB-C transition yet, so you’ll need a Lightning cable to power it or charge it back up. However, it also uniquely supports reverse wireless charging from any MagSafe-compatible iPhone, including the iPhone 15 lineup. That means you can plug your USB-C cable into your iPhone 15 while the MagSafe battery pack is attached and it will charge up from there.

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