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Sure, if you want to hear it.

Both of these use Aukey's proprietary AiPower technology which is old as dirt and isn't anything special or unique.

AiPower is simply a marketing term for their microprocessor in their unit to talk to a device (just like basically any modern day charger would) and ask the device how much power it can accept. The charger then offers the max amount of power, up to the max the charger can supply.

In AiPower's case for these units, it is 1.5A of power. Theoretically Apple products could pull more via that same port, but Apple isnt licensing that technology to Aukey so any device you plug into a AiPower port is going to pull 1.5A MAX. No matter what. They'll throw a bunch of fancy talk at you and toss around "up to 2.4A!". Don't fall for it. With AiPower on these units, you're getting a max pull of 1.5A end of story.

The 2 port + usb c model uses AiPower on the two USB-A ports, and -only- uses QuickCharge on the usb-c port. This means that this unit can ONLY charge a device at a maximum of 1.5A through the USB-A. (Or two devices each at 1.5A each) through two ports combined. The usb-c is the ONLY one that outputs QC 3.0 (or 2, or 1, depending on device since its backwards compatible). Dont buy this and expect to get quick charge on the USB-A ports. You won't.

The two USB-A port device has one QC port and one AiPower port. This again means one device can be charged at QC speed (but in reality only up to 2.4A, NOT 3A). And another device can be charged at up to 1.5A.

They're using ancient technology in both of these, and possibly violating specs for cables as well. I steer clear of Aukey personally, and Anker (usually) has a 5x more solid build quality, and certainly stands up to their warranties.

Do a little digging and look into reviews of Aukey chargers melting themselves, catching fire, and melting cables. There's a reason they do it...ancient tech that they're trying to employ as a work around to violate charging standards with.
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dingslu
02-07-2018 at 10:58 AM.
02-07-2018 at 10:58 AM.
solid deal from reputable company
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mrkendem
02-07-2018 at 11:10 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:10 AM.
Great deal. I own one of these and highly recommend them. Going to grab 2 of them and maybe the type C one as well.
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Ross1987
02-07-2018 at 11:37 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:37 AM.
I've bought at least a dozen chargers from Anker and Aukey, never had a single issue other than losing them. Super happy with these brands.
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CriticalCritic
02-07-2018 at 11:37 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:37 AM.
I'd be all over this if it included the flush fit version.
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02-07-2018 at 11:41 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:41 AM.
Seems like a fantastic deal to me
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doema
02-07-2018 at 11:42 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:42 AM.
Check the recent reviews regarding melted cables
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dplane
02-07-2018 at 11:46 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:46 AM.
Quote from dingslu :
solid deal from reputable company

Just bc Aukey sells so many different items doesnt make them reputable imho. I've had very mixed experiences with their products.
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coolblue001
02-07-2018 at 11:50 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:50 AM.
Is anyone this item works with Mi dash cam video ? I like to charge the Mi dash cam to power with this one..
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looser24
02-07-2018 at 11:52 AM.
02-07-2018 at 11:52 AM.
Are these strong enough to power a laptop?
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