If you own a device that gets its power via a USB-C port — like a Google Pixel 3, a new MacBook, a 2018 iPad Pro, or a Nintendo Switch — your charger should be three things: powerful, low-profile by design, and inexpensive. RavPower’s 45W gallium nitride (GaN) wall charger fits these criteria better than most other options, and it has the distinct advantage of being on the bleeding edge of fast charging speeds even within a smaller form factor than standard silicon wall chargers have been able to accomplish.
RavPower is offering an exclusive discount on its latest charger for readers of The Verge, and you can take advantage of this deal until the end of the year. Normally $54.99, this GaN wall charger sits almost flush with your wall and is $43.99 on Amazon when you check out with the offer code VERGEP14.
The Verge’s Sam Byford had a chance to test the RavPower GaN wall charger. Other than being impressed with its size — even when compared to Anker’s upcoming GaN charger — it aced its claims of being able to charge a 12-inch MacBook in two hours. It’s also a thoughtful addition to the home of anyone who values tidy cable management, as he says that “it only protrudes about half an inch from the wall, and the USB-C port is on the edge, meaning you can easily run the cable behind furniture or tuck it out of the way. When the prongs are folded away, you’re left with a tiny brick that’s about the size of a tin of mints and no less pocketable.”