Charging your gadgets on the road can make a big difference when you’re travelling and is pretty much essential if you use your phone for navigation. Choosing among the multitude of car chargers on the market can be difficult as there’s a wide variation in the quality and performance, but this 3-port charger from iClever is definitely worthy of your consideration.
Build Quality & Design
Despite providing three USB charging ports, the IC-CC06 has a fairly neat and compact design that doesn’t stick out too far and shouldn’t look out of place on your car’s dash or console.
The main shell is constructed of sturdy black plastic, with an aluminium alloy front face that gives the unit a premium look and feel compared to some cheaper plastic alternatives.
Overall the unit gives a good impression of quality and should stand up to many years of abuse.
Performance
This charger has a total of 6.6A output, split into one 2.4A and two 2.1A USB ports. Although not a quick-charge compatible charger like those supported by the latest flagship Android phones, this is a powerful charger that will top-up your gadgets in no time.
As it’s output is higher than what many devices can handle, you may be worried that you’ll do some damage. However iClever include what they call SmartID Technology which only sends the amount of power that your device can handle thus maximizing charging efficiency. This charger also has over-heating and over-charging protection built in, so you can feel perfectly safe when plugging in your expensive kit.
In Use
The IC-CC06 fitted securely into my car’s power socket and stayed in place when plugging cables in and out.
Having three ports available from one socket is great, meaning the whole family (or loner gadget freaks) can get their gear all charged up at the same time.
It has a small blue LED which is enough to let you know it’s doing it’s job, but not too bright or distracting.
Price
While there are certainly cheaper alternatives available, the current price of £9.99 on Amazon UK / $12.99 on Amazon US is hardly extortionate and this charger demonstrates that you get what you paid for.
Overall
When it comes to car chargers you couldn’t go far wrong with the IC-CC06 from iClever. It provides a fast charge from all three of it’s ports packed into a compact, high quality and safe little unit.
If you need to charge on the road then I highly recommend you pick it up from one of the Amazon links below…