Anker Nano 45W Charger (A2692) Review: The Small UK Plug Worth £18–£25?
The A2638 Nano II has gone from Anker’s UK shop. The 45W plug Anker sells now is the A2692, with a foldable UK plug and a 1.8 m USB-C cable in the box. It is one port, 45 watts and about the size of a matchbox, and the reviews mostly agree on what it is good for. They also agree on what it is not for: anything bigger than a small laptop.
Where the reviews line up
We used three sources: a hands-on review at TechRadar, bench measurements from LTT Labs on the closely related Nano 45W with a display (A121D), and buyer ratings at Walmart and Very. All three were looking at the same thing: a single-port 45W charger built for phones that also handles tablets.
Three findings come up again and again. It is small for the power. On the UK version the prongs fold flat and the body measures 49 × 49 × 34 mm. Phones charge at full speed. TechRadar charged a Galaxy S24 FE from empty to full in about 80 minutes. Anker claims an iPhone 17 Pro reaches 50% in 20 minutes, which is its own lab figure. It holds 45W. LTT Labs ran the sibling at 15 V and 3 A for an hour with no drop-outs.
The limits are just as consistent. There is one port, so you charge one thing at a time. 45W is not laptop power except for small machines, and Anker itself says laptops rated 65W or more may show a slow-charging warning. Also, the UK plug is not the tiny cube you see in US reviews. It weighs 100 g against 60 g for the flat-pin model.
At £17.99–£24.99 it is a sensible spare or travel plug for a phone, earbuds, a watch or a Kindle. Don’t pay more than about £20 unless you need it today, because Amazon and Anker’s Eufy store have been at £17.99.
The three reviews this summary is built from
- TechRadarHands-on review, July 2025, of the same charger-with-cable bundle. The only editorial test of this exact model we found.
- LTT LabsBench data from January 2026 on the sibling A121D, with the same 45W and the same power profiles. Useful for what the electronics actually deliver.
- Walmart & Very4.6/5 from 114 ratings (Walmart, US-plug version) and 2.3/5 from 4 (Very, UK), both checked 9 Oct 2026.
Before the review: which Anker Nano 45W?
Anker has used the “Nano 45W” name on at least three plugs. The A2638/A2664 Nano II 45W from 2021 is the one we were asked about, but it no longer appears in Anker’s UK collections. The A2692 reviewed here is on sale at Anker UK, Argos, Very and Amazon. The newer A121D Nano 45W with Smart Display reached the UK in October 2026 at £34.99. Notebookcheck reports that the UK version of the A121D does not have folding pins. Currys listed no 45W Anker wall charger when we checked.
Specification at a glance
| Spec | Figure | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Anker Nano Charger (45W) with USB-C Cable, A2692 (UK plug) | Anker UK product page |
| Ports | One USB-C | Anker; PriceSpy’s “1 USB-A + 1 USB-C” listing is wrong |
| USB PD fixed outputs | 5 V 3 A · 9 V 3 A · 15 V 3 A · 20 V 2.25 A (45 W max) | Anker UK spec table |
| PPS | 5–11 V 5 A · 4.5–21 V 2.25 A · 5–16 V 3 A (45 W max) | Anker UK spec table |
| Samsung Super Fast Charging | Yes; S22–S24 series need a 5 A cable for it | Anker (Canada page) |
| GaN | Yes | Anker |
| Plug | UK three-pin, folds flat | Anker UK and Very both say foldable |
| Size | 49 × 49 × 34.1 mm (UK). The US flat-pin version is 33 × 32 × 36.9 mm | Anker UK and Very; TechRadar says 49 × 49 × 34 mm |
| Weight | 100 g charger + 58 g cable (UK). The US version is 60 g | Anker UK vs Anker Canada; see below |
| In the box | Charger, 6 ft (1.8 m) USB-C to USB-C cable | Anker; TechRadar confirms the 6 ft cable |
| Safety | ActiveShield temperature monitoring. No certification marks published | Anker; certifications not checked |
| Warranty | 18 months | Anker UK shop; anker.com/uk just says “Hassle-Free Warranty” |
| Price | £24.99 at Anker UK, Argos and Very. £17.99 at Amazon and Eufy | Checked 9 Oct 2026; Argos and Amazon via PriceSpy |
What it charges, and how fast
Phones are what it does best. 45W is above what most phones will draw, and the PPS ranges cover Samsung’s Super Fast Charging and Pixel fast charging. TechRadar measured about 80 minutes from 0 to 100% on a Galaxy S24 FE. Anker claims an iPhone 17 Pro can reach 50% in 20 minutes. iPads and tablets run happily from the 15 V and 20 V outputs, and Anker’s FAQ lists iPads by name, though we found no measured iPad charge time. Laptops are the grey area. The 20 V 2.25 A profile will power a small USB-C laptop. Anker itself warns that laptops rated 65W or more may report “slow charging”, and running a busy laptop from it means the battery may still go down. Watches, earbuds and e-readers just take the 5 V output and charge at their own normal speed. A charger this size does nothing extra for a Kindle Paperwhite, a Garmin Venu 4 or a Fitbit Charge 6, but it will charge any of them.
TechRadar
Who they are: Harry Padoan is a Senior Reviews Writer at TechRadar with a particular interest in audio and gaming, who previously covered the telecoms industry as a journalist; his is the only hands-on test of this exact charger-and-cable bundle.
TechRadar reviewed the same charger-and-cable bundle, quoted at £24.99, and is clear about what it is for: “an excellent phone charger.” The measured result is the 80-minute full charge of a 4,700 mAh Galaxy S24 FE. The reviewer’s 49 × 49 × 34 mm size matches Anker’s UK figure, not the smaller US one. The pros are its compact size, the included cable and fast charging for many phones. The cons are honest: one port only, and no colour options this time.
What it does not do: it gives no star score, no wattage readings, and no tests on an iPad or a laptop. It is a phone review, so read it as one.
Watch: Anker Nano Charger 45W with USB-C cable review: For those need a compact, flippable pins charger
A review of the same charger-with-cable bundle. The “flippable pins” in the title suggest the US flat-pin version, which is smaller and lighter than the UK plug.
Watch on YouTube ↗ Independent YouTube video — not made by or for Shopbam.LTT Labs
Who they are: LTT Labs is the testing lab of Linus Media Group, the company behind Linus Tech Tips, set up to produce standardised, published test data; the parent earns from affiliate links, so we use its measurements rather than its opinions.
Nobody has published bench data on the A2692 that we could find. LTT Labs tested the newer Nano 45W with Smart Display, which advertises the same 45W and the same four fixed USB PD outputs. Its test gear read those outputs exactly as Anker lists them: 5 V 3 A, 9 V 3 A, 15 V 3 A and 20 V 2.25 A. In an endurance run the charger held 45W (15 V, 3 A) for an hour with no drops. That is the useful finding, and it suggests the 45W rating is real rather than a peak.
One finding goes against the spec sheet. Anker lists PPS up to 21 V, but LTT Labs only ever saw 5–11 V and 5–16 V ranges on the A121D. That matters little for phones, which use the low-voltage PPS ranges. We do not know if the A2692 behaves the same way. LTT Labs did no laptop tests and published no efficiency figures.
Watch: Review: Anker Nano 45W Type C Charger Fast Charging, Compact and Foldable Plug USB C Charger Block
A review of the foldable-plug Nano 45W. From the title we cannot tell whether it shows the UK or the US plug.
Watch on YouTube ↗ Independent YouTube video — not made by or for Shopbam.Walmart and Very
Who they are: Walmart is a US retailer and Very a UK one, and both carry star ratings from their own shoppers; we could not read either’s review policy, so treat them as unverified customer experience — Walmart’s of a US-market model — and weigh the pattern, not single comments.
These are ratings hosted by shops that sell the product, so cite the numbers rather than the verdict. The Walmart score has the bigger sample, but it covers the US plug, which has the same electronics in a smaller, lighter body. The Very score is for the UK plug, but four ratings are too few to mean anything, and the page shows no review text that would explain the low score. Anker UK says it has 200 reviews but shows no score, and Argos and Amazon would not load for us.
ShopSavvy’s summary of professional and user reviews (April 2026, no counts given) lists the same complaints the other sources hint at. There is one port. It cannot replace a 65W+ laptop charger. It runs warm under sustained load. The cable is a little stiff. Read that as a summary of themes, not as evidence.
Watch: Anker Nano Charger 45W with USB-C Cable - Unboxing and Quick Impression
Unboxing of the same with-cable bundle, so the clearest look at what you actually get in the box. The plug region is not stated in the listing.
Watch on YouTube ↗ Independent YouTube video — not made by or for Shopbam.Two weights, two sizes — both from Anker
Anker’s UK page gives 49 × 49 × 34.1 mm and 100 g. Its Canadian page for the same model number gives 33 × 32 × 36.9 mm and 60 g. Both figures are probably right, because a UK three-pin plug needs a bigger body than North American flat pins. Very and TechRadar both back up the larger UK size. If you have seen photos of a tiny cube in US reviews, expect the UK one to be noticeably chunkier.
Strengths and weak points
What holds up
- Full 45W through one port, and the sibling held it for an hour on LTT Labs’ bench.
- Covers USB PD and PPS, so Samsung Super Fast Charging, Pixel and iPhone fast charging all work.
- A UK plug that folds flat, so it travels without snagging a bag lining.
- 1.8 m USB-C cable included, which is unusual at this price.
- Charges a mid-size phone from empty in about 80 minutes (TechRadar).
- Frequently £17.99, which is good value for a branded GaN charger.
What people complain about
- One port, so one device at a time.
- Not a laptop charger for anything rated 65W or more, and Anker says so itself.
- The UK version is about two-thirds heavier than the US one, so it is less pocketable than the reviews suggest.
- Runs warm under sustained load (ShopSavvy summary).
- Samsung S22–S24 need a 5 A cable for Super Fast Charging, and Anker does not say whether the included cable is rated 5 A.
- Very’s four UK ratings average 2.3/5, with no comments to explain why.
Who it actually suits
Buy it if you want one good plug for a phone, plus an iPad, earbuds, a smartwatch or an e-reader in turn. It is a good bedside, office-drawer or holiday charger, especially when it is at £17.99. It also pairs well with a power bank such as the Anker Nano 10,000mAh, one at a time.
Look elsewhere if you need to charge two things overnight from one socket, which calls for a two-port charger, or if your laptop shipped with a 65W or larger charger. If you want the smallest possible UK plug, note that this one is chunkier than its US photos suggest.
What we could not check
- Independent bench data on the A2692 itself. The lab figures on this page come from its sibling, the A121D. Same rating, same fixed outputs, but a different product.
- Whether the A2692 really offers PPS up to 21 V. Anker lists it, but LTT Labs saw only up to 16 V on the sibling.
- Laptop and iPad charge times. No source measured either.
- Safety certifications. Anker’s pages mention ActiveShield temperature monitoring but list no UKCA, CE or other marks. We have not seen the box or the charger’s label.
- Whether the included cable is rated 5 A, which Samsung S22–S24 phones need for Super Fast Charging.
- Warranty length on anker.com/uk. It says only “Hassle-Free Warranty”. The 18 months comes from Anker’s UK shop and its Canadian page.
- UK buyer ratings at volume. Argos and Amazon would not load. Anker UK shows 200 reviews but no score. Very has just four ratings.
- Argos and Amazon prices come from PriceSpy’s listing, not from the retailers’ own pages.
- Stock at Anker’s UK shop. uk.anker.com showed the A2692 as sold out, while anker.com/uk showed it in stock. Both list £24.99.
- The three videos were confirmed by search listing, not by opening them, and none of the listings names its channel or says whether the UK or US plug is shown.
Sources and prices last checked 9 October 2026. Charger prices move weekly — check the listing in front of you, and the model number (A2692), before ordering.