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FASTER than Apple? ESR’s 6-in-1 MagSafe Charging Stand for iPhone 15

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The ESR 100 W 6-in-1 charging station is billed as the world’s first Apple-certified 6-in-1 MagSafe charger with GaN. It charges your iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, and anything else on its USB ports. ESR sponsored this video and sent it to me.

Design

A clean, modern design with aluminum stands for the watch and iPhone and non-slip pads on the bottom. There are three USB ports on the side and the power input on the back. The nice part: no external power brick; all the charging power is built into the stand, so it plugs more easily into tight spaces at a desk or bedside table.

iPhone charging

Many wireless chargers aren’t MagSafe-certified, so they can’t charge at the full 15 W; many max out around 7.5 W. This one is fully Apple-certified MagSafe and charges any MagSafe iPhone 12 or later at up to 15 W. But only this one, with CryoBoost, charges over twice as fast as Apple’s MagSafe puck, ESR says: when charging and watching video, an iPhone 14 Pro in about 3 hours versus more than 7 with the puck.

Charging, especially wireless, creates heat, and phones throttle charging speed when hot. CryoBoost is ESR’s cooling tech, using a quiet fan and heat-dissipating components to keep the iPhone cooler and charge faster. It activates when you connect with MagSafe, and a blue light shows it’s on. The fan and light are barely noticeable on my desk, and a button turns them off if you’re using it by the bed. The magnets are strong without being hard to remove. It also works for iOS 17’s StandBy mode: rotate the iPhone 90° for a widget display or night-stand mode, or use the stand for watching video.

My test

I started the iPhone 14 Pro at 10% on each and charged to 80%, against Apple’s MagSafe puck:

Time ESR with CryoBoost Apple puck
20 minutes 36% 33%
50 minutes 71% 60%
To 80% 62 minutes 83 minutes

That made the ESR 34% faster than the Apple puck, showing how much cooling matters.

Watch, AirPods and USB

  • The Apple Watch charger is Apple-certified, compatible with every Apple Watch since the original, at 5 W, built in so you don’t need your watch puck.
  • The AirPods pad works with any AirPods wireless charging case.
  • The side USB ports (two USB-C and one USB-A) share 100 W of GaN power, with intelligent allocation and up to 100 W to the USB-C ports.

I charged a MacBook Air, an iPad Air via the second USB-C, and a game controller via USB-A, all at once with my iPhone, watch and AirPods: six devices. It works on a desk for regular MacBook charging, or on a bedside table for overnight.

Getting one

At the time of recording it was on Kickstarter, with early-bird pricing starting at $143. ESR also has a full MagSafe lineup, with a wallet, car charger, power bank and more. Is this the all-in-one stand you’ve been waiting for?

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