OLEBR Aluminum Charging Stand Review for iPhone Airpods and Apple Watch
I wanted a way to charge all the devices on my nightstand and tried a few charging stands, but kept having issues charging one or more devices, which I’m guessing came from bad parts. So I looked for a stand that uses the factory charging cables and found the OLEBR Aluminum Charging Stand.
Setup
Inside the box: a few pieces and simple instructions that involve feeding your own factory charging cables through the stand.
- Apple Watch: push the puck into a rubber gasket, then feed the wire down the back of the stand before securing it with a thumbscrew.
- AirPods: feed the Lightning connector from the bottom, bring it slightly forward into a smaller slot and pull down.
- iPhone: the same process as the AirPods. When mounting the iPhone stand, there’s room to adjust for different case sizes before tightening a thumbscrew.
On the bottom of the stand, there are channels to run the cables through for organization and to hold the connectors in place: just push the cables into the grooves with your thumbs. When you’re done, flip the stand over and you have a place to charge your iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch together on a sturdy, attractive stand.
What I like
The Apple Watch has a ledge to rest on so it doesn’t fall off, and the cables look organized coming out the back.
What I don’t like
When placing the AirPods on the stand and removing them multiple times, the cable becomes loose and spongy: the cable channels on the bottom don’t really hold the cables in place as they should. I tried an Anker cable management tie to hold the cables together for more resistance, which helps a little and lets me go a few days between re-tightening.
Another consideration: because it uses the factory cables, three cables come out the back, which needs three USB ports or three chargers to get your devices juiced.
Verdict
I like how the OLEBR stand looks and feels. Devices go on easily, and because they use the factory chargers, I don’t wake up with drained batteries. But it’s a little annoying that the cables don’t stay tight in the base, and I have to adjust them now and then.
(The video lists compatibility with iPhone X, XS, XS Max and 8 Plus; Apple Watch Series 0 through 4; and AirPods 1st and 2nd generation.)
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