{"id":23676,"date":"2026-06-25T15:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/tiny-yet-powerful-the-best-budget-usb-charger-we-tested-is-now-even-cheaper\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:37:15","slug":"tiny-yet-powerful-the-best-budget-usb-charger-we-tested-is-now-even-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/tiny-yet-powerful-the-best-budget-usb-charger-we-tested-is-now-even-cheaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny yet powerful, the best budget USB charger we tested is now even cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anker 511 Nano 3 is the kind of charger you\u2019ll want a few of, and for $12.34, you can afford to stock up during Prime Day<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/jun\/25\/best-amazon-prime-day-deals-sales-discounts\">40+ best Prime Day deals<\/a> \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/jun\/23\/best-alternatives-prime-day-deals-sales\">20+ best deals from Amazon competitors<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/jun\/24\/eero-6-mesh-wifi-router-sale\">This clever router fixed my spotty home wifi \u2013 and it\u2019s currently on sale<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A beefy USB charger with half a dozen ports can be great for charging your laptop, phone and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/mar\/20\/best-bike-lights-us\">USB bike light<\/a> all at once, but the real heroes are the pocketable chargers small enough to always be around when you need them. That\u2019s where the Anker 511 Nano 3 fits in.<\/p>\n<p>When I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/apr\/05\/best-usb-chargers\">tested 22 different USB chargers<\/a> to find the best, this little charger easily took the crown for best budget charger thanks to its strong power delivery, compact size and a very hard-to-beat everyday price. That price just got better, though, with an Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/jun\/23\/best-prime-day-deals-sales-2026\">Prime Day deal<\/a> bringing it down from its usual $19.99 to just $12.34.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/jun\/25\/anker-511-nano-3-usb-charger-prime-day-sale-deal\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c25d724f142f839da80c58ad3285b574b52d4dc8\/0_0_1548_1238\/master\/1548.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=84611e350539e5e4d483b6ab512a3e7c\" title=\"Tiny yet powerful, the best budget USB charger we tested is now even cheaper\" \/>Anker 511 Nano 3 is the kind of charger you\u2019ll want a few of, and for $12.34, you can afford to stock up during Prime Day<\/p>\n<p>The 40+ best Prime Day deals \u2013 and 20+ best deals from Amazon competitors<br \/>\nThis clever router fixed my spotty home wifi \u2013 and it\u2019s currently on sale<\/p>\n<p>A beefy USB charger with half a dozen ports can be great for charging your laptop, phone and even USB bike light all at once, but the real heroes are the pocketable chargers small enough to always be around when you need them. That\u2019s where the Anker 511 Nano 3 fits in.<br \/>\nWhen I tested 22 different USB chargers to find the best, this little charger easily took the crown for best budget charger thanks to its strong power delivery, compact size and a very hard-to-beat everyday price. That price just got better, though, with an Amazon Prime Day deal bringing it down from its usual $19.99 to just $12.34. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anker 511 Nano 3 is the kind of charger you\u2019ll want a few of, and for $12.34, you can afford to stock up during Prime Day The 40+ best Prime Day deals \u2013 and 20+ best deals from Amazon competitors This clever router fixed my spotty home wifi \u2013 and it\u2019s currently on sale A &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/tiny-yet-powerful-the-best-budget-usb-charger-we-tested-is-now-even-cheaper\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tiny yet powerful, the best budget USB charger we tested is now even cheaper<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23676"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}