Accessory makers and smartphone OEMs have
been lately releasing a number of GaN (Gallium Nitride) chargers in the market.
Just a few days back, we saw a 2-in-1 45W GaN Charger cum 10,000 mAh power bank
by Baseus. Now, 360, another popular accessory brand has launched its 65W GaN
charger with support for a wide variety of charging standards.
The new 360 GaN charger is similar to the
Meizu SuperCharged GaN charger released at the launch of Meizu 17 series. Both
have three ports – 2 x USB Type-C (65W, 30W) and 1 x USB Type-A female (24W),
in addition to foldable electric pin.
Being a Nitride charger, it is
comparatively smaller in size than the standard charges that utilize silicon.
It measures only 76 x 39 x 34mm in dimensions for a 65W charger weighing 144g
For context, it is 45% smaller than Apple 61W charger and 40% smaller than
other common 65W chargers.
It supports all sorts of charging
protocols such as USB Power Delivery (PD) 2.0 / 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charger
(QC) 2.0 / 3.0, Huawei SuperCharge Protocol (SCP), HiSilicon Fast Charging
Protocol (FCP), Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging (AFC), and others.
These standards are enough to use this
charger for almost every gadget out there, be it a smartphone, a tablet or a
laptop. That is the USP (unique selling proposition) of this product. The 360
65W GaN charger is priced at only 169 Yuan (US$ 24) and is currently limited to
China. Since the brand has its presence in other countries, this charger might
be soon available elsewhere.
