UGREEN Nexode 500W 6-Port GaN Desktop Fast Charger It's expensive and gigantic, but the UGREEN Nexode 500W desktop charger has all the right specs to charge everything in your gadget library with plenty of power for more. This is the way USB-C fast-charging should be.
I’ve tested countless USB-C chargers this year, and while there are plenty of great options, some still have a compromise or two. With a tangled mess of protocols and power levels, finding a charger that powers everything optimally is still harder than it should be. Trying to match my Pixel 9 Pro XL’s finicky 37W PPS requirements, or my laptop-grade plug dropping power the moment I want to recharge my mouse, are just two of my latest gripes.
In my long search to bypass these constant pet peeves, I’ve come across another fine entry to consider for your desk — UGREEN’s mammoth new Nexode 6-port 500W. You read that right, this thing packs as much power as a washing machine, surely far more than almost anyone realistically needs for everyday charging?
While 500W of power sounds hugely impressive, can UGREEN’s princely $249 brick back up its power claims by charging absolutely everything I can throw at it? I grabbed my trusty USB charger testing equipment and a bunch of gadgets to find out.
Testing the biggest charger I’ve ever plonked on my desk
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Well, the specs on the back of this breeze block look good to start with. You’ll find USB Power Delivery support at 240W (48V/5A) on the top USB-C port and 100W (20V/5A) on the other four USB-C ports — there are no weak ports here. The entire setup will cap at 500W maximum, though, so you can’t run everything at max all at once. Still, that’s plenty to charge a few laptops at once, though I don’t own enough of them to test that.
UGREEN scores points for future-proof and obscure charging capabilities, like 20V PPS and UFCS.
More importantly, other key charging protocols are supported despite not being listed on the back. USB PD PPS is the big one here, with voltage scaling up to 20V, which is enough to please outlier handsets like the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. It’ll happily charge whatever iPhone or Galaxy phone you throw at it with maximum power as well. In short: every port here is beefy, with no low-power throwaways.
UGREEN’s 500W behemoth doesn’t stop there. It supports China’s Universal Fast Charging Specification (UFCS) specification at up to 63W, along with all versions of Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, meaning that it can fast charge a much wider range of smartphones and tablets as well. I hit 45W on the OnePlus 13 — not quite SuperVOOC territory, but far quicker than the 27W or 18W caps on my other plugs. China’s proprietary standards aren’t supported here, but UFCS is quickly making them obsolete and bringing Chinese brands closer to Western mainstays.
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