UGREEN 100W GaN Charger: One Charger to rule them all

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In a quest to find the most convenient work and travel charger for my devices, I recently bought the UGREEN 100W GaN charger. TL;DR, it’s almost the perfect charger. With 3 USB Type-C ports and 1 USB A port, it charges all my main devices: MacBook Pro, 11″ iPad Pro, iPhone 13 Pro and Apple Watch.

UGREEN 100w GaN charger

So honestly, you can basically skip this post and just go ahead and buy one now. 🙂 The version I have is the 3-pin UK which is quite different from the US version as seen here on Amazon. I bought mine at Shopee, a popular e-commerce marketplace here in Singapore.

But do read on for some of my thoughts on the UGREEN 100W GaN Charger.

A brief review of the UGREEN 100W GaN Charger

The charger comes in a very simple packaging box that protects the charger well. So you don’t really have to worry of any damage during shipping.

UGREEN 100w GaN Charger Packaging Box

No frills, just the charger.

The UGREEN charger in the box

Let’s take a closer look at the charger unit itself. As mentioned, one of the main draw of this UGREEN 100W GaN charger is the 3 USB Type-C and 1 USB Type-A ports.

Supported power output

Of course, you can only get a maximum of 100W in total. Here’s is the list of power outputs depending on the charging ports used.

1 port in UsePower output
USB-C1PD 100W
USB-C2PD 100W
USB-C3PD 22.5W
USB-ASCP 22.5W / QC 18W
2 ports in UsePower output
USB-C1
USB-C2
PD 65W
PD 30W
USB-C1
USB-C3
PD 65W
PD 22.5W
USB-C1
USB-A
PD 65W
SCP 22.5W / QC 18W
USB-C2
USB-C3
PD 65W
PD 22.5W
USB-C2
USB-A
PD 65W
SCP 22.5W / QC 18W
USB-C3
USB-A
5V 3A (15W)
5V 3A (15W)
3 ports in usePower output
USB-C1
USB-C2
USB-C3
PD 65W
PD 30W
PD 22.5W
USB-C1
USB-C2
USB-A
PD 45W
PD 30W
SCP 22.5W / QC 18W
USB-C2
USB-C3
USB-A
PD 65W
5V 3A (15W)
5V 3A (15W)
USB-C1
USB-C3
USB-A
PD 65W
5V 3A (15W)
5V 3A (15W)
4 ports in usePower output
USB-C1
USB-C2
USB-C3
USB-A
PD 45W
PD 30W
5V 3A (15W)
5V 3A (15W)
UGREEN 100W GaN Charger - 3-pin UK Plug

You can also see the list of the supported power output on the unit itself.

Comparing the dimensions

Here’s a quick look how the UGREEN 100W charger compares with the Apple 87W MacBook Pro charger and Baseus 65W GaN charger.

Comparing the UGREEN 100W Charger with Apple MacBook 87W Charger and Baseus 65W Charger

First up, let’s compare the dimensions of the chargers. As you can see in the photo above, the UGREEN’s charger sits somewhat in between the three. It’s larger than the Baseus 65W GaN charger but is relatively less bulky compared the Apple’s MacBook Pro’s charger. But considering that its a 4 port charger, it is actually really compact since you need to add in additional chargers to match the 4 available charging ports.

Comparing the length of the UGREEN 100W and the Apple 87W MacBook Pro chargers
Comparing the length of the UGREEN 100W and the Baseus 65W GaN charger

Length wise, the UGREEN 100W GaN charger charger comes up tops as the shortest in the pack. I added the 3-pin plug adapter for the Baseus charger since I have to use it here in Singapore. But even so, the UGREEN is still shorter compared the the Baseus actual length.

Here’s how the UGREEN 100W charger looks like when it’s stored in my Tumi electronic cord pouch compared to the Baseus 65W charger. It is really compact and I don’t need to carry another USB-A charger to charge my Apple Watch.

UGREEN 100W charger in a Tumi small modular pouch
Baseus 65W charger in a Tumi small modular pouch

Comparing the weight

Now, let’s compare the weight of the units.

UGREEN 100W GaN charger weighing 275g
Apple 87W MacBook Pro charger weighing 316g
Baseus 65W GaN charger weighing 170g

Here, the UGREEN’s unit again sits in the middle of the pack at 275g. The Baseus one being the lightest at a mere 170g, while the Apple’s 87W charger is at 316g. But 275 grams is still rather hefty. Especially when compared to the Baseus 65W charger.

In case you’re wondering, 275 grams is about the same weight as a 250ml can of coke. It’s alright just itself. But when you are already carrying a lot of items in your backpack, every little bit of weight counts.

And because of this, I sometimes still decide to use the Baseus 65W charger instead of the UGREEN 100W charger when there are more items in my backpack.

In conclusion

All in all, the UGREEN 100W GaN charger is a great addition to my array of accessories. being able to charge all of my primary devices when I travel is great as I don’t have to worry about packing it’s respective adapters. At 100W, I can easily charge my MacBook, my iPad and my iPhone at the same time.

If only it could be slightly lighter 🙂 Then again, not needing to carry any additional chargers already makes up for the weight.

As I mentioned right at the start of this post, I highly recommend getting the UGREEN 100W GaN charger. It works really great and is my daily charger I use for work and travel at the moment.



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