Stoked for my Edge 50 Ultra! Torn between the official 125W TurboPower and Anker 737—leaning toward Anker for my tiny London desk, but read online third-party bricks might throttle speeds (proprietary tech issues). Will Anker actually hit top speeds, or should I stick to Moto? Oh, also needs to charge my MacBook Air...
I'm no expert but I just looked into this last week—mostly because I hate desk clutter—and basically, while the Anker 737 GaNPrime 120W is great for the MacBook, Moto is picky. From what I found, third-party bricks won't hit that 125W peak because of proprietary tech. Wait, no—it’ll still charge quickly, just not "TurboPower" fast. I'd stick with the Motorola 125W TurboPower Wall Charger for the phone.
So funny you ask this — last summer I tried simplifying my bag with just the Anker 737 Charger GaNPrime 120W for everything. But—wait, no—I quickly saw my phone just wouldn't hit those peak speeds because of that proprietary tech. Like someone mentioned, it's a bit of a letdown. If you really want that 125W rush, you honestly have to stick with the Motorola 125W TurboPower Wall Charger—it handles my MacBook Air just fine too!
I've experienced battery degradation from using mismatched high-speed chargers. I always double-check the power specs before plugging in. Do you need to charge both devices at the same time?
^ This. Also, I went through this exact headache last year when I tried to downsize my desk setup—I figured one beefy brick for everything was the dream—but it didn't quite pan out like the marketing promised. I grabbed a high-end multi-port charger (the one I've got now is actually pretty small) thinking it would handle my phone and my laptop simultaneously, but—wait, no—the phone actually refused to pull anything close to its max rating. It just sat there at "fast charging" instead of the hyper-speed mode. What I learned is that unless the charger speaks the exact same proprietary language as the phone—which most don't—you're basically paying for speed you can't use. I ended up just tucking the original brick behind my monitor because, honestly, the twenty minutes I saved every morning was worth the extra cable mess.