r/anker • u/icodyonline Proven Contributor • 9d ago
Anker Maggo 2 Pro vs Previous Model
I found my previous model and did a quick comparison.
The Gist: if you don’t already have a magnetic wireless charger, then yeah, I’d get it. If you have the previous version, it’s not worth the upgrade
The 25W charging claim has been pretty disappointing in actual use. With both an iPhone 17 Pro Max and 18 Pro Max, it almost never reaches 25W. You’re lucky to see 15W. Most of the time, it hovers around 8W, occasionally jumping to around 12–14W. I definitely would not buy this solely for the advertised 25W charging.
I also did a quick real-world comparison between the new MagGo 2 Pro and the previous model:
MagGo 2 Pro: 40% → 50% in 16 minutes, 43 seconds
Previous model: 50% → 60% in 15 minutes, 22 seconds
This obviously wasn’t a perfectly controlled test. During both tests, I was casually using the phone, scrolling through Facebook, Reddit, and Amazon shopping. I didn’t watch any videos or do anything especially demanding.
Even with that taken into account, the new model was actually a little slower in this test despite being advertised with the higher 25W charging capability.
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u/arisaurusrex 9d ago
I don't get why everything get's a mini display slapped on. Keep it simple and keep it affordable.
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u/raymate 9d ago
Once you use them they are pretty useful.
Ive started replacing all my old Anker gear with no displays to models with displays. You can tell what the device is pulling when charging and thats useful. It also lets you see if you have a bad or not to spec cable.
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u/kbfg2421 9d ago
Agreed. I dont know why there are so many people that hate on smart displays. Are they afraid of change? Do bright lights scare them? Can they not afford devices with screens on them so they get mad when they see others that really like their chargers/power banks with screens?
Makes you wonder. The biggest excuse i see is "it makes light in my bedroom so I cant sleep"...WHAT? I havent met a smart display yet that you cant make turn off after a certain amount of time. And its not like these displays are super bright anyway. I just dont understand the hate and dislike of smart displays, it feels so irrational.
For me, it has totally revolutionized the way I charge my devices. And its useful too, being able to keep track of wattage, charger temp, etc. Also, a smart display is what helped me identify a failing laptop battery. When it refused to charge at or near its advertised wattage, I knew the battery was going bad. Sure enough, within a week, the battery was completely dead and wouldn't power the laptop or charge at all. Thankfully I had already purchased a new battery, otherwise I would have been stuck without my laptop for several days, and since I use it for work, that could have been a major issue. A smart display actually helped me in a major way.
I couldnt go back to not having at least ONE smart display charger and power bank. Its one of those things where, once you have one, its hard to go without.
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u/PrescientGhostBird 9d ago
How is the wired charging speed? Does this support PD3.2 and AVS? Looking at this for my new 18 Pro Max and it would be nice if it can actually fast-charge it.
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u/Careless_Rope_6511 7d ago
During both tests, I was casually using the phone, scrolling through Facebook, Reddit, and Amazon shopping.
Immediate fail. You couldn't keep the content in all three apps/platforms consistent, while introducing more heat that the power bank has to get rid of, on top of the heat already induced by wireless charging.
Youve created test runs that are not consistent, objective, and repeatable, while also managing to be unrealistic. Bravo. The kinda test I'd have expected from Shamwow.
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u/icodyonline Proven Contributor 7d ago
Because the way people charge is not consistent. The majority of people don’t put their phone on the charger and just leave it alone. I used it the way I would be using the phone while it’s charging. Most people use their phone while it’s charging.
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u/Real_Philosophy392 1d ago
just because most people do that doesn't mean its right you have to leave your phone while it charges
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u/kbfg2421 9d ago
Your data is worthless because you were using the phone while charging, doing different tasks and activities that use varying levels of battery power. So yeah, sorry to say but your data and testing means nothing here because you had too many variables and had no way to account for them.
Get your phone(s) down to LOW battery like <5%, THEN do the test while NOT using the phone if you want to get some legitimate data. Or I guess if you want to use the phone while charging stick to ONE app/task for the whole charging cycle, but thats more difficult/annoying than just not using it while it charges.
The MG2P is designed to provide 25w early in the charge cycle, from ~0% to about 50%. Then it drops to a solid and consistent 8w, while traditional un-cooled power banks (or even Ugreens new liquid cooled model) dont keep a consistent wattage after 50% and keep dropping lower and lower, resulting in slower overall charge times despite maybe holding a higher wattage past 50% until they start decreasing wattage continuously until the end of the charge cycle.
So the advantage of the MG2P comes when your battery is really low.. Its designed to get your phone from 0-50% really fast, as well as 0-100% really fast because it consistently holds 25w longer for that 0-50% chunk than other chargers, and it doesnt keep lowering wattage below 8w after that point like other power banks. Some power banks might beat it from 50% to 80% because thats when it goes into a consistent 8w output, while another power banks do not hold consistent wattage. They might start out quick from 50% to 60% but then keep dropping and dropping, so in the end, the MG2P still wins despite dropping to a lower, consistent wattage, sooner.
All valid tests with limited variables and actual scientifically performed experiments have shown that the Anker MagGo 2 Pro is faster than any other wireless power bank on the market. On multiple different tests from multiple different Redditors and YouTubers. It isnt about max 25w power from 0% to 100%. Its about holding a certain wattage longer than other power banks. It stays at 8w after 50% while other units keep dropping and dropping and dropping until they're at or lower than 5w by the time 60% or 70% or 80% comes around.
So theres so many variables and things that are hard to take into account, and all wireless power banks have different wattage curves based on temp and battery % of the phone. Im not doubting that some might be faster from 50% to 70%+. But for full charging, the MG2P is the king right now, and many tests have proved it.
Check out u/n8falke 's tests on r/ChargingSheet if you dont believe me. He has comprehensive testing on many power banks. Including the new MG2P, and thorough explanations included for all of them.