Today we’re celebrating the launch of the OnePlus 5 with a look at some of the best USB-C accessories, allowing you to get quickly up to speed with your new phone and its new USB-C charging port. Let’s get right into our recommendations!
5. Olixar High Power Car Charger
This powerful car charger provides 2.1A, allowing you to recharge your OnePlus 5 way faster than the standard 0.5A or 1A car chargers you’ll find in stores. It even comes with a USB-C cable, ensuring you can keep your original cable at home, in your bag or wherever else it’s ended up. There’s even a second USB port, allowing you to recharge a second phone, tablet or accessory at the same time — super convenient!
4. Olixar High Power Mains Charger & Cable
Next up we have this high power mains charger and cable set from Olixar. The mains charger provides 2.4A of power from a single plug socket, allowing you to really charge your OnePlus 5 in record time (although sadly not quite as fast as OnePlus’ own proprietary Dash Charger, which third-party accessory manufacturers aren’t allowed to produce). This pack also comes with a USB-C cable for maximum convenience. If you’re looking to plug in your OnePlus 5 at work or elsewhere in your home, then this OnePlus 5 charger is the perfect solution to ferrying both mains charger and cable with you wherever you go.
3. Samsung Fast Charge Portable Charger
This Samsung portable charger has a capacity of over 10,000mAh and a USB-C port, allowing super fast charging for the OnePlus 5 anywhere in the world. (I guess under the sea might be difficult, unless you’re in a submarine.) If we assume a charging efficiency of 75% (pretty typical), then you should be able to recharge the OnePlus 5 fully 2.5 times before needing to recharge the Samsung Portable Charger, allowing you to stay away from a mains socket all weekend.
2. Kidigi USB-C Charging Dock
This Kigidi dock is a convenient way to recharge your phone or connect it to your PC. Most people prefer to stick a charging dock on their desk at work or on their bedside table at home, but there’s really no wrong place to leave this OnePlus 5 dock as long as you’re in reach of a mains or USB outlet and you spend a lot of time with your phone there!
1. Olixar USB-C Cable Starter Pack
For most OnePlus 5 owners, this phone will be the very first they’ve had with a USB-C port. USB-C has some great features — being able to insert it either way up is killer! — but it’s a bit of a pain to switch over, particularly if you still want to use your Micro USB accessories. This USB-C starter pack is designed to make the transition as painless as possible, with three USB-C cables of different lengths and one Micro USB to USB-C adapter so you can keep using your favourite Micro USB dock or cable. That makes it our #1 pick for the OnePlus 5!
Wrapping up
Thanks for checking out the article. If you have any questions about OnePlus 5 accessories and USB-C, feel free to mention them in the comments below!