UGREEN Shrinks Its Apple-Friendly Charging Gear with New Nexode and MagFlow Air Editions

UGREEN’s Nexode and MagFlow Air Editions arrive with a simple pitch: Apple gear shouldn’t require a brick-sized charger, a cable nest, and a separate battery just to make it through a long day. The new lineup includes the $39.99 UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Charger, the $39.99 Nexode Air 45W Charger Slim, and the $79.99 MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank 10000mAh 15W, all aimed at people who want smaller charging gear without giving up useful speed, safety checks, or enough flexibility to cover a MacBook Air, iPhone, iPad, and AirPods on a desk, plane, or commute.

UGREEN Nexode

Smaller Chargers for the MacBook Air Crowd

UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Charger

UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Charger

The headliner is the UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Charger, a compact USB-C wall charger designed for MacBook Air owners. The appeal here is straightforward: 65W is enough power for a MacBook Air, but the charger is small enough that you’re less likely to resent carrying it. That matters if your day involves moving between a home office, a coffee shop, an airport lounge, and whatever outlet is available behind a hotel nightstand.

UGREEN lists the Nexode Air 65W Charger as capable of stable high-speed charging for laptops, tablets, and phones, and it notes that an iPhone 17 Pro Max can charge from 0% to 68% in 30 minutes. As always, charging speeds depend on the device, cable, battery temperature, and how much the device decides it wants to cooperate that day, because batteries are tiny drama queens. Still, the broader point is useful: one compact charger could cover a MacBook Air, iPhone, iPad, AirPods, and other USB-C devices without forcing you to pack multiple adapters.

UGREEN Nexode Air 45W Charger Slim

UGREEN Nexode Air 45W Charger Slim

The $39.99 Nexode Air 45W Charger Slim fills a slightly different role. It delivers a maximum output lower than the 65W model, but 45W is still enough for many phones, tablets, and lighter laptops. For someone who mostly needs to top off an iPhone, iPad, earbuds, or a small USB-C laptop during the day, the slimmer design may be the more appealing travel choice. It’s the kind of charger that makes sense in a smaller bag where every awkward bulge becomes everyone’s problem.

Both Nexode Air chargers include UGREEN’s ThermalGuard temperature control, which means the charger monitors and manages heat while it’s working. That isn’t as fun to talk about as wattage, but it’s arguably more important over time. Compact chargers can get warm, especially when pushed hard, and active temperature management helps keep charging steadier and safer during longer sessions.

A Magnetic Battery for Outlet-Free Days

For the moments when there isn’t an outlet nearby, the UGREEN MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank 10000mAh 15W adds a portable battery to the lineup. It’s a slim magnetic power bank with Qi2-certified 15W wireless charging, a built-in pull-out USB-C cable, and an additional USB-C port.

UGREEN MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank 10000mAh 15W

UGREEN MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank 10000mAh 15W

Qi2 is the newer magnetic wireless charging standard based on the same general idea Apple popularized with MagSafe: magnets help align the phone and charger so wireless charging is more efficient and less fussy. The benefit is less about looking clever and more about avoiding that classic wireless charging failure where your phone sits on a pad all night, slightly misaligned, doing absolutely nothing with great confidence.

The 10,000mAh capacity should be enough for meaningful backup power during a long day, though it’s best to think of it as a practical reserve rather than a bottomless tank. UGREEN lists the battery’s rated capacity at 39.2Wh, with a maximum input of 30W, a maximum wired output of 30W, and a wireless output of 15W. The power bank measures 111.5 by 69.8 by 13.9mm, weighs 213g, and can recharge in about two hours.

Those numbers help place it in the everyday-carry category rather than the “camping for three days” category. It’s slim enough to fit in a backpack, tote, or travel pouch, but at 213g, you’ll know it’s there if you toss it into a jacket pocket. The built-in USB-C cable is a smart touch because the cable you forgot is always the one you need.

UGREEN also notes that the MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank uses ATL battery cells and includes protections against overcharging, overcurrent, and overheating. It’s also designed to comply with airline carry-on standards, which matters if you want a battery you can bring through security without having to perform mental math at the TSA bin.

Certification Notes and the Fine Print

There’s one caveat worth calling out because it’s the kind of thing that can get muddy in launch materials. The UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Charger has completed TÜV SÜD’s Compact High-Power Charging evaluation and achieved S-Grade performance within that framework. TÜV SÜD’s evaluation looks at compact high-power chargers across areas such as power density and compactness, meaning how much useful charging output can fit into a smaller design.

However, the official certificate is still under application, with issuance estimated for late May. Until that certificate is formally issued, the careful phrasing is that the Nexode Air 65W Charger has achieved S-Grade performance within TÜV SÜD’s evaluation framework, not that it’s officially certified. That distinction may sound picky, but picky is what keeps product claims from wandering off into the tall grass.

UGREEN also plans to offer the Nexode Air 65W Charger Slim and the MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank 5000mAh 15W as part of the broader Air Editions lineup, giving you a few more size and capacity options depending on how much power you want to carry.

Pricing and Availability

The UGREEN Nexode and MagFlow Air Editions are available now in the United States through the UGREEN Official Store and Amazon. The UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Charger is $39.99, the Nexode Air 45W Charger Slim is $39.99, and the MagFlow Air Magnetic Power Bank 10000mAh 15W is $79.99.

This lineup won’t make charging exciting, and frankly, that’s not the job. Good charging gear should mostly disappear into the background, work with the devices you already carry, and not require a separate pouch full of adapters, cables, and regret. For anyone deep in Apple’s ecosystem who wants a smaller wall charger for a MacBook Air or a magnetic battery for long days away from an outlet, UGREEN’s Air Editions look like practical additions worth considering.

You can learn more or purchase the new UGREEN Nexode and MagFlow Air Editions through UGREEN’s official site or Amazon.

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About the Author

Judie Lipsett Stanford
Judie is the co-owner and Editor-in-Chief of Gear Diary, which she founded in September 2006. She started in 1999 writing software reviews at the now-defunct smaller.com; from mid-2000 through 2006, she wrote hardware reviews for and co-edited at The Gadgeteer. A recipient of the Sigma Kappa Colby Award for Technology, Judie is best known for her device-agnostic approach, deep-dive reviews, and enjoyment of exploring the latest tech, gadgets, and gear.

1 Comment on "UGREEN Shrinks Its Apple-Friendly Charging Gear with New Nexode and MagFlow Air Editions"

  1. I have a smaller iPhone, and this looks like it would fit perfectly!

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