I had been looking for a 2-in-1 wireless charging stand with a built-in Apple Watch charger for some time, and I finally came across this one that checked all my boxes. This stand is actually a 3-in-1, but I don?t have AirPods so I can?t comment on its ability to charge those.
The first box was that it could charge the phone in landscape and portrait. I have an older stand in the bedroom where I have to manually move the position of the charger in order to achieve this, but with this one, I just put it in either position and it starts charging which is great. I have a relatively thin Speigen clear case on my iPhone XS and it has no issues charging on this stand.
The second box was that it could charge a Series 5/iOS 6 watch. Most of the other stands out currently can?t do that. I have a Series 2 watch but I plan to upgrade soon and didn?t want to have to invest in a new stand, so this saves me that trouble.
The third and final box was that I needed to be able to charge both devices with the phone in either landscape or portrait. There are a few charging stands that only allow you to put the phone in one position if the watch is also on there, but this one doesn?t have that problem.
I do have a few cons, but none of them enough to take any stars away or prevent me from buying probably two more (one to replace the old bedroom charger and one for the main floor):
I wish they just threw in a suitable AC adapter. I would pay the extra few bucks not to have to order one separately. I wish the grips on the bottom were more ?grippy? but that could be the glass desk I have it on in my office. Lastly I wish the lighting scheme made a little more sense. It glows green if nothing is on it or if the watch is on by itself and is fully charged. It slow blinks blue if the phone or watch are charging (even if the phone is on by itself and fully charged) or if both devices are on and charging (even if both are fully charged). It does a fast blue/green blink if the phone isn?t on correctly which is helpful, and there is a touch sensitive button to turn the led indicator off completely, which would be nice in a bedroom setting. Even with these cons, I will still buy it again and recommend it to anyone in the market for this type of charger.