There are quality alternatives to Apple chargers and cables, I would say even higher quality and lower price. Today we tested a double charger and two cables with which you can recharge your iPhone and iPad at the same time, at high speed and for less money than you imagine.
UGREEN 40W PD 3.0 charger
By now anyone looking for a charger for the iPhone or iPad should already know terms like USB-C, Power Delivery and the like. Apple's decision to leave us without a charger in the iPhone case caused that much that they never worried about buying an accessory like this they had to update what type of chargers there are and which take full advantage of the features of Apple devices, like fast charging. In Cupertino they offer us a quality charger, 20W of power, Power Delivery 3.0 and USB-C for € 25. What if I told you that for the same price you can have two chargers like that? And that you only need a plug?
This UGREEN charger is slightly larger than the official Apple charger, it is made of white plastic with a glossy finish and offers us two USB-C sockets, each of which can give us up to 20W of power to recharge two Apple devices at the time. With it you can make use of fast charging, getting a 505 battery recharged in just 30 minutes. It is compatible with the MagSafe system, it can power a HomePod mini ... It's like Apple's but multiplied by two, and at the same price. You can buy it on Amazon for € 25 (link)
USB-c cable to Lighting UGREEN
If we want to make use of fast charging on our iPhone, or if we want to connect it to the USB-C ports of any modern laptop, even to USB sockets that we have in modern cars, we will need a USB-C to Lightning cable. For fast charging, it must also be compatible with the Power Delivery protocol. Apple offers us its one meter for € 25. It is the classic Apple cable with connectors and plastic coating, which does not withstand too many attacks. But there are better alternatives, and this UGREEN cable is an example of that.
For much less money, it offers us compatibility with fast charging, but also a much more solid construction, with metal connectors, a cable covered with braided nylon and reinforcement in the most delicate area of the cable, the cable-connector junction. I have been using these cables for home devices for quite some time, and I can confirm that their resistance is much greater than that of the original Apple cables, which last a little over a month for my children. The price of this 1 meter long cable is € 16,99 on Amazon (link).
USB-c to USB-C cable UGREEN
What if you need a cable for your iPad Air, iPad Pro or MacBook? Well then you will need a USB-C to USB-C cable, like the one I have also tried from UGREEN. It has the same build quality as the one we've seen before, and supports load powers up to 100W, so it is perfect to recharge any MacBook model that you propose. Not only is it a charging cable, it also allows data transfer, with speeds of up to 480Mbps.
It exists in lengths of one and two meters, the one in the image is two meters, and I can also confirm its resistance because it is the one I have been using with my iPad Pro for months. The price of this two-meter cable is € 9,98 on Amazon (link), if we compare it with the Apple one, with a much poorer construction, it costs € 25.