5 best travel power strips with USB charging in UAE, for 2023

5 best travel power strips with USB charging in UAE, for 2023

A hotel room would accommodate your phone charger and power bank at the same time, but a laptop, camera and other electronics in the bag might have to wait their turn. Why waste time swapping gadgets by the wall outlet, when you can power up everything at once? A multi-outlet power strip makes sure you're always travel-ready, before you head out for a long day of exploring. Unlike universal travel adaptors, which are often limited to one three-pin outlet, power strips take on a higher number of devices that are AC and USB-compatible. Any power strip can be travel-friendly, says Hashim Rashid, sales manager at PC accessory store Gadgetz in Dubai, as long as it's compact and has enough ports for all your tech. "Nowadays, most chargers use type-C, so you don't have to carry your charging brick with a power strip - just a type-C cable should be enough. Make sure the wattage of these ports will support your laptop, which usually ranges from 65 to 75W," Rashid added. Our smartphones and laptops will most likely charge at a slower speed than we're used to. Rashid says that the power strip will not push out the same wattage as