OnePlus’ 2-in-1 USB cable charges your phone and smartwatch at the same time

OnePlus’ caller USB-C charging cablegram tin present powerfulness to 2 devices simultaneously. | Image: OnePlus

OnePlus announced a caller USB-C charging cablegram that does much than conscionable walk powerfulness and information from 1 instrumentality to another. The OnePlus 2-in-1 Supervooc Cable features an inline pogo pin connector that tin beryllium utilized to complaint the company’s OnePlus Watch 3, Watch 2, and Watch 2R smartwatches portion besides charging a connected smartphone. It’s a much convenient solution for travelers and tin assistance trim table clutter by eliminating astatine slightest 1 redundant charging cable.

It’s available present done OnePlus’ online store for $29.99 and comes successful a azygous magnitude that’s conscionable implicit 47 inches long. It’s the aforesaid terms arsenic the OnePlus Watch Charging Base that doesn’t really travel with a USB-C cable, perchance making the caller 2-in-1 solution an adjacent amended deal.

The 2-in-1 Supervooc Cable tin present up to 80W of powerfulness erstwhile connected to a azygous instrumentality similar a laptop oregon smartphone. With a smartwatch attached powerfulness transportation is divided betwixt the 2 with up to 10W going to the wearable and up to 67W going to what’s ever connected implicit USB-C.

The charging cable’s functionality is akin to the Universal Cable for Apple Watch that Nomad released earlier this year. That cablegram features an inline magnetic Apple Watch charger connected 1 extremity and a overmuch steeper $100 terms tag. But alternatively of accusing OnePlus of stealing Nomad’s idea, we should beryllium encouraging different cablegram makers to travel suit. Assuming it’s technically feasible, a multifunction USB-C charging cablegram with an inline wireless charging puck would beryllium incredibly useful.