UGREEN Charger Lineup 2026: Nexode vs Pro vs Air vs Uno
UGREEN's four charger sub-brands: Nexode, Nexode Pro, Nexode Air and Uno are not a ladder. The Pro 160W 5-port lists $30 below the 4-port. Every US price.
Four names, one catalog, no ladder
UGREEN’s US store carries around thirty wall and desktop USB-C chargers, sold under four names: Nexode, Nexode Pro, Nexode Air and Uno. Every brand does this. Anker has Prime and Nano, Baseus has PicoGo and GaN5 Pro. The reasonable assumption is that these are tiers, and that a higher tier costs more and does more.
For UGREEN, that assumption breaks the moment you line the prices up. We pulled the current price for every charger in the US store on 22 August 2026, and checked each one against its compare-at value so a temporary discount could not distort the picture.
| Model | Ports | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nexode Pro 300W 5-port desktop | 4C + 1A | $199.99 | at list |
| Nexode 500W 6-port desktop | 6 | $199.99 | on sale from $249.99 |
| Nexode Pro 160W retractable | 3 + cable | $149.99 | at list |
| Nexode Pro 160W 4-port | 3C + 1A | $119.99 | at list |
| Nexode Pro 160W 5-port | 4C + 1A | $89.99 | at list — more ports, $30 less |
| Nexode Pro 100W 3-port | 3 | $74.99 | at list |
| Nexode Pro 100W 4-port + display | 4 | $64.99 | at list — more ports and a display, $10 less |
| Nexode Pro 65W 3-port ultra-slim | 3 | $55.99 | at list |
| Nexode 100W 5-port | 5 | $59.99 | at list |
| Nexode 100W 4-port | 3C + 1A | $54.99 | at list |
| Nexode 65W 3-port travel (US/UK/EU) | 3 | $46.99 | swappable plugs |
| Nexode 65W 3-port | 2C + 1A | $23.99 | on sale from $39.99 |
| Nexode 45W 2-port | 2 | $29.99 | at list |
| Nexode Air 65W foldable | 1 | $29.99 | on sale from $39.99 |
| Nexode Air 45W foldable | 1 | $24.99 | at list |
| Uno 100W 4-port | 4 | $79.99 | at list |
| Uno 65W 3-port | 3 | $32.49 | at list |
Two rows in that table are not typos.
The Nexode Pro 160W 5-port lists $30 below the Nexode Pro 160W 4-port. Same family, same headline wattage, and the cheaper one has an extra USB-C port. The 5-port is the newer design: four USB-C plus one USB-A, 140W maximum on C1 and C2, a rotatable touch control panel, a foldable US plug, and a 2-year warranty. The 4-port is the older, squarer unit. Neither is discounted — both sit at list price.
The Nexode Pro 100W 4-port with Smart Display lists $10 below the Nexode Pro 100W 3-port without one. Again, both at list, no sale involved.
If you were shopping by badge and price, you would buy the worse product in both cases.
Check UGREEN Nexode Pro 160W chargers on Amazon
Check the Nexode Pro 160W 4-port on UGREEN.com
What the four names actually mean
Stripped of marketing, the sub-brands describe form factor and interface, not capability tiers.
Nexode is the mainstream multi-port line. Two to six ports, 45W to 500W, plain casing, no display on most models. This is the volume line and usually where price-per-watt is best.
Nexode Pro means a denser GaN build, usually with a display or touch panel, usually the flagship of a given wattage. “Pro” is a design language, not a performance guarantee — which is exactly why the 160W 5-port can undercut the 160W 4-port without contradicting itself.
Nexode Air is the thin single-port line with foldable prongs, competing with Anker’s Nano. One device, minimum bulk. Air is not automatically cheaper: the Air 45W lists at $24.99 while a three-port Nexode 65W is currently $23.99.
Uno is the design line — colour, rounded casing, a face on the display on some models. Uno 65W at $32.49 against Nexode 65W at $23.99 is roughly a $9 styling premium for a comparable port count.
The spec that actually decides which one you want
Not watts. Allocation — what each port gets once a second and third device is attached.
The number on the box is a shared budget. A 160W charger with a 140W top port has 20W left for everything else once that port is saturated. UGREEN publishes per-port allocation tables for its multi-port units, and they are unusually frank about how steeply the ports derate.
For the Nexode Pro 160W 4-port, UGREEN’s published figures run like this:
| Ports in use | Allocation |
|---|---|
| C1 alone | 140W |
| C2 alone | 100W |
| C3 alone | 30W |
| USB-A alone | 22.5W |
| C1 + C2 | 100W + 60W |
| All four | 65W + 65W + 7.5W + 7.5W |
Read the last row twice. With four devices attached, the two big USB-C ports are capped at 65W each. If your normal desk state is a laptop, a tablet, a phone and a watch all plugged in, you own a 65W charger that cost $119.99.
This is not a UGREEN defect — every multi-port charger behaves this way, and UGREEN at least prints the table. It is the reason “160W” tells you almost nothing about your actual situation. Count how many things you plug in simultaneously, find that row, and buy from that number.
Check the UGREEN Nexode 65W 3-port on Amazon
Check the Nexode 65W 3-port on UGREEN.com
PPS, and why UGREEN’s wide range is mostly theatre
UGREEN publishes a 5–21V/5A PPS range on the Nexode Pro 160W. Anker’s Prime chargers stop at 5–11V/5A. On paper UGREEN wins.
In practice it is close to irrelevant for phones. Samsung’s Super Fast Charging 2.0 asks for a PPS supply covering roughly 3.3–11V at 4.05A. No mainstream US phone — Galaxy or Pixel — negotiates PPS above 11V. The 21V range is genuine headroom for a small set of laptops and handhelds, and marketing copy for everyone else.
The spec that actually pushes a 16-inch MacBook Pro to 140W is not PPS at all. It is PD 3.1 Extended Power Range, the 28V/5A fixed rail. Brands blur the two constantly in bullet lists. If a charger claims 140W but does not say PD 3.1 or EPR anywhere, be suspicious.
And the cable matters as much as the brick: 140W requires a 240W-rated e-marked cable. A 60W cable will silently cap you no matter what the charger can do.
Which one to actually buy
One laptop, nothing else, travelling light. Nexode Air 65W at $29.99, or the Air 45W at $24.99 if your machine is a MacBook Air or an iPad. Single port, foldable prongs, pocketable.
Laptop plus phone, one brick for the bag. Nexode 65W 3-port at $23.99 is the value pick of the entire lineup right now. It is on sale from $39.99, so treat that price as temporary.
Laptop plus phone plus tablet, at a desk. Nexode Pro 100W 4-port with Smart Display at $64.99 — cheaper than the 3-port, and the display tells you when your laptop got throttled.
A 16-inch MacBook Pro that must charge at full rate. Nexode Pro 160W 5-port at $89.99, and leave C1 alone when you need the full 140W.
Whole-desk hub, several laptops. Nexode 500W 6-port at $199.99, currently the same price as the 300W Pro.
Travelling internationally. Nexode 65W 3-port travel with US/UK/EU plugs at $46.99. It costs double the domestic 65W and replaces a bag of adapters.
Check UGREEN Nexode 100W chargers on Amazon
The honest caveats
Prices here are UGREEN US store prices captured on 22 August 2026. Three models above are on active sale, which we have flagged; those prices will move. Amazon prices for the same SKUs frequently differ from the direct store in both directions.
Allocation tables are manufacturer-published. Independent bench testing of multi-port chargers routinely finds that real allocation depends on what the connected devices request, not only on the charger’s table — two laptops both asking for maximum power will get a split rather than one protected lane, regardless of what the published row says.
We have not measured any of these units ourselves. What we did was read every published number in one sitting, which is the part most buyers skip and the part where UGREEN’s lineup stops making sense.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Is Nexode Pro always better than plain Nexode?
- A: No. Pro generally means a denser GaN design with a display or touch panel, but it does not guarantee more ports, more watts or a better price. UGREEN's own US list prices show the Nexode Pro 160W 5-port at $89.99 against $119.99 for the Nexode Pro 160W 4-port, and the Nexode 500W 6-port desktop at the same $199.99 as the Nexode Pro 300W. Compare the allocation table, not the badge.
- Q: What is the difference between Nexode Air and Nexode?
- A: Air is the thin, single-port line: foldable prongs, low weight, aimed at one phone or one thin laptop. Nexode is the multi-port mainstream line. The Air 65W and the Nexode 65W 3-port sit within a few dollars of each other in the US store, so the real choice is one port and less bulk versus three ports and a bit more.
- Q: How many watts do I actually need for a MacBook Pro?
- A: Apple ships a 96W adapter with 14-inch M4 Pro configurations and a 140W adapter with the 16-inch. To hit 140W you need PD 3.1 Extended Power Range on the charger, a 240W-rated e-marked cable, and the top port left alone. On a 160W charger with four ports filled, UGREEN's published allocation drops the big ports to 65W each — enough for a MacBook Air, not for a 16-inch at full rate.
- Q: Does UGREEN's 2-year warranty work if I buy from Amazon?
- A: UGREEN advertises a 2-year warranty on chargers bought through official channels, and its US store repeats the 2-year term on current Nexode Pro listings. The warranty document limits coverage to the country of purchase, so an import bought cheaper abroad is the risky path, not an Amazon US purchase from the official storefront.
- Q: Is the digital display worth paying for?
- A: It is worth about as much as the information it gives you. On multi-port units the display shows per-port draw, which is the only easy way to see that your laptop dropped from 100W to 65W when you plugged in a tablet. That said, UGREEN prices it inconsistently: the Nexode Pro 100W 4-port with Smart Display lists at $64.99 while the 3-port without one lists at $74.99.