Best Overall
Gatatol M43 Qi2.2 Pad
Key details
- Cable
- 5 ft braided USB-C
- Warranty
- 12 months
- Peak Output
- 25W (Qi2.2)
- Included Adapter
- 30W PD adapter
Most 25W pads arrive without a power brick, which quietly turns a cheap charger into a two-part purchase: the pad, plus a 30W adapter you have to choose yourself. The Gatatol M43 is the exception here. It ships with its own 30W PD adapter and a five-foot braided USB-C cable, and it still costs less than any other 25W pad in this group. That's why it's our top pick.
Physically it's almost nothing — 70 grams, about the size of a coaster — and the magnet centers an iPhone with a snap you can manage one-handed in the dark. Heat is where budget pads give themselves away, and it hasn't been the story here the way it has with the Zolo pair below. Gatatol quotes 50% on an iPhone 17 Pro Max in 37 minutes, a figure that assumes the included brick, and the five-foot braided cable reaches an outlet behind a nightstand without an extension cord.
What you give up is a stand. The M43 lies flat, so there's no propping the phone up for StandBy or a video call — the trade for a pad that slides into a bag and takes up less room than a coaster on a crowded nightstand. For one phone and one outlet, it's the least fuss and the least money of any 25W option here.
Pros
- 25W Qi2.2 charging with the 30W adapter included
- Strong magnet centers the phone one-handed
- 5 ft braided cable reaches behind furniture
- Light 70 g pad that travels easily
Cons
- 12-month warranty, shorter than Anker or Belkin
We think this is the smartest first Qi2 purchase: full 25W output, the 30W adapter in the box, and the lowest price of any 25W charger in this group.