Exploring the Charging Detail of Your Steam Deck - ChargerLAB Compatibility 100
Introduction
A few months ago, ChargerLAB purchased the hottest and most powerful handheld gaming console Steam Deck at the time and tested its charging compatibility, with excellent results, just like its compatibility with the vast game library on Steam. Recently, Valve officially announced that it just passed 10,000 verified and playable titles. Meanwhile, we have also acquired several new charging products, including the highly anticipated Apple 70W GaN Charger.
And that's why we have recently conducted a more detailed ChargerLAB Compatibility 100 Test for the Steam Deck, which includes multiple categories. Next, ChargerLAB will presents the results in the form of images and text, allowing everyone to have a clearer and straightforward understanding of the charging compatibility of this gaming device.
For those who are not familiar with PC gaming, Steam Deck is a handheld gaming device from Valve Corporation. People can enjoy playing their Steam library games anytime, anywhere, and all games have been adapted to work seamlessly with Steam Deck's controls. Currently, Steam Deck offers three specifications, primarily differing in storage capacity.
Charging Compatibility Test
Next, ChargerLAB will select 80 chargers, 10 power banks, and 10 power stations for compatibility testing. Let's take a look at the result.
Chargers
First, let's review the results when Steam Deck is paired with the original 45W power adapter. ChargerLAB POWER-Z KM002C shows that it can trigger the 15V PDO, and the input power is about 39W, which is lower than the advertised 45W.
Next, we tested third-party chargers, and we have summarized the data from the 80 tested models in a table. It can be seen that most of them can trigger the 15V PDO.
By plotting a bar graph, it can be observed that more than half of the chargers can achieve 35W or more power output. Some chargers have lower power output, but they still reach their power limits. Overall, the charging compatibility for chargers of Steam Deck is as excellent as its game compatibility.
You can purchase some of the models on Amazon US below:
SHARGE 140W：https://amzn.to/463K863
SAMSUNG 45W：https://amzn.to/3D2dMu0
Apple 61W：https://amzn.to/3NNwRr9
UGREEN 140W：https://amzn.to/3CIpj2u
AOHi 140W：https://amzn.to/3CjnLf7
Samsung 65W：https://amzn.to/39qbkmR
Mcdodo 100W：https://amzn.to/44hiKzv
SHARGE 65W：https://amzn.to/3XqQpo5
SHARGE 100W：https://amzn.to/3zzCYrD
OnePlus 100W：https://amzn.to/42hoB7L
AOHi 100W：https://amzn.to/3q6i1Cp
UGREEN 65W：https://amzn.to/3Gf4soo
Apple 35W Traditional：https://amzn.to/3OWZ2S4
Baseus 65W：https://bit.ly/3WelOIQ
Apple 30W：https://amzn.to/3feFR6N
Apple 35W Compact：https://amzn.to/3bkFfh3
Apple 20W：https://amzn.to/2UWnBIs
Anker 20W：https://amzn.to/3ziNxfw
Apple 67W：https://amzn.to/304sKAF
Apple 96W：https://amzn.to/3hPxoHP
Baseus 30W：https://amzn.to/372lV5W
UGREEN 30W：https://amzn.to/3qZ5v8v
Power Bank
Moving on to power banks, we have also summarized the data in a table, and it can be seen that most of the tested models trigger the 15V PDO, similar to the chargers.
By plotting a bar graph, we can see that about half of the tested power banks can achieve around 35W power output, while the remaining power output falls in the range of 15-25W. The compatibility is also excellent.
You can purchase some of the models on Amazon US below:
Anker 733 Power Bank: https://amzn.to/3LZRv4x
Power Station
Finally, let's take a look at the performance of power stations. Among the ten tested models, only one cannot trigger the 15V PDO and only provides 5V.
Once again, by plotting a bar graph, it can be seen that eight power stations can achieve 35W or more power output. Only Jackery 2000W and ZESE 1200W fall below 20W, but there are no cases of complete incompatibility.
You can purchase some of the models on Amazon US below:
EcoFlow DELTA mini 1700W：https://amzn.to/43YhQIt
Jackery 2000W：https://amzn.to/3Ntklvk
BULLBAT 1500W：https://amzn.to/3Jr7o3R
UGREEN 1200W：https://amzn.to/3r4X4IQ
Summary of ChargerLAB
In conclusion, the charging compatibility of the Steam Deck demonstrates excellent performance. Although none of the tested devices achieved the 39W output of the original power adapter, the majority of the tested chargers, out of the 80 models, were able to reach approximately 35W, providing a good charging experience. The compatibility of power banks and power stations also showed outstanding performance. As a result, the Steam Deck successfully passed the ChargerLAB Compatibility 100 Test.
Based on Valve's long-standing commitment to user-friendliness, including features like the open "Steam Workshop" with countless user-created and shared mods, the industry-leading game review and rating system, and the multitude of promotions and sales, it's no surprise that the Steam Deck exhibits high compatibility with charging devices.
And here is the ChargerLAB compatibility test report.
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