NOMAD Chargekey & Chargecard Review

Do you like to travel light? Or hate finding your long and messy USB cable tangled inside the bag?  You might like this NOMAD Chargekey & Chargecard.  They are the world’s smallest and most portable USB cables.

ChargeKey is a key-shaped smartphone cable that fits onto your keychain.  It works like your normal cable for charging and syncing your phone – plug one end into a USB port and the other end into your mobile device.  It come in two cable versions:

1. Lightning – It works with iPhone 5/5s/5c, Lightning iPad and iPad Mini.
2. Micro USB – It works with Samsung Galaxy, HTC, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, LG, Motorola, Kindle and more.

I have the Micro USB and it works well with my Sony Xperia while connected to my laptop.  It is pretty easy to connect it.  I love how handy it is.  Now I can use this to charge my laptop on the go without taking my phone charger out.  I guess the disadvantage is dust might get onto the pin or the exposed elements might get scratched by keys.  Otherwise, it is fantastic!

ChargeCard is a thin smartphone cable that’s designed to fit into even the slimmest wallet.  Again it works the same as ChargeKey.  It comes in two cable versions:

1. Lightning – It works with iPhone 5/5s/5c, Lightning iPad and iPad Mini.
2. Micro USB – It works with Samsung Galaxy, HTC, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, LG, Motorola, Kindle and more.

Initially, I found it a little difficult to try to release the cable from the card for fear of breaking the card.  However, after that first time, it was a lot easier.

I have the lightning version but it didn’t charge with my 4^th generation iPad with my laptop.  It did allow me to do data transfers when connected to a laptop.  It also does work when I connect the ChargeCard with my iPad charger to my iPad.  I think that maybe it is not compatible with my 4^th generation iPad as already mention above that my iPad version is not included in the range.

I like both items as they are small, neat and easy to carry it with my keychain or wallet.  So whenever I forget to bring my charging cable, I have a backup!  They costs £22 each with free delivery at Amazon.  They would make a great gift too!

Disclosure: We received the sample for the purposes of writing this review, however, all thoughts and opinions remain our own.