UNITEK 10-Port USB Charging Station Review: One Spot for All the Family’s Phones and Tablets

This is the English edition of a review from my Japanese YouTube channel, iestaLife. I review gadgets from my home studio in Japan, so product links go to Amazon Japan.

Quick take

Phones, a foldable, iPads, the kids’ tablets: the more gadgets we have, the harder it gets to decide where they all charge. I bought UNITEK’s 10-port USB charging station, which combines ten USB ports with a slotted stand, and paired it with 30 cm cables. It turned a mess of chargers and long cables into one tidy charging spot. It isn’t built for fast charging, and the dividers come loose a bit too easily, but if you have lots of devices it does the job well.

UNITEK charging station holding several phones and tablets — Tablets and phones lined up in the station

What I tested

UNITEK 10-port USB charging station: ¥6,699 when I bought it. It has ten USB-A ports and removable dividers
A five-pack of 0.3 m (30 cm) USB-A to USB-C cables
A three-pack of 0.3 m USB-A to Lightning cables (MFi certified) for older iPhones and iPads
Loaded it with our own devices, including iPads in thick kids’ cases and a Galaxy Z Fold, and charged several at once

What I found

The biggest win is that the charger and the stand are one unit. Normally you’d have a USB charger with phones and tablets scattered around it; here the station itself holds the devices, so the charging area takes up much less space.
The dividers slot in wherever you want, so the gaps don’t have to be even. I made narrow slots for thin phones and wide ones for chunky tablets.
That flexibility matters for kids’ iPads in thick drop-proof cases, which often won’t fit in fixed-width stands. A foldable like the Galaxy Z Fold, especially with a MagSafe ring attached, also fits once you widen a slot.
With the dividers adjusted, I fitted about four tablets and about four phones. How many you can fit depends on device and case thickness, and you don’t have to fill all ten slots.

Setting the dividers on the UNITEK charging station — The dividers can go in any slot

Short cables are essential. Plug ten 1–2 m cables into a charging station and you’re back to a tangle. The devices sit right next to the ports, so 30 cm is plenty, and it looks far tidier.
Because the station has USB-A ports, you can mix USB-A to USB-C and USB-A to Lightning cables in whatever numbers you need. That makes it easy to put a whole family’s mix of old and new devices in one place.
I confirmed five devices charging at the same time.
It isn’t a high-output USB-C PD charger, and I didn’t buy it for quick top-ups. It suits overnight charging, devices put back after school, and tablets or spare phones that aren’t in use. Anything that needs a fast charge can go on a separate high-output USB-C charger.
The real benefit turned out to be giving every gadget a home: when you’re done with a device, it goes back to the station.
My one complaint is that the dividers come loose a little easily and sometimes lift out with a device. If you don’t plan to move them often, you could fix them lightly once you’ve settled on a layout.

Short USB cables for the charging station — 30 cm cables keep things tidy

Several phones charging at once — Five devices charging at the same time

Who it’s for

It’s a good fit if your household has several phones, multiple iPads or Android tablets, kids’ tablets that need a regular charging spot, or chargers taking up every outlet and cables all over the house. With the cables, the whole setup came to roughly ¥8,000–9,000, which isn’t a cheap fix, but it replaces a pile of chargers and stands. If you only charge a phone and a tablet, you don’t need something this big, and if you want maximum fast-charging speed for the latest phones, a high-output USB-C PD charger is the better choice.

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The video is in Japanese.

Limitations

I didn’t measure charging speed or output per port; I only checked that five devices charged together. How many devices fit depends on their thickness and cases. The station I bought is the Japanese model with a Japanese plug, so check the plug and voltage for your region. Prices are in yen at the time of recording.

Products

UNITEK 10-port USB charging station: on Amazon Japan

LpoieJun USB-A to USB-C cable, 0.3 m, 5-pack: on Amazon Japan

BSTOEM USB-A to Lightning cable, 0.3 m, 3-pack (MFi): on Amazon Japan

The Amazon Japan links above are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Check the listing for the exact model, current price and shipping availability in your region.

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