Best universal adapters 2023

Personal electronics, whether tablets, smartphones, or laptops, can be great companions for travel, acting as maps, guidebooks, and even pocket translators, in a single device. But they do have one limit that’s the same no matter what country you’re in – battery life. Charging on the go can be complicated, not only in accounting for the space for chargers, but also because outlet types vary from region to region and country to country. Maximum voltages are higher in some countries, prong shapes differ, and figuring out what you can plug in where can be endlessly puzzling.