I recently learned about Zus products earlier this year when I saw it at Walmart. I knew there were parking chargers that helped you find your car but I didn't think I needed one and I always thought they were gimmicks.
The design was very clean and it caught my eye. A few months later I finally splurged and purchased a Zus smart car charger. It has been extremely convenient to find your car after a long day at a theme park (we've gotten lost several times at Universal Orlando and Disney World) or large mall. I really like the subtle things like the three-LED indicator and the elegant shine ports that help you plug in your devices in the dark.
It's also one of the very few chargers that have reversible USB ports which, once you start using you'll wonder why this feature isn't more prevalent with USB ports in general.
After using it for a few months I noticed there was a quick charge version but held off since I didn't own very many QC products. I finally got my hands on one and love seeing the green LEDs when a compatible QC device is plugged in. Keep in mind that if nothing is charging/powered through the ports, or your device is not QC, the LED indicator will remain white. It'd be nice if the elegant shine ports turned green but it remains white regardless of QC or not.
I don't really keep track of how quickly they charge my devices but I can usually get a 20-40% increase in battery life within 30 minutes. I'll probably update this review once I start monitoring the charge rates.
Because of this well-crafted charger and its features, I'm a proud owner of almost every Zus product including the newly released dash cam, backup camera, HD audio Bluetooth adapter, TPMS, and vehicle health monitor.
Zus makes some solid products and this smart car charger has to be my favorite. I get a lot of compliments on the looks and its LED reversible ports. A cool additional feature that Nonda could possibly implement is the ability to change the elegant shine port colors via the app and maybe the three LED indicator could turn red/orange when charging and white when full.
Another suggestion is to allow notifications when we park but no sound from the phone. I've had people look in my direction quite often when they hear that audible beep from my phone that I've parked. It's a great reminder to let you know it's saved your parking location but I'd also like the option to turn the sounds off. I know you can have no-notifcation zones such as your house but I'm talking about just no sound notifications anywhere.
Who knew you could have a favorite car charger? Our family now owns 4 Zus smart car chargers and it's our main charger for our devices on the road.
Keep an eye out at Walmart as these chargers go on sale quite often and are usually much cheaper than Amazon and Nonda's website.
Pros:
- Unique clean design
- Has held up in FL heat
- Elegant shine USB ports
- Reversible USB ports
- Car parking feature is pretty accurate (with app)
- LED indicator turns green when a QC device is plugged in
- Angled USB ports allow cable to be pointed directly at driver and passenger (assuming you're not using Zus' angled cables)
- Car battery voltage monitoring is convenient (with app)
- Option to set parking meter reminder and take photo of parked location such as inside a parking garage (with app)
Cons:
- Pretty expensive for a car charger
- LED indicator only turns green when a QC enabled device is plugged in. This feature is not mentioned anywhere in the packaging or website. The photo of the green LEDs on the box is very misleading as I thought it'd remain green at all times. After contacting support did I find out you have to have a QC device plugged in for it to light up green
- Physically speaking, the 24W non-QC smart car charger looks identical to this 36W version. The only way you could tell the difference is the 36W charger tip is slightly more bronze than the normal 24W. The other two ways to tell them apart are the green LED indicators (but only if you have a QC device plugged in) and the faint model # etched onto the actual charger
- Using Zus' angled USB cables don't make much sense when the USB ports are already angled. Using the right angle USB cables that Nonda sells would make the cable point inward towards the middle or back towards the front of your car which doesn't make any sense. Using normal straight USB cables seems more efficient with these angled ports
I love it except when your on a building and sometimes it glitches like it said poor signal when its on outdoor and sometimes i have to push the nonda zus because sometimes it disconnect to the car
My cousin recommended this product to me, and I'm glad I purchased it.
It charges my phone super fast, and its app helped me to track my car in parking lot quite effectively. For someone like me who often forgets the position of the car, it's very helpful.
I was going to give it 5 stars, even 6 stars if I could, but having been using this for several months, there is some minor issues with the ZUSapp, such as failure to record my car position:
For example, the other day I drove 40 miles to Universal Studio, but at the end of day, the app showed my car was still at my house. I thought it was a connection issue, but it still charged my phone and other devices perfectly.
I tried it and It work well for me especially to guide me to find my car as I often tend to lose my parking spot.
However, it requires a good GPS signal otherwise the location finding will not work. Many times it didn’t work in structured parking lot as the GOS signal trnds to be weak.
I have been using there Gen 1 version for a few years now... Even bought one for my boss who is on the road as much as I am ... it's been great... Now, having it for quick charging... AWESOME.... I will be giving my brother my old one.. I have a few Items from ZUS, and it is nice to have the app to go with it... so much information at my fingertips... Parking locations, mileage and how my battery is doing... A lot of info in such a small app and device... Looking to get the pressure gauges next... cant wait to use them...
Feature Product
- [Charge at Max Speed] Qualcomm Quick Charge 2. 0 Tech enables charging 2. 4 times faster than conventional technology.
- [Automatic Car Finder] The ZUS App automatically saves your parking location. Simply open the ZUS App to find your car with the Map or Compass.
- [Monitor Car Battery Health] ZUS App actively monitors your car's battery and notifies you when the battery is underperforming.
- [Record Mileage] ZUS App automatically remembers your drives and records your business mileage for IRS reporting(premium feature, free for 60 drives per month).
- [Parking Meter Alert] Never pay another parking ticket again with the parking meter alert.
Description
ZUS is a smart car finder and USB car charger. It charges up your mobile devices at their max speed and finds your car with the companion iOS/Android app. Say good-bye to time-consuming searches for your car at the mall, stadium, outdoor event or a busy neighborhood. ZUS comes with a one-year warranty and we provide friendly customer service that can be easily reached seven days a week. For optimal use, your original cable or a third-party certified one (such as MFi).
works great ,The parking spot locator is accurate, I really like the battery monitoring and mileage log functions,charge very fast and the phone is not hot .
Best charger iPhone is hard to find a charger that works no issues with comparability so far real quick charger
literally love it.
Had recommended to a lot of people.( ZUS products )
everything about it is good but you need to buy s subscription for some features and you have to pit your phone on always on locations which drains your battery
other than that i like it 👍🏼
i love it! very user-friendly app and comes in handy if you ever need to find your car
fast-charging on both ports as advertised and does not disappoint
very modern design
depending on your car ports location, consider buying the usb cable that nonda offers
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