The UGREEN brand has long moved beyond being “those guys with the good cables.” The company has been consistently expanding its ecosystem, and each year the lineup includes increasingly unexpected products — from GaN chargers to trackers. Today we’ll talk about two new products: the MagFlow W758 magnetic car charger and the LightBuds Magic WS216 wireless earbuds. At first glance, they have nothing in common, but both follow the same logic: UGREEN takes a popular category, adds a couple of non-trivial solutions, and sets a price that’s hard to dismiss. Let’s figure out what makes them worth buying and where you’ll have to compromise.
Two gadgets for those who have an iPhone.
MagSafe Wireless Car Charger for iPhone
The idea of a magnetic car charger isn’t new — there are dozens on the market, from the most no-name brands to truly prestigious ones. But most suffer from the same issues: either the magnets are weak and the phone falls off at every bump, or the charger outputs a measly 7.5W and by the end of the trip the battery is at roughly the same level as when you started. The UGREEN W758 car charger attempts to solve both problems at once.
If you don’t need charging, just unplug the cable and you’ll have a neat holder.
The charger body is compact, finished in a silver-blue color — the signature shade of the MagFlow line. It mounts to the air vent via a reinforced clip with a ball joint. In practice, the design holds firmly on standard horizontal and vertical vents, but round deflectors may cause issues — something owners of certain BMW and Mercedes models should keep in mind.
Insert this hook into the vent, twist the body, and it locks in place. Just don’t overtighten.
The ball joint allows the charger to rotate 360 degrees, which is convenient for both portrait-mode navigation and horizontal StandBy on iPhone. Although this is more relevant for installation, since you can rotate the phone on the magnets anyway.
The main feature is the charging power. The W758 is certified to the Qi 2.2 standard and delivers up to 25W for iPhone 16 and newer, and up to 15W for older models (from iPhone 12). In practice, this means that during a 30-minute drive, your iPhone gains about half its charge rather than losing it, as happens with navigation on cheap chargers. For power, you need a car adapter with USB-C, which is not included — something to keep in mind.
USB-C for power connection.
The magnets deserve special mention. Inside there are 17 N52H-grade magnets with a holding force of 11 N. They are genuinely strong, and the phone snaps on solidly. It even attaches with a distinctive click. Alignment is automatic — the magnets themselves “catch” the MagSafe coil, and charging begins instantly. One hand to attach, one hand to remove. That’s exactly how it should work.
The magnets here are very strong.
The ThermalGuard safety system monitors temperature 200 times per second — it sounds like marketing, but in reality the phone genuinely heats up less than on some other chargers. For example, I have a built-in wireless charger in my dashboard panel. And it heats up the phone body more.
Earbuds with Noise Cancellation, a Screen, and Good Sound
The TWS earbuds market is so oversaturated that sometimes you can only tell one model from another by the box. UGREEN decided to take an unusual approach: the LightBuds Magic are semi-open earbuds in the AirPods style, but with a full-color touchscreen on the charging case, adaptive noise cancellation, and LDAC codec support. For a price of around five and a half thousand rubles — a frankly atypical set of features.
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The earbuds’ design follows the classic earbud-with-stem formula. The main body is white glossy plastic, and the front side with a pearlescent effect catches the light and looks more expensive than it costs. The protective grilles are metal, the build quality is neat, with no creaking or wobble. I used them for several hours straight and there was no discomfort whatsoever. But an important nuance is that this is a semi-open design, which means sound depends on ear anatomy and the angle of fit. For some people they’ll fit perfectly; for others, they’ll fall out.
Inside are 11mm dynamic drivers with a bio-composite diaphragm and a frequency range from 20 Hz to 40 kHz. The earbuds have received Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification and support SBC, AAC, and LDAC codecs. In practice, the sound is pleasantly surprising: the bass isn’t boomy, the mids are clean, and the highs don’t cut. For earbuds — more than respectable. Connection is via Bluetooth 6.0, which ensures stable connectivity and low latency in gaming mode.
These are open-type earbuds. Don’t expect miracles, but many people need exactly this type rather than in-ear.
As you can understand, active noise cancellation in earbuds without soft ear tips is always a compromise. Without tight passive isolation, the active system has to work under unfavorable conditions. Nevertheless, ANC here does work: background noise is noticeably dampened. It’s not comparable to in-ear headphones, but the effect is definitely there. In an office or café it’ll get much quieter, but in the subway, if you’re listening to podcasts, you’ll still need to turn the volume up.
The charging case is a separate story, and a good one. It’s slightly larger than competitors’, but it has a built-in screen with control functionality. Through the screen, you can switch ANC modes, check the charge level, adjust volume, control the phone’s camera, and much more.
Very few earbuds have such a built-in screen.
Through the dedicated UGREEN app, you can customize the earbuds to your liking. For example, you can change the appearance of the built-in screen’s home page, choose equalizer presets, and configure some other functions. It sounds like a collection of “features for features’ sake,” but quickly switching the noise cancellation mode without taking out your phone is something you actually use every day.
The claimed battery life reaches 7 hours on a single earbud charge and up to 35 hours including the case. In reality, I used the earbuds for about 4.5 hours at medium volume and they didn’t die. In my opinion, that’s already sufficient. Especially since a 10-minute quick charge gives 2 hours of playback — exactly what you need if you forgot to charge before heading out. The case doesn’t have wireless charging — only standard USB-C.
If you set wallpapers like this and set the screen timeout to 25 seconds, the battery will drain faster.
Who Won’t These UGREEN Products Suit
The W758 requires a USB-C car adapter — it’s not included in the box. If your car has an old charger with only a single port, you’ll need to replace it.
