Anker A8335 Premium 3-in-1 USB-C Hub review

An earlier three-function adapter for a deliberately small setup

The Anker A8335 Premium 3-in-1 is useful to understand when your setup needs one USB-A accessory, one HDMI screen and a charging connection, rather than an entire desktop's worth of expansion. The gray A83350A1 is documented on Anker's Japanese reference page, with an international A8335 manual. It is retained here as an earlier model reference, not a promise about a current offer.

Its appeal is the limited, clear set of roles. The attached USB-C cable connects to the computer; the USB-A port handles a peripheral; HDMI handles a screen; and the additional USB-C socket accepts charging power. If your usual accessory list is already longer than that, a larger hub is the more sensible starting point.

The extra USB-C socket is an input

Anker explicitly identifies the socket on the hub body as input-only. It is not a second USB-C data port for a drive and it is not an extra monitor connection. This distinction matters if you are counting available ports before buying: the computer cable and charging input must not be counted as downstream data expansion.

The single USB-A data connection is documented at up to 5 Gbps. That is an interface capability, not a copying speed measured in this assessment. The manual says the computer, peripheral, cable and software must all support USB 3.0 for maximum data operation. A slower device or another limitation in the transfer path changes the result.

Charging has a particularly clear allocation

The manual recommends a separately supplied 60 W Power Delivery charger and divides that arrangement into 51.5 W for the connected laptop and 8.5 W for the hub. The 60 W number is therefore not the amount promised at the computer. Use the appropriate source and cable, then consider whether the documented host allocation suits your laptop's workload.

Anker also cautions that the original Dell XPS 13 charging adapter is not suitable for simultaneous hub use and charging in this arrangement. That is a concrete reason to check the source you already own before treating pass-through charging as solved. For the listed iPad Pro and Air models, the product reference additionally requires iPadOS; an appropriate physical plug alone does not establish the whole setup.

One screen, with the computer's video capability checked first

The product reference describes HDMI video up to 4K, while the manual shows a single HDMI connection and says the HDMI cable is separate. The material read here does not establish a particular 4K refresh rate, so do not choose this reference as proof of 4K60 or another exact screen mode.

More fundamentally, confirm that your USB-C computer supplies the necessary video function. A hub is not a way to turn a data-only USB-C connection into a native display output. Nor does this one-output arrangement provide two independent external desktops. Choose a dock documenting the required simultaneous screens when the workstation needs more than one.

Keep the USB power budget in view

The manual limits the connected USB-device current to 1.5 A and gives illustrative device demands. Use your own accessory's rating rather than assuming a compact adapter can supply every storage device or other high-draw peripheral. Laptop pass-through power and power available to an accessory are separate parts of the arrangement.

This is particularly relevant when the single USB-A port is for a bus-powered drive. The presence of a laptop charging connection does not remove the hub's downstream current limit. If your real task involves several drives or equipment with its own power requirements, investigate an appropriately powered data hub or a dock with a documented peripheral budget.

A travel-oriented form with earlier compatibility references

Anker describes a compact adapter with a travel pouch, an approximately 15 cm lead, an 81 g weight and a 190 × 46 × 15 mm published size. Those figures help plan a bag or a desk connection, but allow room for the HDMI cable, charging cable and a peripheral around the body. The physical arrangement matters more than whether the closed adapter occupies a small space.

The maker lists earlier Intel MacBooks, specific Chromebook examples, Windows versions through Windows 10 and Linux, with differing historical Mac OS X minimums between documents. Keep those dates and exact host requirements in view. A8335 is a sensible earlier reference for a small one-screen, one-accessory setup; choose a newer or larger arrangement when verified modern-chip support, more USB ports, readers, networking or an exact display mode is the deciding need.

Manufacturer references: A83350A1 product reference; international A8335 user manual.