It provides extra outlets, and also powers and charges your USB devices

I've been quite pleased with how quickly they charge my Kindle and Sony Xperia z3+ phone

8A, depending on a variety of circumstances

0A which is the standard for iPhones

So many things we have to plug in have the larger box type plugs and the outlets are simply too close together to accommodate items plugged in side by side

Do pay attention to where you plug in the phones ant tablets as there are 2 different volts made for each