Quick Verdict
- Buy it if: You regularly charge a laptop alongside a phone and earbuds; you travel with multiple USB-C devices; you want to stop guessing whether fast charging is actually working; or you are replacing two or three separate chargers with a single unit.
- Skip it if: You only charge one device at a time, the TFT display isn’t useful to you, or you need a pocket-sized charger. At this power output, the size is bag-friendly but not pocket-friendly.
Most chargers leave you guessing. You plug in your phone, see a light, and just hope it’s charging right. The GM G+ Display Pulse 100W TFT Adapter changes that. It puts a TFT screen on the front and shows you, in real time, how much power each device pulls. This single feature changes how you think about charging. The real question: is it worth Rs 3,699 compared to a regular multi-port charger? That’s what I’ll answer here.
Design: A Charger That Looks Like It Means Business
The Display Pulse uses a matte black body with a hand-painted oil finish. This surface resists fingerprints better than glossy plastic and feels like a mid-range gadget, not a cheap accessory. It’s heat-resistant and scratch-resistant. After weeks of daily use, I didn’t see any marks from bags or desks.
For a 100W multi-port charger, it’s compact. It takes up about the same space as a MacBook power brick but gives you three ports instead of one. The prongs fold flat, which is essential. If the prongs don’t fold, the charger will tear up your bag. At this price, folding prongs are non-negotiable.
The TFT display covers most of the front. It uses color codes: C1 is green, C2 is blue, and the USB-A port is red. Each row shows the port label and live wattage for each device. Below the screen, a small touch button lets you cycle through display modes. Hold the button to flip the display so the numbers face you, no matter how your wall socket sits.
The TFT Display: Useful Information or a Gimmick?
This is the feature that differentiates the Display Pulse from almost every other multi-port GaN charger at this price.
The display shows the actual wattage your device draws, not just the charger’s maximum output. When I plugged my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 into C1 at about 15 percent battery, the display showed 45W. As the phone passed 80 percent, that dropped to around 12W. That’s how modern fast charging works: high current when the battery is low, then less current near full to protect battery health. Seeing this in real time is genuinely useful.
Besides showing wattage, the charger cycles through 14 smiley animations based on power use. These don’t do anything practical, but they make the charger look more fun on your desk.
Port Layout and the Power Sharing Rules
This is where most buyers get tripped up, so pay attention. The Display Pulse has three ports: C1, C2, and A1. They don’t all work the same way.
- 1 Port Active (C1 or C2) delivers the full 100W output.
- 2 Ports Active (C1 + C2, or C1 + A1): C1 gets up to 65W, and the second port gets up to 30W (95W combined).
- Watch out for the 15W trap. If you use C2 and A1 together and leave C1 empty, both ports share just 15W. That’s barely enough for a slow charge.
- With all three ports active, C1 gets up to 70W, and C2 plus A1 share the remaining 15W (85W total).
The rule is simple: C1 comes first. Always use C1 if you plug in more than one device.
Charging and Thermal Performance
My Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 went from flat to full in one hour and forty minutes using C1 alone, matching Samsung’s own chargers. On a MacBook Air M2, which draws up to 67W, the Display Pulse on C1 solo kept up easily. With a phone on C2 at the same time, the laptop charged a bit slower as C1 dropped to 65W.
When you use all the ports at once, the charger gets warm, just like any GaN charger. It never got too hot to touch, and the heat-resistant build kept it steady on my desk. The charger comes with a standard warranty, usually 6 months to a year for this kind of accessory, which adds peace of mind for an Indian-made product.
Verdict
The GM G+ Display Pulse 100W TFT Adapter is for anyone who wants to replace several chargers with one, travels with a laptop and phone, and wants to see exactly what their devices are drawing. The TFT display starts as a novelty but quickly becomes a genuinely useful feature.
The C2 plus A1 combo dropping to 15W is a real design tradeoff you need to know about. It’s not a defect, just how the power budget works, but it will surprise you if you don’t check the port rules first.
At Rs 3,699, this is a solid, practical multi-port charger with one standout feature. I recommend it, as long as you remember to plug your main device into Port C1.
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