Anker is giving the humble USB-C hub a tiny dose of theater. Its upcoming Nano USB-C Hub (10-in-1, 240Hz, Display) packs a built-in screen for live device stats, 10 ports, and support for 4K at 144Hz over HDMI 2.1 or DisplayPort 1.4. The catch: it is heading to Japan in fall 2026, priced at ¥16,990, and the ”Nano” label feels optimistic for something this chunky.
That display is the hook, but the port selection is the real workhorse stuff. Anker’s USB-C hub is clearly aimed at desk-bound laptop users who want one dock to handle storage, displays, charging, and Ethernet without playing cable roulette every morning. It is a familiar category getting an unusually flashy twist, which is exactly how accessory makers try to stand out when the basics have already been commoditized.
Anker Nano USB-C Hub ports and power delivery
The hub connects over a single USB-C cable and splits that into a front and back lineup of ports. Up front, there is a USB-C data port rated at 10Gbps, plus full-size SD and microSD card slots. Around back, things get more crowded: one USB-C charging port with up to 100W power delivery, one USB-A port at 10Gbps, two USB-A ports at 5Gbps, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and Gigabit Ethernet.
- 10 total ports
- Up to 100W USB-C charging
- HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 with 4K at 144Hz
- 1x USB-C data port at 10Gbps
- 1x USB-A port at 10Gbps, 2x USB-A ports at 5Gbps
- Gigabit Ethernet, SD, and microSD slots
The 240Hz screen is the headline feature
The little integrated display is meant to show real-time usage data, and Anker says a companion app can surface even more detail. A 240Hz panel on a hub screen is a classic ”because we can” move: absurdly smooth for a tiny readout that mostly displays numbers, but also the sort of gimmick that gets the product noticed in a sea of identical black rectangles.
At roughly 130 × 56 × 50mm and about 300g, this is not the kind of hub you casually toss into a backpack and forget about. It looks built for a permanent home on a desk, where its best trick is keeping a laptop setup tidy while making the dock itself oddly watchable. If this idea catches on, expect rivals to borrow the screen trick fast; if not, the ports alone still make it a very capable dock for people who actually use all 10 holes.