China travel adaptor plug??

emamcl

HI - looking to find out if I need a convertor or adaptor plug whilst travelling in china. I have googled but getting mixed responses so thought someone on here might know for sure. I really only will need to charge my phone . Thanks

coylemj

You won't need a converter, they have the same voltage as us. Though these days virtually all phone chargers can handle 100-240V so you never need to convert the local voltage.

The type of adapter you'll need may depend on which part of China you're going to.....

https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/ie/china/

spurious

https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeA.htm

Type A is the most common.

emamcl

@coylemj and @spurious : thanks both for the info, this helps alot. I am spending a few weeks travelling between Beijing and Shanghai - will order the type A convertor and hopefully that will cover majority of time

bigar

spurious wrote: »

https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeA.htm

Type A is the most common.

That is not my experience, I always had type I
https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeI.htm

Some newer hotels have multiple plugs, including the one we have and the one mostly used in Europe: https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeC.htm

MickH503

bigar wrote: »

That is not my experience, I always had type I
https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeI.htm

Some newer hotels have multiple plugs, including the one we have and the one mostly used in Europe: https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeC.htm

I got one of these in Boots a few days ago ... https://www.boots.ie/holidays/travel-essentials/cables-chargers-adapters/go-travel-uk-to-australia-china-usb-adaptor-10243786p

emamcl

Thanks folks - I always find its never just a single convertor - anywho hopefully will pick up most commonly used one. Cheers