I bought 5 of the best solar power banks and put them to the test! The results were…underwhelming.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Solar Charging Test
1:07 Battery Capacity Test
3:09 The Flaw
4:03 Charging Ports & Other Features
4:35 The Winner
5:21 I’m Unimpressed.
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I tested how much solar energy all these solar power banks collected after being left outside for 2 days. Then I charged them up and tested how much battery capacity they *actually* have and compared it to their listed capacity. I also talk about a flaw present in the current crop of solar power banks.
Note: Listed capacities came from the solar power banks themselves. In the case that the power banks only reported their capacity in milliamp hours (mAh), I calculated their watt hours by multiplying their milliamps hours by a voltage of 3.7V (the nominal voltage for the Li-ion batteries used in most power banks) and then dividing by 1,000.
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Products tested, in no particular order (affiliate links):
Blavor – https://amzn.to/3FKOD9D
4Patriots – https://amzn.to/3QuVQ2h
Anker – https://anker.pxf.io/AW5P97
QiSa – https://amzn.to/3snlPke
Survival Frog – https://amzn.to/3FP8OmM
I forgot to mention this in the video, but even the ‘winner’ gets the most lukewarm recommendation possible from me. It’s just hard to trust the long-term quality of cheap power bank brands – let alone one whose actual capacity is so far off from its listed capacity. So buyer beware.
A better alternative is probably just buying a dedicated solar charger and using that to charge a regular power bank. That way you can keep the battery out of direct sunlight. Not to mention, solar chargers tend to have bigger solar panels and thus output more power.
Saw an Instagram post with these things. I thought I’d check Icase the AI voice was talking out of its arse. This is all I need to know.
👍🤩💝🙏Thank you
These solar power chargers are so far from my expectations. It’s ridiculous. Even before watching this video I was skeptical because of my experiences with them in the past.
Better get fodable solar panel with pd output and powerbank with pd input.. atleast 30watt solar panel..