Anker Power Bank, PowerCore 26800mAh Portable Charger with Dual Input Port and Double-Speed Recharging, 3 USB Ports External Battery for iPhone 16/15/14/13 Series, iPad, Galaxy, Android and More

Brought late 2020, been used and abused.Pros: large capacity, 3 USB-A ports, robust (has had many hard landings and even fell out my pocket whilst riding my motorbike at 50mph... case cracked and has some small holes but plugged with glue and still works!)Cons: not small (being powered by 18650s), has some weight, not the fastest charge but still ample to charge my S23 Ultra at decent speed, can only charge via Micro-USB (reccomend using both charge ports) which obviously has its limitations.Weighing up everything, I would definitely buy again. My only suggestion would for Anker to make a V2.0 and upgrade the charging in ports to Type-C at least.

First let me say that this is the best portable charger I have ever used but it comes with a number of caveats. Let’s start with the good.Pros:1. Battery is huge and it charges devices quickly without draining too much of the battery. I can charge my iPad Pro twice as well as my phone and my headphones and still have some juice left over.2. It is reasonably portable - for long trips on planes or cars you can chuck it in your backpack and it will last you the whole trip - it is fantastic in this way.These are, in my opinion, the most important aspects of this device, and functionally it works perfectly - but buyers need to know somethings about it before deciding to go with this model.Cons:1) It is very large and very heavy. This noticeably weighs down my backpack and is not a device that you will be carrying around in your pocket or a smaller bag (such as a handbag). Anker does, however make smaller options so I would advice you to look at those if you are planning to carry the charger on your person at all times - I, myself, have a smaller battery back (10000 mah) which comfortably fits in the inside pocket of my coat for on-person charging.2) It takes an age to charge. This is an unfortunate side effect of the battery size and the fact that it uses micro-usb to charge. In order to charge fully it requires an overnight charge with two Micro-USB cables plugged in. I would have much preferred if they had included a USB-C port to allow for charging of the device and of USB-C devices (such as the iPad Pro with its USB-C to USB-C cable) as well as faster charging for the battery pack.So, if you are looking for a battery pack which is lighter and fits in a pocket or a small bag - this may not be for you but there are plenty of fantastic alternatives from Anker and other suppliers. If you are looking for something which can charge a laptop, an iPad and a phone all in one, that you want for travelling or that you don’t mind lugging around - you cannot do better than this.

I absolutely love this thing. It's a behemoth of a power bank and it just does everything perfectly for the purposes I require of it.The thing about powerbanks is that often you don't feel like you need one until you actually have one. This model from Anker would be suitable for a number of types of customers, whether they're travelling or hiking and need a reliable, dependable power source for charging phones, radios and photography equipment, or maybe a regular commuter on trains and planes, or perhaps just want a powerbank for slipping into their bag for a long bus ride or car journey in the back seat that will feature a long Netflix binge that'll sap your phone's juice!A powerbank really is a fantastic thing to own, and this is my favourite one. It's got huge capacity (it will charge my Sony Xperia XZ Premium 8 times before the bank needs charging itself), 3 separate charging output ports (so it's ideal for a couple or a family in a range of situations), it charges quite quickly for its size, charging in around 8 hours with dual inputs connected (two charging cables plug into the bank at the same time), and it has some brilliant safety features built in, such as protection against overcharging of devices from the powerbank (so in other words, if your phone only takes 90 minutes to charge but you left it plugged in for 120 minutes without monitoring it, that would still be safe), and protection against overcharging of the powerbank itself (so I can leave my powerbank charging overnight, and it's ready to go again once I wake up). The powerbank also features 'adaptable trickle charge', so it will feed lower levels of current into some devices automatically, such as some fitness bands/watches for example.Hopefully what I have written so far paints a clearer picture for you as to what owning one of these would be like. A couple of final points to make though... as silly as this may sound, I use mine around the house a lot. It frees you up completely, you don't have to sit near to where a charging socket is. You can sit anywhere in your living room, in the garden, in bed (and not have a cable stretched across the room). Also, Anker produce a range of models of powerbank, with varying sizes and features. This beast-of-a-powerbank is great, and I think you'd love it, but it may be worth checking out the other sizes that Anker do as well. If you're a fine lady, you may wish to go for a slim model that can easily be slipped into a handbag, for example.I genuinely believe most people would feel a real day-to-day benefit to their lives by owning a powerbank of some form. With today's dependance on devices in mind, it really does give you new freedom and peace-of-mind. Even if you only need a small one for emergency power. I strongly recommend you check one of Anker's models out, they are the best company I have tried, and their customer service is exactly what everyone would would customer service to be.Thanks for reading :)