My Favorite Portable Phone Charger On Sale At Amazon
It looks like one of my favorite travel gadgets will be on sale in
Anker makes some of the best chargers on the market in a variety of different sizes. For folks who don’t want to carry a bulky charger around, this one weighs less than 3 ounces (or about the same as 10 quarters). I don’t carry much lipstick but it’s advertised as being about the size of a tube of lipstick.
For battery hogs like me, Anker also makes some bigger chargers that have cool technology, like “shake to charge”, where instead of a power button you shake the battery to turn it on.
But, for larger batteries, I’m waiting for Go Puck to release a much larger battery I saw earlier in the year at SXSW that has a similar form factor to their 5X and fits perfectly in the zippered side pouch of my Swiss Army Backpack.
You can see everything listed in the end-of-year lightning deals here. I can’t tell from the link what day the Anker charger goes on sale, but I’ll update if I figure it out.
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My biggest issue with a lot of the 3rd party portable chargers is that the charging is very intermittent. I have a sort of bulky Vaas charger that works reliably. How reliable are the Acker chargers?
Kenny, I’ve tested a bunch as well. I’ve found the Ankers to be very reliable. I generally like the larger Anker charger which I keep in my backpack but I’ve taken to carrying a smaller one for certain situations. This one performs admirably. I’ve been really impressed with the Anker chargers.
Why is this better than a Mophie pack, which just fits right on your phone and doesn’t need carrying around (much less a cord)?
I had a Mophie for my 5S, haven’t tried one for the iPhone 6. They add considerable weight to a phone, which some folks don’t like. Battery chargers can also be used to charge iPads, etc. And, to recharge your Mophie, you need a different cord than your iPhone takes (same one the battery packs charge with, generally). Pluses and minuses to both, but I’m starting to be more of a battery guy than a Mophie guy.
I have a bulky one and was thinking of one like this. The price that is listed is $19.99…is this what normally Amazon sells these for? Not the Lightning price yet?
OceanBreezes, I paid $25-ish for mine, but I’m having trouble finding the item in Lightning deals. Not sure if that means $19.99 is the new low or not.
This item is available on eBay for $16.99 from ankerdirect and free shipping. Assume it will charge my ‘old’ Samsung S III.
Merry Christmas.
Phil, it could be the previous generation which is still plenty fine. The newer ones get better reviews for charging time and for an extra $3 I’d likely choose that. But, I suspect you’ll still be happy with the previous gen. Anker makes solid batteries.
Thanks, Ed. How can you tell which generation you’re buying?