This run-of-the-mill USB charger is pretty petite given its capacity, with more than enough juice to fully recharge most devices a handful of times. I’m looking to replace my PowerCore II 10000 Slim with powerIQ which just stopped charging after 2 years – so out of warranty. A stand out feature of the Anker PowerCore 10000 PD series is the inclusion of 15V in their power profiles. Anker has made an update to improve compatibility with some Anker chargers in May so now that thats fixed you should have pretty good compatibility other than Qualcom QC 3 support.

By continuing to browse, you agree to our use of cookies and our sharing of information about your interactions on our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners. The Anker PowerCore 10000 got off to a solid start in our most significant testing metric, portability, which comprises 40% of the final score for each product. On value , if you’re not carrying in clothing pockets, these stand out as heavier but not much larger and are more capacity and better able to be useful for tablets. I use PowerBeat 3 wireless headphones and never heard of the battery pack turning off while charging. Next, we rated and scored all the extra features and functions that make these chargers more user-friendly and convenient, which accounts for 20% of the overall score for each product.Other portable chargers may fail to detect and deliver the tiny power requirements of small devices and wearables.

Some powerbanks will interpret the small power draw on these devices as the battery being full and shutting off prematurely. This does pair perfectly with the Anker PowerPort Atom III Slim that I reviewed earlier, both fit in the powebanks bag and make a perfect traveling pair.It took approximately 240 minutes (4 hours) with a high-quality charger in our evaluation, though this could increase if your USB power source doesn't have the best discharge rate. It’s tailor-made for the latest iPhones, including the iPhone 11/12/Mini/Pro/Pro Max, as well as popular Android devices like the Samsung S10 and Google Pixel 3/3XL. If your using it for a Laptop or Nintendo Switch then it’s worth the premium, but if your charging your smartphone or tablet while out on the go, I would struggle with paying the premium. While I don’t have a way to take apart the powerbank I believe what’s inside is 2x 21700 5000mAh batteries.

With 15V also supported on the input side you can use most of any USB-C power adapter to recharge it in a few hours. The manufacturer claims that it takes 3-5 hours to fully recharge this battery, which matched up with our test results quite well.

The 18650 does wrattle inside… I think the 20mm diameter is not the problem but the extra 5mm length risks breaking the battery or the screw cap. So what I want to see is an all USB-C set of products from Anker, so a USB-PD charger (in the works) USB-PD Powercore (existing but need to come down in cost), USB-C buds and headphones. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It doesn't have any fancy features, but it gets the job done and is a decent and affordable backup charging solution for your devices. enabled USB-A port, or enable trickle-charging to handle low-power devices like Bluetooth headphones or speakers.

Weighing just half a pound, it’s only slightly heavier than abaseball and is designed to fit comfortably in your palm or pocket; perfect forwork or travel. It supports USB-C in and out at a maximum of 18W, as well as USB-A out, and a low power trickle charging mode as well. For me the emergence of the UK Nano wall charger meant I then could get by not carrying a USB A port charger as I could keep the Powercore charged via USB C and then the Powercore USB A port would charge my non-USBC devices like my Slim buds.

If you’re an iPad Pro 2018 user, this power bank is the perfect companion for keeping your tablet running.