Recommended phone power bank for holiday?

RandallFlagg · June 2018

We'll be out and about on a several long days on our hols, can anyone recommend a power bank suitable to repower our phones? We have 4 iPhones and will be videoing and taking pics so I expect us to run low on power so I really something that would charge at least a couple of phones.

vasselmeyer · June 2018

I got one of these Anker power banks:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerCore-20100-Capacity-Technology-Black/dp/B00VJSGT2A

Well-known manufacturer so should be safe. It charged my Samsung A5 7 times before it needed charging itself. It also does fast-charge if your phone has that feature.

boogieman · June 2018

I’ve got an Anker one too and it works fine. If you’re flying, make sure you put it in your hand luggage, they’re not allowed in the hold.

RandallFlagg · June 2018

Thanks, I'll have a look

roundthebend · June 2018

Anker here too. PowerCore 20100 same as @vasselmeyer ;
It's brilliant. I can charge my phone from flat to full at least twice. It's not very big either, perhaps the size of a bottle of water though thinner because it's oval not round.

RobDavies · June 2018

I've got an Anker Power bank (not sure of the model) which is about the size of a lipstick - it charges my iPhone6 four times. The only downside is that it's quite heavy to just carry in your pocket, but that's what women have handbags for, right?

57Deluxe · June 2018

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rocktron · June 2018

Check a Clas Ohlson store, if you have one near you.

https://www.clasohlson.com/uk/view/content/search?N=0&Ntk=All&Ntt=power banks&Nty=1&D=power banks&Ntx=mode+matchpartial&Dx=mode+matchpartial&showTabs=true

They have a basket bin full of these smaller and cheaper ones, strategically positioned to be conspicuous in the store:-

https://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Clas-Ohlson-3350-mAh-Powerbank/Pr387694000

terada · June 2018

Anker here too. Great piece of kit. Charges my iPhone or iPad very fast.

strumjoughlamps · June 2018

Have a couple of Anker ones both perform great, the larger one we have has 3 usb outs and can charge my iPhone X from 10% over 8 times

Lestratcaster · June 2018

I might get one of these, not for holiday but for long periods out of the house with no access to a mains unit. Esp gigs and stuff where there's a lot of travelling and no guarantee of a free power socket somewhere, I wouldn't want to charge my phone on the stage either where it'd get kicked/trampled on and someone else is using the power for their pedalboard!