Mobile phone power banks

sparkychris

Morning team

I want to extend the battery life on my mobile phone so I can dump my rubbish garmin gps thingy.

Have been reading reviews that say 'super quick charge time' etc but I don't want to stop to charge my phone, I want to plug a power bank into my phone and leave it plugged in.

I'm sure this is a daft question but is this how they work?!

ballyblack

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http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14

alanwsg

They're just rechargeable batteries in a nice package.

You charge them using a normal phone charger to start with.
Then, while you're out and about, you plug them into your phone and it recharges/maintains the charge in the phone.

Don't buy cheap - there are a lot of fake ones out there with low capacity.
Anker are an excellent make, buy them through Amazon.

misterbarlow

we bought one from Argos for about £15, it gives about 2-3 recharges from a single charge up... my daughter takes it camping..

epninety

Pretty sure my Anker unit switches off the power when the phone stops charging, and doesn't start again unless I disconnect/reconnect the battery. Not sure if this is the battery or the phone that causes the behaviour, could be either.

Don't expect to get much more than 1/2 the advertised capacity, regardless of the make.

Dreamnine

If you have an iPhone you can buy their own smart battery cover which doubles the battery life. Expensive though, at £99.

I've got one and only need charge it and my phone every 3 days.

pmartin86

Another vote for Anker being a good brand, however ive recently bought an AUKEY after reading some very good reviews and ahve been very impressed so far:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N0QANOE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

AndyPix

I guess you intend to use this in your car ?


So why not just buy one of those ciggy lighter plug usb adapter things and a micro usb lead ?

LadyDee

I have an Anker one and get some 4 charges out of it. After emergency admission to hospital with flat phone and nobody able to find an appropriate charger, I was unable to contact anybody because you just press one button to phone nowadays, no learning phone numbers!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005NFOA0S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's always (fully charged) in my handbag or car nowadays.
Newer version available https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-5200mAh-Portable-External-Technology-Black/dp/B00P8SY7HQ/ref=dp_ob_title_wld

Le_Kirk

That's the modern equivalent of what my Mum used to say "Always wear clean underpants in case you have an accident" now becomes "Always take a fully charged phone in case you have an accident"

sparkychris

Thanks for the replies

It's not for my car, it's for cycling. I have a gps thing that tracks my route but the battery life is awful and I do long bike rides. I don't need to read the screen as I go so was thinking of selling it on ebay and using the money to buy a battery pack so that I could just plug it into my phone, put it in my back pocket and forget about it for the day... I will look into the suggestions above, ta...

(The bike gps won't work whilst it's charging apparently)