Portable mobile phone power bank

burtons

I'm looking to buy a portable power bank for when I go on holiday but what do I need to know before I buy one.

Browntoa

Xiaomi , belkin or Anker , the two big brands

At least 10,000 mah

burtons

Browntoa wrote: »

Xiaomi , belkin or Anker , the two big brands

At least 10,000 mah

If it was you buying one what brand would you choose. Can you also buy compact ones as I seen a girl with one and it was the size of her phone.

Ant555

what do I need to know before I buy one.

How many charges will you require/how long will you be going before you can charge the phone/battery pack - the likely interval may dictate your mAh requirements.
Some of them are quite heavy - may be relevant if you are intending to carry it around.
Some of them take quite a long time to charge.

My son has one of these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00VJSGT2A
Not the smallest but the capacity should be good for up to 7 charges of an iPhone 7 if my maths is correct*

My Daughter has one of these - often takes it on nights out as its relatively small and definitely handbag size.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00Y2RJLOI
Probably good for 2 or 3 full charges of an iPhone 7* Her and several of her friends often 'top up' their phones on this towards the end of an evening.

*post your handset and we can work out how many likely charges you will be able to perform from any given battery pack.

Hope this helps

Browntoa

I have a Xiaomi , about the same size as a mobile

10,000 mah

This sort of thing

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F312386741859

db2016

firstly what phone do you have?

check its battery capacity.



eg my samsung s10+ is roughly 4300mah, so a 10000mah would give 2 and a bit FULL charges (from zero).

i have a small (8cm x 3cm) one and its 5000.



and a bigger one thats 20000



anker is the go to brand for me. i have there power banks, and cables (a good quality braided cable will be £7-8, but last ages!)

onomatopoeia99

I've had an Ankher, fine but died after a few years. Currently have a Poweradd, still working after a couple.


It meets my use critera, in that it keeps the phone at 100% with the screen on full brightness and the GPS on.

Richard_T_

What type of holiday are you going on?
If its a hotel with access to mains then a smaller powerbank will be OK, if you are going camping then you will need something with a larger capacity ( and a larger less portable size)

Frozen_up_north

I have an Anker 20,100 mAh one, it’s heavy but is used to power other kit, not just charge a phone. It’s useful if going on a long trip by coach or train, or camping, where charging can be an issue.

If flying, be aware that while carrying such battery banks is currently mostly OK, the situation may change as airlines are quite touchy about anything with lithium batteries. Note the recent on-board fire on a Virgin Atlantic flight that was reported to have been possibly caused by a battery bank:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48879379

esuhl

I got a Lumsing 10,400 mAh one. It was cheap, but really well-made. I've had it a few years, and no problems at all with it.


https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lumsing-powerbank-10400-mah-portable-battery-pack-review-giveaway/

burtons

Ant555 wrote: »

How many charges will you require/how long will you be going before you can charge the phone/battery pack - the likely interval may dictate your mAh requirements.
*post your handset and we can work out how many likely charges you will be able to perform from any given battery pack.

Hope this helps

My phone is a Lg K8 2017 with a 2500mah battery. The battery will last all day on standby but it only lasts about 4 hours when on the internet so I want a backup for the 6 hour coach trip to blackpool. I don't think I will need to charge my phone more than once while I'm out but I think it's best to buy a power bank with more mah as my girlfriend can use it when I get back.