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Battery anxiety? These are 5 of our favourite battery banks


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If there's one unexpected downside to the latest generation of flagships, it's disappointing battery life. Devices like the HTC M9 and LG G Flex 2 are let down by their power hungry Snapdragon 810 processor and the Samsung Galaxy S6 simply has a small battery. Battery anxiety is real and a battery bank might be the answer.

 

Buying the right one us a minefield however, so here at MoDaCo we've been trying out all sorts of battery banks so we can settle on our favourites for all kinds of situations... so here's 5 of our top rated examples (with a couple of additional honourable mentions)!

 

5 of our favourites

 

Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 (10000mAh)

 

 

 

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Price: £19.99 - buy

 

This charger stands out for us for a number of reasons. It's the first battery bank in the UK to support Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 standard, which means that if you have a modern Snapdragon processor in your device, you can juice your phone up far quicker than via any of the other power banks. In addition, the bank itself charges up using QC2.0 which means it shouldn't have to sit on your charger for aeons. 10000mAh of power means it has plenty of juice, the metal construction is solid and it feels well made. It is quite hefty to carry around however and you'll also need to pack a microUSB cable as there isn't one built in.

 

Avantree Juno (6800mAh)

 

 

 

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Price: £19.99 - buy

 

With it's white and green design, the Juno definitely stands out. The 6800mAh capacity means you should get a couple of charges into your phone before you have to recharge the pack and the Juno has a particularly nice trick up it's sleeve - both the USB and microUSB cables are built in, minimising the amount of extra gear you have to carry.

 

EasyAcc iChoc (5000mah)

 

 

 

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Price: £16.89 - buy

 

The 5000mAh iChoc is conveniently small for carrying around, but still packs quite a powerful punch. It includes a built in microUSB cable for convenience, but also has a regular USB port allowing you to charge more than 1 device at a time. There's even a LED flashlight built in.

 

Amacam AP25 (2500mAh)

 

 

 

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Price: £14.99 - buy

 

If you're looking for a super-thin and small pack to chuck in your purse or pocket, the Amacam AP25 is ideal. The 2500mAh capacity means you should be able to give your phone a decent boost but without lugging around a huge battery. A microUSB cable is built in and there is even stowage for the included microUSB to lightning adaptor, allowing you to play hero to your iPhone owning friends if needed.

 

Anker Astro E7 (25600mAh)

 

 

 

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Price: £49.99 - buy

 

At the opposite end of the spectrum to the Amacam is the Anker Astro E7. With a formidable 25600mAh capacity and 3 auto-sensing PowerIQ ports, this bad boy should keep you and your friends powered up right through a weekend away and then some. It's pretty big, pretty heavy but it works a treat.

 

Honorable mentions

 

Avantree Juna (3400mAh)

 

 

 

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Price: £14.99 - buy

 

The Avantree Juna is a smaller and lighter version of the aforementioned Juno which retains it's best features - the built in USB and microUSB connections.

 

Aukey Wireless Charger Charging Pad with Built-in Power Bank (4800mAh)

 

 

 

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Price: £24.99 - buy

 

The Aukey isn't just a 4800mAh power bank with USB socket - it also has QI charging built in for convenience. Remember though, QI charging isn't particularly fast, so don't expect to juice up in a hurry using the wireless method.


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Guest Simon O

I'm a big fan of the Xiaomi power banks as they are quite cheap and provide excellent capacity. And they use LG cells so they are pretty reliable.

Merimobiles.com sell these starting from £10.73 for 5,200mAh single port which delivers 5v 2A. They also offer a 10,400mAh for £13.42, 16,000mAh for £24.83 and even an ultra slim version giving 5,000mAh for just £11.40.

Obviously being a foreign website you'll need to factor in the costs of postage or take a gamble on the free shipping arriving before Christmas. 

I'm currently using the 5,200mAh which charges a Honor 6 fully around 1 and a half times. Which isn't bad at all. 

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Guest manire

Since the arrival of smartphones,phones have gained features ,and they lost autonomy . External battery helps us to exit of some scary situations, we allow to recharge one or more times our smartphone or our tablet, according to its electrical capacity.

 

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Guest WearTheFoxHat

I bought the Anker Astro A7 ... when away with work, I can charge two phones and my tablet at the same time.  Really pleased with Anker kit. 

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Guest eLJay

They could do with a look at packs that take replaceable 18650 batteries, a lot of old laptop power packs use them and most of these will be the same power, with laptops it's often just the one cell that is faulty and the good batteries can be reused.

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Just purchased a case that takes 5 18650 batteries, which I already salvaged from a faulty 6 battery laptop power pack. Cost me about £3.80 including P&P from Amazon. Worth it if you have enough working batteries from an old laptop battery pack.

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