Best Power Bank (Portable Charger) Under $30? Let’s find out!
Summary
TLDRThis video compares over 20 affordable battery banks under $30 to determine the best option for charging phones and devices on-the-go. It tests the maximum output and capacity of each battery bank, measuring volts, amps and watts. It finds the Anker 737 has the highest output but costs $92. The top picks under $30 are the Nu B61, K, and Bashes brands which scored A's in every category, offering fast charging speeds, decent capacity and competitive pricing. The video promises future reviews on solar charging and larger power banks.
Takeaways
- 😀 The video compares different battery banks under $30 to find the best one based on maximum output, capacity, and recharge time
- 👌 The Nu B61 performed the best overall with high marks in output, capacity percentage, and recharge speed
- 🔋 The Anchor 737 had the highest output at 131W but was expensive at $92
- ⚡ The K came in second for combined USB-A output at 20W
- 🔋 The Bashes, Nu B61, and Sophia had the fastest charging speeds from 14-17W
- ⏱ The Nu B61 took only 5.3 minutes to add 1Wh of capacity - the fastest charging relative to capacity
- 📏 The S22 Mini was the most compact at 73cm3
- 🔋 The Nu B61, K, Bashes, and Sophia got top marks for performance relative to price
- 📝 The video creator will test solar charging in a future video
- 👍 Viewers are encouraged to suggest future video ideas in the comments
Q & A
What are the key tests performed on the battery banks?
-The key tests performed are: maximum output test, capacity test, and recharge time test.
Which battery bank had the highest maximum output?
-The K brand battery bank had the highest maximum output at just over 18 Watts for a single USB-A port.
Which battery bank had the highest capacity?
-The Anchor 737 had the highest capacity at 68.7 watthours.
Which cheaper battery bank charged the fastest?
-The Nuu b61 charged the fastest among the cheaper battery banks, at around 17 Watts.
How long did it take the Anchor 737 to fully recharge?
-The Anchor 737 took only about 48 minutes to fully recharge, very impressive.
Which battery bank was the most compact?
-The S22 mini was the most compact at approximately 73 cubic cm.
What were the top performing cheaper battery banks?
-The top cheaper battery banks were the K, Nuu b61, and Bashes. They earned A's across all test categories.
What was the preferred battery bank pick?
-The preferred pick was the Nuu b61. It matched the K's performance at a cheaper price and had slightly higher capacity.
Were solar charging capabilities tested?
-No, solar charging capabilities were not tested due to weather constraints. This is suggested for a future test.
What event is the author attending related to off-road recovery?
-The author is attending the Matt's Off-Road Recovery games in March.
Outlines
😀 Testing and Comparing Battery Bank Capacity and Performance
This paragraph tests and compares the capacity and charging performance of several low cost battery banks under $30, including the S22 Mini, Miti, Love Ley, X9, and others. It measures the max power output using load testers, simulates charging 1 or 2 devices, and determines the S22 Mini, Miti, and X9 have lower output wattage compared to others.
😀 Comparing More Expensive Battery Banks like INU, Sophia, and Anker
This paragraph tests and compares more expensive battery banks between $20-30, including INU, Sophia, iWok, Bassis, and Anker brands. It measures charging speed, capacity, number of ports, and more. The Anker provides the fastest charging speed but lower cost options like INU and Bassis also perform well.
😀 Testing Large Capacity Battery Banks like MG, RG VOD, and Good
This paragraph tests several large capacity battery banks that claim 25,000+ mAh capacity, including MG, RG VOD, and Good brands. However, testing shows most do not reach their advertised capacity, with Anker 737 providing the highest at 68.7 Wh out of a claimed 24,000 mAh capacity.
😀 Comparing Battery Bank Charging Speed and Efficiency
This paragraph compares charging speed by calculating minutes needed to add 1 Wh of capacity. The $92 Anker charges incredibly fast, adding 1 Wh in under 1 minute. More affordable options like Nu, Bassis, and Sophia take only around 5 minutes to add 1 Wh capacity.
😀 Final Analysis and Recommendations on Best Battery Bank
In the final analysis, the Anker 737 is the best performing battery bank but is expensive at $92. For under $20, the Nu and Bassis offer the best bang for buck in terms of capacity, charging speed, and efficiency. The author recommends Nu as the best value battery bank.
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Keywords
💡battery bank
💡capacity
💡charging speed
💡size
💡cost
💡rating
💡analyzer
💡watts
💡load
💡grade
Highlights
The first test compares maximum output for each battery bank.
The S22 mini is lightweight at only 106g and made in China.
The S22 mini delivered about 11 Watts total from its USB-A ports.
The Miti power bank performed slightly better at 12.61 Watts.
The X9 power bank performed the best yet at over 15 Watts total.
The KOL power bank delivered over 20 Watts total.
The Nuu power bank charged at 17.27 Watts, one of the fastest.
The Anchor 737 charged incredibly fast, in only 40.8 minutes.
The Anchor 737 had the highest capacity at 68.7 Watt-hours.
The Nuu B61 charged the fastest relative to its capacity.
The S22 mini and Miti were the most compact power banks.
The Anchor 737 is the overall best performer.
The Nuu B61 is a great value choice under $20.
The Bashes also performed very well across all tests.
Let me know if you'd like to see a review of larger power banks.
Transcripts
a battery Bank allows you to charge your
cell phone while you're on the go so the
question is which battery bank for under
$30 is the best well let's find out and
the first test we'll compare the maximum
output for each of the battery Banks
then we'll see which battery Bank offers
the most capacity finally we'll see how
long it takes to recharge a completely
drained battery bank at a very
affordable price of only $9 is this s22
mini this is a very popular power bank
with about 9,000 of these units sold in
the last 30 days this power bank is
supposed to deliver 5,000 milliamps
which should be enough to charge most
cell phones they claim that their
battery is constructed using Advanced
compression technology this allows the
battery to be half the size and weight
they claim you can charge two different
devices at the same time the s22 mini is
made in China and the s22 mini is very
light at only 106 G I use two different
battery analyzers to test out the usba a
ports on the power Banks the analyzer
provides information on the volts in the
top left corner and amps is on the right
and finally the information in watts is
just below the volts the analyzer allows
me to increase the power power Demand on
the power bank until the power bank is
overloaded and gives up I increased the
voltage until the s22 made it to 11.13
wats I continued to increase the power
demand from the s22 and the voltage and
amps dropped quickly and finally gave up
let's move the USB cable to the other
port and see how it performs and 11.25
watts is very close to the same as the
first port and that's all the second
Port can deliver let's simulate charging
two devices at the same time using two
usba ports I'll connect Port two to the
other tester Port one is supplying one
amp or 5 watts to the tester and I
gradually increase the power Demand on
both testers and the S2 is giving all it
has at 6.11 Watts on the right side
tester and 4.91 Watts on the left side
tester that's a total of 11 Watts so
whether you're charging one device or
two devices all you're going to get out
of the S2 is a total of 11 Watts USBC
ports are a little trickier to test and
the two analyzers that I just use won't
always work and the USBC cable that I'll
be using can handle up to 240 WS which
is PL plenty I'll use a tester that'll
keep track of the charging speed for a
Samsung s20 plus and the s22 is charging
at just over 5 Vols at 1.36 amps so 5
amp * 1.36 volt equals 6.86 Watts that's
a pretty slow charge let's see if the
s22 can do any better charging a
Chromebook and the s22 is still
performing about the same at 7.3 Watts
which is a very slow charge at a price
of $14 is this miti power bank what's
nice about this deal is you get two
different Power banks for $14 each power
bank is rated for 5,000 milliamp hours
just like the s22 mini the miti is a
very popular brand with 6,000 units sold
in the last 30 days the miti is made in
China and the miti weighs 116 G I bought
two miti power Banks and neither of them
has a functional USBC for charging
devices so the port is only good for
charging the power bank Let's test the
usba port and Mii made it to
12.61% Ley brand it's a 15,000 Mah dual
USB power bank it claims to offer fast
charging capability it also claims to be
compatible with all smartphones and USB
devices this power bank uses a
highdensity Lithium Polymer battery the
love Ley is made in China and it's 215 G
for the love Ley the type-c on the love
Ley is only for charging the power bank
starting off the usba test on the left
side port and the love ly power bank is
performing the best yet holding steady
at
13.29% over the miti I'll go ahead and
connect the love lady power bank to both
testers the analyzer on the left is
using about 5 watts and the tester on
the right made it to about 8 1/2 Watts
before the love lady ran out of love
that's a total of 13.43 Watts at a price
of only $17 is this X9 brand about
10,000 of these units sell every 30 days
making this a very popular power bank
the manufacturer claims it can charge
most cell phones 8 to 10 times
considering the price it offers a very
large capacity at 26,800 Mah hours it it
has four different outputs and a 2.5x
fast charge it can charge four different
devices at the same time and the X9 is
by far the heaviest yet at 372 G the X9
has one USBC in and outport and three
usba outs let's go ahead and see how the
X9 performs using the two ports and the
X9 is performing quite a bit better than
the previous three brands after dialing
in both analyzers to find The Sweet Spot
the X9 is holding steady at 6.76 Watts
on the left side tester and 8.49 on the
right that's a total of just over 15
Watts the best yet and the X9 USBC is
delivering more than twice the wattage
compared to the s22 mini at
14.87% to about 2 amps or about 10 watts
and will connect the other usba port to
the other tester and the kol is
performing even better than the X9 and
it's 10.65 Watts on the left tester and
9.93 on the right that's a total of just
over 20 watts and the USBC on the K is
performing by far the best yet at 20.15
Watts we'll be testing two different
portable chargers made by Inu The First
One cost $20 this is a very popular
charger with about 85,000 reviews and
over 10,000 units sold every 30 days the
manufacturer claims you can charge an
iPhone up to 78% in just 1 hour the
battery capacity is 10,000 Mah hours
made in China and the nuu weighs 206 G
and the nuu has two usba ports and an
In-N-Out USBC and the Nu's usba
performed well at
15.36% 15 watts and the USBC on the nuu
is performing about the same as the kol
at just over 20 watts also the price of
$20 is this Sophia brand it's a 15,000
Mah fast charging portable phone charger
it has a built-in iOS cable and a typ-c
cable which supports almost all smart
devices up to 22.5 Watts the sfia is
made in China and is 251 G for the sfia
and the usba port is performing just
about as well as a Cel power bank at
17.72 wats let's test the built-in USB C
cable first and a built-in USBC is
making about 16.4.1 Watts before giving
up and the built-in lightning cable
performed almost as well at just over 14
watts and the USBC in an outport made it
to almost 15 watts charging a cell phone
or about 5 Watts less than the K in the
Inu also at to price of $20 is this iok
brand it claims to be a 9,000 Milah
Ultra compact power bank includes a
built-in cable it's compatible with many
different iPhone models made in China
and the iok is fairly light at 175 G in
order to test the iwok I'll have to use
a couple of adapters and an additional
analyzer and the iwok made it to just
over 14 watts before powering down at a
price of $20 is this fiab brand it's a
small portable charger for the iPhone it
has a 5,000 Mah capacity they claim
it'll charge an iPhone between 1 and 1
and 1/2 hours this mini power bank
supports pass through charging in other
words you can charge your iPhone while
charging the power bank the fob brand is
made in China and the fob is the
lightest yet at 99 G just like the iok
I'll have to use used a couple of
adapters and an additional analyzer to
test the fob and the fob didn't perform
quite as well as the iwok at 11.69 Watts
at a price of $20 is this bassis brand
it's a 20 wat fast charging 10,000 Mah
slim battery pack it claims to be the
fastest charging power bank within $20
it has nine built-in safety protections
to protect you and your device made in
China and it's 249 G for the bashes and
the bashes claims to make 20 watts let's
test the usba port first and the bashes
perform well at 177.23 WS before the
device began to power down and a USBC
Port is advertised as a 20 W power
supply and it performed is advertised at
just over 20 wats at a price of $22 is
this Anchor Brand it's a 10,000 mAh
battery pack with power IQ charging
technology it claims to be one of the
slimmest and lightest Chargers on the
market it can deliver up to 12 Watts the
anchor is made in China the anchor slim
weighs 242 G and the anchor slim can
only charge devices using its usba Port
the other two ports are for charging the
power bank and the anchor slim only made
it to 12.7 Watts before experiencing a
voltage drop and powering down and the
second portable charger that we'll be
testing that's made by nuu cost $22 it
claims to offer a 22.5 watt Speedy
charge it also has a 10,000 M hour
capacity charges up the two different
devices at once it also includes a
flashlight the nuu is made in China 209
grand for the nuu the nuu has two usba
ports and one USBC with just one of the
usba ports attached to the Tester the
nuu made it to
15.84% portable outdoor waterproof solar
power bank it has dual 5volt USB ports
LED flashlight with a Compass it's
supposed to be waterresistant shock
resistant and dust proof the durow is
made in China and the dur Capo weighs
229 G the durco PO has two USB and one
USBC and the USBC is only for charging
the power bank and the dero pal ran out
of power at just over 13 Watts which is
quite a bit less than many of the other
power Banks testing the usba ports at
the same time the left side port made it
to 7.2 watts and the right side 6.05
that's a total of just over 13 Watts at
a price of $26 is this kist brand it
claims to have a 25,800 Mah capacity you
can charge two different devices at once
it fully recharges itself in 8 to 12
hours with a 2.1 amp input charger and
the urist weighs 328 G and the UST has
two usba ports and a USBC and yurist
only made it to 12.11 Watts before the
power bank powered down testing the usba
ports at the same time and Yus only made
it to 6.18 Watts on the left side tester
and 5.14 on the right side that's just
over 11 Watts total and the USBC
performs slightly better than the usba
ports at just over 13 Watts at a price
of $30 without the coupon or $24 with a
coupon is this mg brand it claims to be
waterproof dustproof and shockproof it
claims to have a super bright flashlight
it claims to offer a 42,800 Mah capacity
made in China and the mg is by far the
heaviest at 514 G the mg has two usba
and one USBC port for only charging the
power bank testing just one of the usba
ports ports the mg made it to 13.89
Watts before overloading and powering
down testing both of the usba ports the
left side port made it to 7.02 watts and
the right side 7.16 Watts that's a total
of just over 14 watts which is quite a
bit less than some of the other brands
also at a price of $30 is this RG VOD it
has a battery capacity of 38,800 Mah it
also has four USB outputs compatible
with iPhone as well as Android made in
China and the RG VOD is also pretty
heavy at 430 G and the RG VOD is a
pretty large and heavy power bank but it
only produces a little over 12 Watts
testing just two of the four ports at
once the left side port is just over 6
watts and the right side is a little
over 6 Watts so that's a total of 12
Watts for the RG VOD charging the
Chromebook with the RG vod's USBC Port
it only made it to 12.38 Watts which is
quite a bit less than many of the other
brands at a price of $32 without the
coupon or $27 with it is this good brand
it claims to have a 36,000 Milah
capacity it also has four cables and six
outputs it can also be charged using
sunlight it has a 15w fast charging
capability the good is made in China and
a good AAA weighs 425 G andig good is
also a pretty large and heavy battery
bank but it performed quite a bit better
than the RG VOD at 1783 Watts with one
usba using two different usba ports the
good continue to outperform the RG Voda
and the left Port made it to 6.67 watts
and the right side 10.73 for almost 18
Watts total the good also has a wireless
char charger which did work properly the
USBC port on the power bank delivers
13.71% six Watts all the previous power
banks cost $30 or less but the anchored
737 cost $92 it's supposed to have a
24,000 Milah hour capacity it claims to
offer $1 140 wats of high-speed input
and output you can charge your iPhone
Samsung MacBook Dell or even your airpod
pods made in China and the anchor is are
heaviest yet at 640 G and the anchor
performed almost as well as the good at
16.94% provides a lot of good
information with just one USBC connected
to the computer the anchor is delivering
93.6 WTS I did test the accuracy of the
Anchor's display and it's right on
target with a second USBC connected and
charging a second computer the total
output is 130 WS very impressive
charging two computers and the phone the
total is just over 131 Watts which is
pretty close to its 140 watt rating and
the $92 anchor offers by far the highest
USBC charging speed at 131 Watts however
the USBC charging port for the K nuub
b61 and bashes perform well at around 20
watts single port usba charging output
varied by quite a bit but the K came out
on top at just over 18 Watts several of
the other brands weren't too far behind
at around 17 Watts if you need to use at
least two usba ports at once the total
combined output was the most with the K
at just over 20 watts good finished in
second place at just over 17 I just
finished topping off all the batteries
so let's measure the total wat hour
capacity for the s22 and the miti I'll
drain the batteries at a discharge rate
at around 10 watts and it's been close
to an hour and a half and both batteries
are completely drained both of the
battery banks are supposed to have a
capacity of 18.5 W hours and they both
came up a little bit short 14.3 went for
the s22 mini and 14.29 for the miti and
the love Ley power bank is up against
the X9 and the love Ley is rated for
55.5 wat hours and the X9 is rated for
99.2 and the love Ley power bank is
supposed to make 55.5 hours but it only
delivered 41% of its rating at only 22.5
W hours n X9 is rated for 99.2 w hours
and it only delivered 55% of its rating
at 54.8 n w hours andol and the nuu are
fully charged andol is rated for 95.5 W
hours and the Nu is only rated for 37
and the K really struggled at only 26.5
which is only 28% of its rated capacity
and the Nu is still growing strong and
the Nu is finally added juice at 32.7
wat hours which is actually pretty good
at 89% of its rating and it's the sfia
versus the bashes the Sofia is rated for
55.5 hours and the bashes is rated for
37 and the Sophia delivered 50% of its
advertised capacity at 27.75 w hours and
the bashes perform quite a bit better
than the sfia at 3.46 wat hours which is
82% of its rating and it's the anchor
slim against the nuu both units are
supposed to make 37 wat hours and the
anchor slim only made it to 26.05 wat
hours or 70% of its rated capacity and
the Nu outperformed the anchor at 29.92
wat hours which is 81% of its rating and
it's the mreg going up against the good
and the mreg is rated for 158.4 wat
hours and it really struggled at only
52.11i and it only delivered 50.5 n
which is 38% of its rating and it's the
durkop going up against the kkus and the
duropal gave up very early at only
21.33% of its 74w hour rating and the
Urus is supposed to have a capacity of
95.5 W hours and it only made it to
50.76 which is 53% of its rating and
it's the RG Voda against the anchor and
the RG VOD is rated for 1436 W hours and
it came up way short at only 65.4 the
anchor did a lot better at 68.7 hours
the most of all the power Banks I had to
test the iok by itself and it made 22.9
W hours which is 69% of its rated
capacity I also had to test the Fiat by
itself unfortunately it only made 10.96
WS missing its 18.5 W hour rating by
quite a bit if it's all about capacity
the anchor 737 came out on top at 68.7
WS the RG VOA finished in second at 65.4
and x93 at 54.9 another way to consider
performance is to compare how the power
bank perform based upon their rated wat
hour capacity and the Nu b61 did the
best making it to 89% of its rating
bashes finish in second at 82% and nub
41 81% now that we've drained all the
batteries let's see how quickly they can
be charged I'll be using an analyzer
which will keep track of the Watts as
well as the amount of time it takes to
charge the power Banks I'll also be
using a type-c power adapter which will
support up to 45 watts of charging
output and the s22 mini is charging at
8.7 wats while the s22 is slow the miat
is even slower at only 6.4 watts and the
nuu is by far the fastest so far at
around
17.27% in 2 hours and 54 4 minutes and
the K took almost an hour longer than
the Nu at 3 hours and 49 minutes and the
X9 took just over 8 hours to reach 100%
charge let's kick off charging our next
round of power Banks and the love ly
power bank is charging pretty slowly at
8.6 watts and the sopia is charging at
about twice as fast as the love LTI at
around
16.63% the love ly is finally finished
charging in 6 hours and 23 minutes and a
Sophia is fully charged and it did
perform well in around 4 hours and 7
minutes and the bashes was a little
faster than the Sophia in only 3 hours
and 54 minutes and the Inu needed almost
4 hours and 12 minutes which is about
the same as a sopia and the anchor slim
is very slow at almost 5 and 1/2 hours
let's kick off charging our next round
of power Banks and the good is charging
pretty slowly at only 8.3 watts and the
M rag is even slower at around 5.7 and
the durco pow is also pretty slow at 8.3
watts and the RG VOD is just as slow as
a durap poow at around 8.3 watts and the
Urus is doing a little bit better than
the RG Voda at around 10.65 Watts I'm
using 140 W charger on the anchor since
it claims to charge and discharge at 140
watts and the anchor is starting off at
115 Watts but it is charging at a higher
rate of speed by the minute it's been a
few minutes now and the anchor is at
almost 131 watts and it's only been 46
minutes and the anchor is almost fully
charged and the anchor is fully charged
in only about 40 8 minutes very
impressive and the durow is fully
charged in 5 hours and 6 minutes and the
urist has a much larger capacity than
the durap pal and it's fully charged in
just under 8 hours and the good didn't
do so good at just over 9 and 1/2 hours
and the RG Voda took even longer to
charge at almost 10 and 1/2 hours and
the M really struggled at almost 13
hours and 8 minutes let's kick off
testing our final two battery Banks and
fob is charging it around 10.2 watts and
the iwok is charging quite a bit slower
than the fob at just under 7even watts
and F is finished charging in about 2
hours and 33 minutes and the iok is
finally finished charging at 6 hours and
25 minutes not including the $92 anchor
737 the power banks with the highest
charging Watts include the bashes Nu 61
sfia and kol the charging rate ranged
from 14 to 17 Watts which had a huge
impact on charging speed the fiab and
s22 mini did charge very quickly but
they have a very small wat hour capacity
on the other hand the Nu b61 K Bashas
and Sophia charge relatively quickly
consider considering their capacity
possibly a more helpful way to make
sense of input current and charging
speed is to consider how many minutes it
takes for the battery Bank to gain one
wat hour of energy storage and the $92
anchor is simply amazing at less than 1
minute to charge a full wat hour of
energy finishing in second place is the
Nu b61 performing extremely well at only
5.3 minutes to bank 1 wat hour when it
comes to power Banks there's quite a bit
of difference regarding size if it's all
about size the s22 mini is the smallest
at approximately 73 cubic cm the miti is
is also very compact at around 80
finally the fiab is at 85.4 so which
battery bank is the best I've converted
raw scores into an 8 through F grading
scale to help make sense of the results
andil earned A's in every category and
seems like a great battery bang for
under $20 my personal favorite in the
battery bank that I would choose is the
Nu b61 it also earned a in every
category and outperformed the k for
charging speed and has a little bit more
storage capacity the bashes also earned
a in every category but a storage
capacity is a little bit less than the
inuse finally if power bank size and
money isn't the factor the anchor 737 is
by far the best because of the time of
year in weather I didn't have a chance
to test a solar charging capability of
the power Banks if I put together
another review on power Banks I'll try
to include this in the next review
please let me know if you'd like to see
another review on larger power Banks
also I'm going to be at the Matt's
off-road recovery games this year in
March so if You' like to know more about
that event please check out the video
description all the videos in this
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