Portable Chargers

[burberryjam]

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EDIT:
I have gone for the New Trent IMP70D (7000mAh, £25, 1x2A usb, 1x1A usb)
The 70D at 190g is only 50% heavier than my One X, slim, and is chargable via micro usb. This is a big bonus to me over the IMP120D which does have a larger capacity but is a lot heavier at 289g and can only be charged with the ac adapter. As this is a portable product I like the versatility of the 70D.

I also bought this so I can bring pendrives with me to work around the no-sd card policy of HTC One X:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BRAND-female...ef=pd_sim_ce_1



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I have been looking into portable chargers as am going on holiday and don't have a removable battery on my phone. In case anyone else is interested I will put a list of what I have found here:

New Trent IMP120D (12k mAh, £37, 2x usb)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-Th...8478742&sr=1-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He1bHCl9CMw

EasyAcc PB10000 (10k mAh, £32)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=1&s=computers

Anker Astro3 (10k mAh, £33)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=1&s=computers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqIF099znog

TeckNet iEP392 (12k mAh, £36)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet%C2%A...ref=pd_cp_ce_2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqzXZULPfZE

TeckNet iEP390 (11k mAh, £30, 1xUSB) seems to be a cut-down version of the new trent imp120d
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-1100...8499131&sr=8-1

Powergen (8.4k mAh, £24)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PowerGen-Ext...ef=pd_sim_ce_3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byaRO11E5ng

Also on offer but not being considered:

Veho Pebble (5k mAh, £19)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veho-VCC-A00...8501990&sr=8-1

Veho Pebble SmartStick (2200 mAh, £16)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veho-Smartst...8501990&sr=8-4

Duracell 5hr (1800 mAh, £20)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-Mob...8502357&sr=8-1

Kensington Battery (unknown mAh, unknown price)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-B..._tit_2_rsrssi0

Energiser XP2000A (unknown mAh, £16)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Energizer-Po...8502435&sr=1-1

Energizer XP18000 (unknown mAh, £100)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Energizer-XP...8563372&sr=1-1

alluratek APB02F (8k mAh, £57)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aluratek-Uni...sr=1-1-catcorr

AdiVolt (unknown mAh, £17)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AdiVolt-Rech...7&sr=1-3-fkmr1

i.Sound portable power (8k mAh, £)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/i-Sound-Port...8563591&sr=1-1

Satechi iCell (5200 mAh, £35)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Satechi-Exte...8561778&sr=8-1

Eneloop mobile booster KBC-L2B (5k mAh, £39)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/eneloop-boos...8562646&sr=1-5




Considering the key metrics to test value:

1. mAh true to advertising hype?
2. what Amps does the usb port provide (1A, 2A?) - how quickly can I charge my phone (and for you apple users, can I charge my ipad?)
3. How quickly can you fully juice up the portable battery?
4. Do the wall adapter versions come with USB recharge cables for the battery pack? (doesnt seem so - just a wall charger, though the times where you have access to a powered usb port but not a power socket are rare...)

And finally of use, camelcamelcamel for price history in amazon.

There are cheaper alternatives if you like carrying batteries:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/battery-powe...charger-222899

I like the look of the New Trent 12000 mAh charger, review suggests it is robust with good build quality, not too heavy, and doesn't look like it was built in someone's garage by a 5 year old. Also fairly good value on camelcamelcamel.

Tecknet and New Trent seem to use the same manufacturer:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/difference-b...sin=B000NDQ92W

some reviews:
www.batterypackreviews.com/

[burberryjam]

to moderators:

Suggest possibly merging with this thread, did a search for chargers but not "power boosters"

http://forums.hexus.net/mobile-devic...able-kind.html

[misha chen]

Portable chargers?is it portable powerbank which is popular now?Powerbank also called external battery which is charging for Iphone,Ipad,samusng,htc,sony etc ,it is useful for emergency and travel.