Anker Ultra Compact Portable External Power Bank

Trond · 13-05-2015 11:37am #1

I know some people find these very useful due to how small they are...

Anker® Astro E1 5200mAh Ultra Compact Portable Charger External Battery Power Bank

http://www.amazon.co.uk/5200mAh-Compact-Portable-External-Technology/dp/B00P8SY7HQ/

£9.99

jaymcg91 · 13-05-2015 12:11pm

i bought 4 of these the other day, they're absolutely brilliant!! Amazing value.

coroner29 · 13-05-2015 2:13pm

Obviously bigger but 3-times the capacity for £21.99:

Anker® 2nd Gen Astro E5 16000mAh 2-Port (3A Output)

droidman123 · 13-05-2015 2:50pm

jaymcg91 wrote: »

i bought 4 of these the other day, they're absolutely brilliant!! Amazing value.

Can they be plugged into a wall socket to charge them or are they only USB?

nc6000 · 13-05-2015 3:03pm

droidman123 wrote: »

Can they be plugged into a wall socket to charge them or are they only USB?

The can go into a wall socket same as a mobile phone.

Depending on your phone you can use the same cable to recharge your phone from the power bank as you use to charge your power bank. Just swap the ends around. All this needs is a USB plug and you are good to go.

Sono · 13-05-2015 4:31pm

Do you have to buy the connecting wire for your specific phone separately?

nc6000 · 13-05-2015 5:19pm

Sono wrote: »

Do you have to buy the connecting wire for your specific phone separately?

It comes with a micro USB to USB cable so if your phone uses one of these then you should be OK.

Kenny Logins · 13-05-2015 5:57pm

coroner29 wrote: »

Obviously bigger but 3-times the capacity for £21.99:

Anker® 2nd Gen Astro E5 16000mAh 2-Port (3A Output)

I have one of these. A great buy IMHO.

Sono · 13-05-2015 7:24pm

nc6000 wrote: »

It comes with a micro USB to USB cable so if your phone uses one of these then you should be OK.

Thanks for that, so I could just use my own Apple cable and connect to it and away I go?

doniem · 13-05-2015 7:53pm

Sono wrote: »

Thanks for that, so I could just use my own Apple cable and connect to it and away I go?

Yes you can plug any usb cable into these and it will charge it up.

I have the Anker Astro E3 10000 battery pack and i use it for hiking trips, it would charge my S5 from flat 3 times and still have a little juice left.

I have been using anker products for about 3 years and i have to say the build quality and customer service are outstanding.

moleyv · 13-05-2015 8:18pm

I have one of these and it is great. I think I paid 15 pounds or so.

That is a great price.

Sono · 13-05-2015 8:26pm

doniem wrote: »

Yes you can plug any usb cable into these and it will charge it up.

I have the Anker Astro E3 10000 battery pack and i use it for hiking trips, it would charge my S5 from flat 3 times and still have a little juice left.

I have been using anker products for about 3 years and i have to say the build quality and customer service are outstanding.

Thanks for that, these sound like a must have for anyone, definitely purchasing.

tinodz · 13-05-2015 10:18pm

If anyone bought the new Macbook. The one with new USB-C connector. You can use these to add some extra battery life to it. The one in the OP might be too small, but 16000mAh would extend life quite a bit.

deadimmortal · 14-05-2015 12:05am

opps - Wrong post - mod please delete this

dodzy · 14-05-2015 5:40am

Another plug for these super little units. And a nice bonus is that if you take it from the "man drawer" after several months of zero use, you'll be amazed at the power still available. You'll have well over half capacity after 4-5mths.