Any recommendations on power banks?

chrcoluk · 9 Jul 2017 at 21:46

now I am seeing used ones for nearly £400 O_o

MatsyLR · 9 Jul 2017 at 21:54

I'm into the xiaomi power banks myself.

neil_g · 9 Jul 2017 at 22:24

That battery usage sounds off. My OP3 goes in my bag as a backup to my garmin and running Strava (screen off) a couple of hours and it's down to 80%.

Scythe · 9 Jul 2017 at 22:44

I have a Jackery Giant, which I've owned since April 2015. It was only £30 or so, and is still going strong today (in fact, I did use it today a few hours ago).

It has a built-in LED lamp which is great for camping, and I believe they use Samsung batteries. My partner also has the same one which is still working great and roughly the same age.

hughtrimble · 9 Jul 2017 at 22:54

Energize said:
I've been going on a lot of long walks recently and with GPS on to track my progress my One Plus 3 will only last 4-5 hours with pretty much no other use of it so I need a power bank to keep it charged up.

I've taken a brief look, and a 5000mAh one should be plenty, but I'd rather not have one hanging off my phone all the time, are there any good ones that are designed like a case that I can put my phone in? Obviously needs to have a usb c connector though.

Ones that are cases tend to be made for specific models of phones, no? Can't recall seeing a generic case that fits multiple, but then again I've not looked too hard.

I've used my phone very much like yours, and just have a long cable going from the powerbank in my bag, out a side zip or the hydration tube hole and down into whatever pocket my phone is in. It's not elegant, but works fine.

I vote for Anker too, what with their turbocharging capabilities etc. Had an issue with one of mine when it arrived and they sent out a replacement immediately. Great service.

Energize · 9 Jul 2017 at 23:07

neil_g said:
That battery usage sounds off. My OP3 goes in my bag as a backup to my garmin and running Strava (screen off) a couple of hours and it's down to 80%.

Are you using the original or the newer T model? I've just done a walk now, 3 hours and it's down to 50% with a bit of usage so not as bad, the actual runkeeper app only used 16%, the screen used 9%, android system 4%, android os 4%, google services 3%, chrome 2%. Is that sort of usage typical?

chrcoluk said:
now I am seeing used ones for nearly £400 O_o

Yeah it's pretty mental, the price shot up shortly after I bought it, got it just in time!

hughtrimble said:
Ones that are cases tend to be made for specific models of phones, no? Can't recall seeing a generic case that fits multiple, but then again I've not looked too hard.

I've used my phone very much like yours, and just have a long cable going from the powerbank in my bag, out a side zip or the hydration tube hole and down into whatever pocket my phone is in. It's not elegant, but works fine.

I vote for Anker too, what with their turbocharging capabilities etc. Had an issue with one of mine when it arrived and they sent out a replacement immediately. Great service.

Yeah they are for specific models, the 7500mah Zerolemon one suggested earlier costs £57 with shipping which is a bit steep, that doesn't even take into account customs.

I think I'm going to get the Anker 5000mah slimline one as I can strap that to my phone so no wires going everywhere.

hughtrimble · 9 Jul 2017 at 23:13

Energize said:
I've just done a walk now, 3 hours and it's down to 50% with a bit of usage so not as bad, the actual runkeeper app only used 16%, the screen used 9%, android system 4%, android os 4%, google services 3%, chrome 2%. Is that sort of usage typical?

Yeah they are for specific models, the 7500mah Zerolemon one suggested earlier costs £57 with shipping which is a bit steep, that doesn't even take into account customs.

I think I'm going to get the Anker 5000mah slimline one as I can strap that to my phone so no wires going everywhere.

I don't know if you've got Prime, but Amazon are doing a sale on the 11th of this month and Anker stuff often seems to feature in those.

Rroff · 10 Jul 2017 at 00:23

hughtrimble said:
I don't know if you've got Prime, but Amazon are doing a sale on the 11th of this month and Anker stuff often seems to feature in those.

Amazon seem to be getting a bit excited with this prime sale lol - practically spamming me with an hourly countdowns and early deals, etc. heh.

Looks like there is a whole load of RAVPower and Anker devices queued up for deals.

hughtrimble · 10 Jul 2017 at 02:41

Rroff said:
Amazon seem to be getting a bit excited with this prime sale lol - practically spamming me with an hourly countdowns and early deals, etc. heh.

Looks like there is a whole load of RAVPower and Anker devices queued up for deals.

It is a bit of a bombardment. May I ask how you know what's queuing up? Price rises a few days before the sale a tell tale sign or something?

Rroff · 10 Jul 2017 at 03:07

hughtrimble said:
It is a bit of a bombardment. May I ask how you know what's queuing up? Price rises a few days before the sale a tell tale sign or something?

Some of the upcoming deals are already listed plus I'm getting spammed

(I don't tend to use ad block if I can avoid it) every youtube video, etc. is starting with prime day relevant ads some of them showing what is coming up.

neil_g · 10 Jul 2017 at 13:22

Energize said:
Are you using the original or the newer T model? I've just done a walk now, 3 hours and it's down to 50% with a bit of usage so not as bad, the actual runkeeper app only used 16%, the screen used 9%, android system 4%, android os 4%, google services 3%, chrome 2%. Is that sort of usage typical?

Original 3. Like I say my screen is off so maybe it's that.

Energize · 11 Jul 2017 at 05:28

So my Anker slimline powerbank has arrived and the size is such that it fits to the back of my phone without even obscuring the camera. So now I just need to find the best way of adhering it to my phone and jobs a good un!