Looks OK, not a brand I heard about before. I primarily have Anker, ESR or Belkin products. My wife and I both have a 3-in-1 MagSafe charging stand on our bed side tables and that is from Belkin, in my office I have a 5-in-1 charging stand from ESR which has a small silent fan which automatically comes on when you attach an iPhone and which blows air over the back to keep it cool during charging. I then have one very large battery which I mentioned before was a Kickstarter project several years ago from a company called Hyper, it has just under 27,000 MAH, it’s all made from metal and has a really premium feel with 4 USB-C ports and 1 of them can deliver 140 Watts which you don’t find often and especially back then that was a first. I have a smaller MagSafe battery which is also from ESR, I think it’s 10,000 MAH and while it has 1 USB-C port which is for charging as well as for plugging in a device, it can attach to the back of the iPhone magnetically (MagSafe). It’s pretty much exactly the width of the iPhone and when attached stops right below the camera bump and it’s of course maybe twice as thick as the iPhone. Finally for travelling I also have a wall charger which is also from Hyper, it has a folding plug to plug into the wall and it’s very compact, but fairly heavy. It has 2 USB-C ports and 1 USB-A port, again 1 USB-C port can deliver 140 Watts, the second can deliver 100 Watts and the USB-A port I think delivers 20 or 25 Watts. I pair this with a small folding 2-in-1 charger from ESR which when folded up is smaller than a deck of cards and it can charge my iPhone as well as my Apple Watch at the same time. This means I need 1 USB-C cable to connect it to the wall adapter, I can then use a second USB-C cable for my laptop and finally I typically carry one of these multi-function cables in a 6-foot length which can plug into a USB-C or U/sb-A port and which on the other end can plug into a USB-C port or by using one of the attached adapters it converts to Micro USB or a Lightning plug. So in total when we travel, we each have 3 cables, 1 wall charger, a folding MagSafe charger and we each have one of those ESR MagSafe batteries. Depending on where we go and for how long, I may bring the big battery which can charge my laptop, both our iPhone and Apple Watches as well as any Bluetooth headsets or speakers.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Barbara Stahl Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2025 8:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Portable Iphone charging power bank. What do you think about the charger in the link below from Amazon or do you think A brand like Belkon would be better? [cid:[email protected]] Miady PD 30W Portable Charger, 20000mAh Power Bank Fast Charging Built-in USB-C Cable, Battery Pack with LED Display Compatible with iPhone 16/15/14/13 Series, Galaxy, Android, iPad, etc<https://www.amazon.com/Miady-Portable-20000mAh-Charging-Compatible/dp/B0D498KBWZ/ref=sxin_16_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.612c900b-0e6c-4595-bac3-784edaaed3c1%3Aamzn1.sym.612c900b-0e6c-4595-bac3-784edaaed3c1&crid=3UHCEJDQYOUTN&cv_ct_cx=portable%2Biphone%2Bcharger&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6XSDhb74trMX0xkTI98S6pCquUUu00hOJi4w9zohOBTWAJlf6DcP9PkjB_GI7jZixbhylexYfHMsRqU7ddG_WQ.cozmajY9rOYMJ-0pi1sig7zvEda2gYEYfpL-EQ6qVCg&dib_tag=se&keywords=portable%2Biphone%2Bcharger&pd_rd_i=B0D498KBWZ&pd_rd_r=d334d39d-86cd-4d94-8632-ed867ced2d81&pd_rd_w=kcqZr&pd_rd_wg=HucZq&pf_rd_p=612c900b-0e6c-4595-bac3-784edaaed3c1&pf_rd_r=HJ3WXBZYTYXFX0PZ2CNN&qid=1732203681&sbo=9ZOMT9Jm0JH%2Ft%2BWi68iDSA%3D%3D&sprefix=portable%2Biphone%2Bcharger%2B%2Caps%2C105&sr=1-3-9428117c-b940-4daa-97e9-ad363ada7940-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1> amazon.com<https://www.amazon.com/Miady-Portable-20000mAh-Charging-Compatible/dp/B0D498KBWZ/ref=sxin_16_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.612c900b-0e6c-4595-bac3-784edaaed3c1%3Aamzn1.sym.612c900b-0e6c-4595-bac3-784edaaed3c1&crid=3UHCEJDQYOUTN&cv_ct_cx=portable%2Biphone%2Bcharger&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6XSDhb74trMX0xkTI98S6pCquUUu00hOJi4w9zohOBTWAJlf6DcP9PkjB_GI7jZixbhylexYfHMsRqU7ddG_WQ.cozmajY9rOYMJ-0pi1sig7zvEda2gYEYfpL-EQ6qVCg&dib_tag=se&keywords=portable%2Biphone%2Bcharger&pd_rd_i=B0D498KBWZ&pd_rd_r=d334d39d-86cd-4d94-8632-ed867ced2d81&pd_rd_w=kcqZr&pd_rd_wg=HucZq&pf_rd_p=612c900b-0e6c-4595-bac3-784edaaed3c1&pf_rd_r=HJ3WXBZYTYXFX0PZ2CNN&qid=1732203681&sbo=9ZOMT9Jm0JH%2Ft%2BWi68iDSA%3D%3D&sprefix=portable%2Biphone%2Bcharger%2B%2Caps%2C105&sr=1-3-9428117c-b940-4daa-97e9-ad363ada7940-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1> On Jul 10, 2025, at 1:21 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: I wouldn’t touch that one with a 10 foot pole for the following reasons/red flags: 1. They claim 38,800 Mah which would mean you cannot take it on an airplane because portable powerbanks have to below 100 Watt Hours which is around 27,000 Mah. 2. For such a large capacity the size and weight they list seems unrealistic 3. The approx.. $30 price point again is very cheap and sometimes you really do get what you pay for or not pay for 4. They list dual inputs, but at one point say 1 is Micro USB and 1 is USB-C, further they mention only 2.1A at 5 Volts which means just over 10 Watts, not actually sure if that how much is draws to charge, but one thing they don’t list and which every good power bank should list these days is how many Watts each port can produce. In order to charge an iPhone 16 at top speed you need at least 30 Watt, for most laptops at least 65 Watts and to fast charge a Mac laptop you need 140 Watts. It also sounds almost like this has only 1 USB-C, 1 Micro USB and 4 USB-A ports and really nowadays one almost doesn’t need any USB-A ports any more. You can always get a multi function cable from Amazon which has 2 USB-C ends and which on one end has an attached USB-C to USB-A adapter so you can still plug it into a USB-A port and on the other end mine has adapters from USB-C to Micro USB and Lightning port so this cable pretty much can do it all except maybe Mini USB, but there isn’t much around with that any more. 5. Lastly, at one point in their description they say this is the “portablest” power bank… I think this might be one of those devices which comes straight from China 😊 I would stick with reputable brands like Anker, ESR, Mophie, UGreen, Hyper etc. From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chela Robles Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 6:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Portable Iphone charging power bank. Hey guys, I ran across one that has about five ports but is also I believe MagSafe but I could be wrong but it has like 3800 mA and they say it’s portable. Here’s the link to it from Amazon in the US of course. <image001.jpg> RGVOTA Portable Charger - Powerful 38800mAh Battery Pack<https://a.co/d/0WA5hgj> a.co<https://a.co/d/0WA5hgj> Sincerely, Chela Robles — Certified Literary Braille Transcriber Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2025, at 6:08 PM, Michael Irons <[email protected]> wrote: I actually enjoy getting these emails about the different power banks in finding out which ones would be the better ones to get and which one would actually be accessible and letting you know when it was charged and things like that I actually went through a power outage with my stepdad and ended up using a battery pack that was only 6000 mA And was able to charge my stepdad‘s phone twice reliably. The battery still had some power left in it, but not enough to give either one of our phones a good full charge. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2025, at 7:25 PM, Dennis Long <[email protected]> wrote: first of all you are beyond rude if you want to leave the list feel free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dennis Long Sent from my iPhone 16E On Jul 9, 2025, at 8:14 PM, Stacy Deacon <[email protected]> wrote: Shut the fuck up!!! I'm sick of these emails take me off your shitty list byeeeeeee On Thu, 10 Jul 2025, 00:28 Barbara Stahl, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you everyone. On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Absolutely incorrect, the charging time has nothing to do with the capacity of the power bank, but whether the one you buy supports Apple’s fast charging standard or not. I would recommend you look at Anker because I think especially with Prime Days coming up (provided you have an Amazon prime account) you should be able to get some very good deals. If you want something for at home which you can use of an extended power outage, you should go big as in 20,000 MAH or even better 25 or 26,000 MAH. For example, an iPhone 16 Pro has a battery with a capacity of 3,582 MAH or 13.94 WH (that stands for Watt Hours) and sometimes very large capacity batteries give Watt Hours instead of MAH (Milliamp Hours). Anyways, theoretically, if you have an iPhone with a 3,582 MAH battery and an external battery with 20,000 MAH capacity, you should be able to charge your iPhone completely about 5.5 times (20,000 divided by 3,582). Of course that isn’t completely exact, you may charge your iPhone when it’s down to 8% one day, but maybe when it’s 19% another day. But if you don’t let it run down to 0%, I’d say you will get about 5 charges out of such a battery, get one with 25,000 or 26,000 MAH and you most likely get at least 6 or maybe even 7 charges. The large capacity batteries can usually also charge a laptop which charges via USB-C at 65 or even 100 Watt, and of course you can charge anything which charges via USB like hadsets, Bluetooth speakers, Bluetooth keyboards, an Apple Watch, an iPad etc. Nowadays these batteries typically have at least 2 and sometimes they have 3 or 4 ports, some are USB-C only whereas many still have at least 1 USB-A port (the older, larger port). Keep in mind that fast charging an iPhone typically will be via USB-C as you need at least 25 Watts output and 30 Watts is better. I have a large battery from Hyperjuice which can output up to 240 Watts and it has 1 port which can output 140 Watts which is required if you want to fast charge a Mac laptop. While I don’t have one of them, I have used it for my laptop, of course my iPhone and other stuff. It has 4 USB-C ports, as I said, 1 can deliver 140 Watts, 1 can do 100 Wats and the 2 remaining can do 60 or 65 Watts and they also work in reverse for charging the power bank. Keep in mind that your total output is always divided up across all the ports, e.g. if I were to use the full 140 Watts to fast charge a Mac laptop, then I wouldn’t have the full 100 Watts and 2 times 65 Watts available on the other 3 because that would exceed the total capacity. The good thing is that you don’t have to really worry about it as it regulates itself and just as with wall adapters which deliver 100 //Watts or 140 Watts per port, you can safely plug in a headset which only requires 5 Watts because the port will only deliver what the device can use. Similarly, if you have an older battery which can only deliver say 10 Watts, you can plug an iPad into that port and it will charge, but very slowly. Anker even makes power stations, those are not really portable or at least not to the point where you can easily put them in a backpack because they are maybe the size of a car battery, but they are meant for somebody who, for example, maybe has a cabin out in the woods somewhere with no power, but they want to make sure they have enough juice for the weekend to charge their laptop, iPhone etc. Anker makes an entire line of such devices under the name “ Anker SOLIX <https://www.ankersolix.com/ca/collections/portable-power-stations> “ and you can get systems which pretty much can run your home and which cost many thousands of dollars. Another thing to keep in mind is that if you plan to bring your power bank along when you travel, you must put it n your carry on luggage if you fly and to be taken on an airplane, it cannot exceed a capacity of 100 WH which is MAH is 27,000. This is why most external large capacity batteries are 25,000 or 26,000 MAH as this comes in at just under the 100 WH limit.. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2025 9:26 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Portable Iphone charging power bank. 20,000 milliamps is more powerful than the 10,000 one. So, u shud experience less time to charge. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Barbara Stahl Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2025 12:11 AM To: Viphone <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Portable Iphone charging power bank. Hi list! I am considering purchasing a portable charging power bank for my iphone. I thought that it might be a good idea to have something like this for times when a storm or something knocks out the power. 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