Review: Charge in style with the Boompods 5200mAh Maxpod

Review: Charge in style with the Boompods 5200mAh Maxpod

Review: Charge in style with the Boompods 5200mAh Maxpod

Wifi-Hot spots are all over the place, allowing us to save our data packages, and use these public hotspots instead. At the moment the same can’t be said for battery charging, of course the occasional open plug in a coffee shop aside, people still need to charge their batteries at home. But there are products that allow you to do this on the go, we have reviewed a number of them here on the site.

Another such product is the BOOMPODS MAXPOD. This smart looking external charger is available in white, orange, black, green or, for my review sample, blue. The MAXPOD rocks a similar large pebble shape similar to a number of other Boompod products. Measuring 85mm by 36mm, the MAXPOD is compact enough to slip into a pocket or bag until it is needed to charge up a smartphone, tablet or MP3 player when out and about.

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The MAXPOD is a 5200mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. On the outside it has an on/off slider switch and three USB ports. It took me a little while to see how to turn it on, as there are no words or markings by the switch, but I finally found it on the bottom of the device. There were indents on the switch itself, to show which way was on and off, but I didn’t know this at the beginning. The end with a single indent is meant for powering on.

The micro USB port is used when you need to charge up the MAXPOD’s internal battery. The other two ports are standard USB and are used to charge up your devices. Meaning you can charge two different devices simultaneously. Though you will need to supply the second lead yourself, as this isn’t included.

Positioned on the back of the MAXPOD are four lights. These LEDs will glow blue when the device is switched on, allowing you to see the current battery level either when being charged or charging a device. One light glowing means 25%, two lights 50%, three lights 75%, while with all four lights glowing the battery charger is at a full 100%. Though it arrives pre-charged I would suggest charging it fully. For me it takes around 8 – 10 hours to charge fully.

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This is great as an emergency charge device, but I wouldn’t recommend relying on this as a day to day charging device. This is mainly due to the slow charge and the smaller battery. I attached the fully charged MAXPOD to my Nexus 7 whose battery was at 50%. Two hours later the Nexus 7 was up to full power but, as a result, the MAXPOD’s battery level had dropped dramatically to 25%. So you can see why its recommended that this battery charger is kept solely for emergency use.

When no activity is detected for a period of 30 seconds, the MAXPOD will automatically shut itself down. In order to restart the device you will need to turn it off and then back on again. The MAXPOD is priced at £32.

Owner of a rooted One and Nexus 7. Mostly write reviews of apps and any hardware I can get my hands on. I frequent Google+ and XDA-Developers.

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