Battery

Review: EC Technology Compact 12000mAh USB-C Power Bank

If your latest gadget comes with reversible and higher amplitude USB Type C connector goodness, chances are you’re looking for a new power bank to match. As well as the usual Micro USB input and USB-A output ports, this compact external battery from EC Technology boasts a handy little USB-C combined input/output port. The other remarkable thing about this power bank is that they’ve managed to cram...[Read More]

Review: EC Technology’s 10,400 mAh Power Bank

With as phones getting more powerful, and screen getting an ever increasing number of pixels, it just makes sense for people to carry around spare batteries. I’ve been trying out one by EC Technology, that’s larger than the others that I’ve used. Frankly, I like it’s shape, capacity, and “future proofing”. This one could easily become my daily driver, to carry w...[Read More]

Review: EC Technology USB Solar Charger

I’ve always liked the idea of solar products but as we don’t get a lot of sun where I live and in the past I’ve been disappointed with their performance. However I thought this solar charger was worth checking out since the technology has been advancing and it has 3 fairly large panels that offer up to 23.5% efficiency and up to a 5V 2A charge from its two USB output ports. The 3 panels are sewn i...[Read More]

Poseidon Portable Charger Review

Poseidon Portable Charger Review The awesomely named Poseidon Charger was designed to keep all your devices running, no matter where you are. This 10,000 mAh battery isn’t the biggest we have looked at, but that’s not its main selling point. The Poseidon is IP68 waterproof (fully submersible) and surpasses military drop-testing standards. With two charging ports capable of a combined 3...[Read More]

Review: Choetech B617Q 10400mAh QC 3.0 Power Bank

When you open the Choetech B617Q’s cardboard box you find a fairly compact external battery, an instruction leaflet and strangely a USB Type C cable. This is useful for charging any new USB-C gadgets, but not as an input cable to this power bank. However I have more Micro USB cables than I’ll ever use, so for me this was a welcome change. This power bank has a nice black aluminium shell that shoul...[Read More]

Review: Coocheer CH-242 7500mAh Rugged and Waterproof Power Bank

We love our power banks at Droid Horizon as they’re a great way of charging gadgets on the go. But what about when you’re going a little further off the beaten track? Will your favourite external battery survive getting thrown around? How about getting wet? Coocheer’s CH-242 has a 7500mAh lithium-ion battery embedded inside either a blue or silver aluminium shell that’s finished off with anti-shoc...[Read More]

Review: EC Technology 5200mAh Power Bank

This handy little 5200mAh power bank comes packaged in a cardboard box along with an instruction leaflet, drawstring carry pouch and a short Micro USB cable. It’s both light and portable – coming in at under 4” long. I’m not sure how necessary the carry pouch is since it has a rubberised shell that seems like it will handle a few knocks and bumps. The ports also seem well made and I’d expect...[Read More]

Parkman Modern H1 Power Bank

A backup battery is possibly one of the most boring things on the planet. It doesn’t do anything in itself and on the whole you would rather not have to own one. Sadly due to the way we are addicted to our electronic gadgetry, for many they are a necessity. We all have individual needs for anything we own, but for a battery pack there are some essentials that will matter to all to greater or lesse...[Read More]

Review: PNY AD5200 5200mAh PowerPack

PNY have versions of this power bank available in a choice of silver, gold or “gold pink” and 5200mAh, 7800mAh and 10400mAh capacities. I tested out the lowest silver model which is a compact and pocketable device coming in at under 4” long and 2” wide. On one end it has a standard USB 2A output port, a 1A micro USB input port (for charging using the included USB cable), a white LED and a power bu...[Read More]

Review: Ventev’s Wallport r2240

Last week, I reviewed a portable battery that was provided by Ventev. This week, we’ll go over their wall charger. It has a pair of standard USB ports for devices to plug into, and is to be plugged into an electrical outlet. Like many other offerings from Ventev, the charger is sporting the company’s colors; to wit, this unit is primarily showing two different tones of gray with a litt...[Read More]

Review: VicTsing 7000mAh Wireless Charging Power Bank

Most power banks need you to connect up a cable, but if you’re new phone comes with support for wireless charging, chances are you’ll be keen to leave behind the hassle of plugging it in. In addition to the usual ports, this power bank from VicTsing has a pad on top which lets you charge any device that is compatible with Qi charging. Qi has quickly become the widely supported standard for wireles...[Read More]

Review: Ventev powercell 3015 battery charger

Ventev, a company that specializes in mobile accessories, was kind enough to provide me with a portable battery for review. After spending some time with it, I’ve gotten a pretty good feel for how it operates. Let’s see how things played out. Spoiler alert though, this is pretty nice. Like many of the other products that the company sent me, the battery is stylized in the company’...[Read More]