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Anker PowerCore 20100 mAh battery review: a power monster for iPhone, iPad

If there is indeed a
component of the smartphone which has not evolved much in recent years,
it's the battery, while all the other components are increasingly
perfected and energy-intensive, which over the years leads to a
situation stable at best at worst degraded autonomy...

It is this observation and the fact that we are not always close
of an electrical outlet which made me decide to buy an external battery and
portable, thePowerCore 20 100 mAh de Anker

To give an idea of ​​the power of this battery,elle
allows you to recharge an iPhone 6 up to 7 times (full charge) and
6s.

After a few weeks of use here is a review of the details and the
conclusions about a power monster:

The battery is long and coated in black plastic which does not
not cheap. It can easily be put in a shoulder bag or
even a handbag.Dimensions are 16.6 cm in length, 5.8 cm
in width, and 2.2 cm in thickness.

This is the same type of battery as the iPhone except that capacity requires,
it weighs 356 grams, it is important but not vital because we
don't walk around with it in your hand.

It is supplied with a protective net which protects it from
shocks against other objects in the bag, and a charging cableWho
will still require a USB adapter to plug it into an outlet
electric.

The adapter supplied with the iPhone or iPad does the job very well,
however that of the iPad is better because it provides 2 A and therefore allows
recharge the PowerCore battery at normal speed.

The battery offers two female USB ports to which you can connect
two iPhones, two iPads, or one iPhone and one iPad. The 2 ports each provide
2.4 A to recharge connected machinesas if
those were plugged into a normal electrical outletwith a
Robust USB charger.

To find out how much capacity is left in the battery, a button
allows you to turn on a visual indicator consisting of 4 blue lights.
They indicate the current battery percentage (25, 50, 75, and 100
%).

Internally, the PowerCore battery includes protections against
short circuits and surges, as well as PowerIQ technologies and
VoltageBoost which automatically provides the right charge in
function of the connected device and optimize charging time.

During my uses,the iPhone charged just as quickly
than if it was plugged into a normal electrical outlet.

In terms of battery recharge time,it is necessary to count on
least 10 hours (with an iPad adapter providing 2 A) to recharge
fully battery. Nothing surprising when we know that this
still allows you to fully recharge an iPhone 6 or 7 times
6s.

In use, having this battery has especially changed my usage habits
of the iPhone. Before I didn't use certain functions that required as much input.
energy such as video watching or online video games that consume
a lot on 4G, for fear of seeing it turn off before returning home.
Now I don't worry about it anymore thanks to a product that holds its
promises.

Positive points:

  • a low price of €29 for on-board power
  • an 18-month warranty from the manufacturer
  • the possibility of being able to charge two devices at the same time at speed
    normal
  • high capacity
  • a size that fits easily into a handbag

Negative points:

  • the weight (356 grams), but this is normal given the capacity of the
    battery
  • the absence of an adapter provided

Other tests to also read in the field of batteries:

i-nfo.fr - Official iPhon.fr app

By : Keleops AG

Deputy editor-in-chief, also known under the pseudonym Teza. Former video games journalist, who has been immersed in tech and Apple products since his very first iPhone 3GS in 2009. He has since worked for several American tech sites and now for iPhon.fr. Incidentally YouTuber and Apple product specialist on the MobileAddict channel. To contact me: maxime[a]iphon.fr

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