I buy the Mini+ for ladies purse scenario, it is a lot smaller, but still useful around 2/3rds a phone recharge. The main weakness of the Mini+ is its 1A output so its not the fastest possible charge for most phones now.
@TechnicallyWell video shows the two at 1m17s in.
The 1amp output is a deal breaker for me
*and 1A input
right and for me also so why I tend to carry the Slim 5000, which admittedly costs more.
But we mentioned here 3 different scenarios.
A 1A output for a purse scenario, where you want it to be small as a backup phone, it spends most of its life as primary purpose of being small and for that it trades being 1A, vs wanting 5000mAh as cheap as possible where the 5000 is a good example, to wanting something more pocket friendly, an 5000mAh Slim with is more appropriate. The 4th option is if you merge it with a charger, which is also what I tend to give ladies for an overnight bag, as its just plain simpler “it is all you need” (and now available in white).
*you also said the mini charges your headphones
put a meter on your phone when recharging with a 2A output portable charger, then begin using your phone, betya the Ampage drops to about 1A. Due to thermal throttling.
In a purse where its more for emergency power to make a call with a flat phone, actually in that scenario, the phone would not take much more than 1A anyway.
My wife’s phone, I did exactly that test, if I turned the phone off and let it recharge, it drew between 1.3A and 1.6A, if I turned on the phone and began using whilst recharging, it dropped to 0.6A.
From that test, I concluded, to have an emergency phone recharger, as small as possible and 1A output, was a balanced solution.
But different situations, different optimums. I don’t have a purse, I have trouser pockets and I prefer the 5000 Slim.
Ah, so that’s why my mom’s Note5 doesn’t say fast charging in use.
did you buy a meter? It produces far more wisdom than a specifications page.
I don’t own enough meters to test all combinations but I think not all 2A are equal. Like I reckon the 5000 cylinder must be recharging slower than the slim even though quoting same 2A. Even though the FAQ says the opposite. So not all 2A are equal.
Good point about the 1A output. I didn’t even think about that. Thanks for pointing that out. 
But there’s only a minimal size difference and a huge advantage to having a 2amp output and 5000mah
The Powercore 5000 is more than double the volume of the Powercore+ Mini.
Is more than double the size a “minimal size difference”?
I agree 2A out is more useful, how much more useful is device dependent, in some cases it is of no use, particularly with smaller and older phones, the lady’s purse is an example. In some cases it is a disadvantage such as recharging smaller devices like BT earbuds the cut-off current is lower in the 1A output so it can fully recharge better some things than a 2A.
This is a horses for courses debate. Lady’s purse vs trouser pocket, vs bag, etc.
Have you seen the size of purses lately? I understand how volume works but the larger battery is only slightly wider and taller. If the only advantage is “fully charging” headphones and other small devices I’m out.
Yes I am aware there are handbags and purses of different sizes.
In this house the ladies given a free choice went with the Powercore+ Mini in purses, and the Powercore Fusion in handbags. The Fusion won because it was the “so you’re telling me I just take this black box and one cable and I’ll be ok for days?” argument for overnighter bags. I prefer the Slim 5000 for trousers and the 10000 for a bag.
It is good to have these choices.
Well also the mini charges most phones less than once.
I’m pretty sure the time had already expired. It wasn’t necessarily quantity.
I received one as a Christmas gift and I loved it! It has been a reliable source of power for a year! But I lost it after helping my older brother move into a new apartment and I’m devastated!
@nigelhealy @ndalby @cbermeo12 @Jesse_Hernandez1 @Nhi
In case you missed the previous promotion, the PowerCore 5000 will be on sale again tomorrow beginning at 2:50pm ET.
AM or PM? Your other post implies PM
PM, sorry for the confusion.
