We recently tested out 5 different portable solar chargers with the Anker 21W Dual USB Solar Charger coming out well ahead of the others. You can check the rest of the entries as well as our take on the Anker at https://uksurvivalguides.com
Anker made our #1 spot for best portable solar chargers
Awesome, that is why I choose Anker from the beginning.
The name #anker us very astonishing and stands alone to describe its perfection personified over the years… It has now become a humongous brand of the modern era. The cable connectors/charging cables and chargers themselves are durable and trustworthy more than even original gadgets’ provided.
Sweet! Anker makes amazing products for amazing prices.
I can appreciate #1~#3 being of comparable capacity, but feel like #4 and #5 were just added to make a longer list. = / Hard to truly weigh the differences like-for-like, but one can scale if needed. Still, great to see yet another seemingly thorough comparison (not sure of the extent in which they measured though - love the reliability test vid shared before). Be interesting to see how panel sets evolve over time.
Here’s the direct link for anyone that likes convenience over searching the linked-to site.
Of course, you can start with being smart about device use (including use of portable power), which might be the belief in this write-up, but a combination can be done well - esp if weight isn’t such a critical aspect or beats out inventory of portable power packs.
Really?
Anker is not particularly selling solar currently. The USA linked model is
Anker’s own website only links to the 15W model which is:
I expect Anker will address solar when the Powerhouse 200 gets more generally available.
I own the 21W version, it works great. I do not go “off grid” with it particularly as I found just carrying a bigger Powercore and a faster charger was better in real world situations.