iPhone 13 mini What powerbank do you use with your iphone?

[georgeram]

Have an iphone 13 mini. I would normally charge my iphone in an outlet but if no access, I would use a very old anker I believe 5000 mah powerbank with it. The issue though is this powerbank is really old... at least 5 years old at the absolute minimum but more likely 10 years or more and I'm sure it's older than that. I notice the last time I charged it full, it took several hours at least. Before that, it was much shorter, that means that powerbank is no good right? I remember after taking hours to charge it, the next time I tried to use it which was weeks or maybe a month or two later, there was no power. Back then I remember that was never the case and there was still power on it.


Does this mean this anker 5000 mah powerbank is useless now? I don't have the exact name of this powerbank but I recall it was 5000 mah and it looked like something like below except it's very old. Wouldn't surprise me if this anker powerbank I have is 10 years old or longer.

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Ultra-Compact-High-Speed-Technology/dp/B01CU1EC6Y?th=1

 

[now i see it]

I use this one. Lots of power.

Charmast USB C Power Bank, 26800mAh Portable Charger Fast Charging, Slim Battery Pack 3 Inputs 4 Outputs Compatible with iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, iPhone14/13/12 Series, iPad, Samsung, More https://www.amazon.com/Charmast-26800mAh-Portable-Li-Polymer-Compatible/dp/B07P5ZP943

 

[Alpha Centauri]

I bought the MagSafe battery mainly to use during an intercontinental flight, airports, holidays and for this it has been brilliant. I still find uses for it throughout the week also i.e. streaming, charging APP2, top up toward the night. As long as you're aware that it functions more so as a battery extender than a powerbank per se it could be something to consider?

 

[ToddH]

Have an iphone 13 mini. I would normally charge my iphone in an outlet but if no access, I would use a very old anker I believe 5000 mah powerbank with it. The issue though is this powerbank is really old... at least 5 years old at the absolute minimum but more likely 10 years or more and I'm sure it's older than that. I notice the last time I charged it full, it took several hours at least. Before that, it was much shorter, that means that powerbank is no good right? I remember after taking hours to charge it, the next time I tried to use it which was weeks or maybe a month or two later, there was no power. Back then I remember that was never the case and there was still power on it.


Does this mean this anker 5000 mah powerbank is useless now? I don't have the exact name of this powerbank but I recall it was 5000 mah and it looked like something like below except it's very old. Wouldn't surprise me if this anker powerbank I have is 10 years old or longer.

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Ultra-Compact-High-Speed-Technology/dp/B01CU1EC6Y?th=1

I use and really like these: I have several of them, I use them everyday to randomly charge my two 15 pro max iPhones. I usually carry two with me daily but only need one as one will charge my 15 pro max at least 3-4 times. I’ve not gone that far to test. They charge quickly and are very reliable. Highly recommend… They recharge fairly quickly as well.

Anker PowerCore III Sense 20K USB-C Portable Battery Charger - Black - Walmart.com

Buy Anker PowerCore III Sense 20K USB-C Portable Battery Charger - Black at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

 

[maverick786us]

Hands down Anker

 

[BigDO]

My car.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

I have an Anker 20,000mAh powerbank and love it.

 

[FunkyTang]

Anker 621 or the Apple MagSafe battery will keep you topped up.

 

[Lexio]

The original Apple MagSafe Battery Pack.

 

[AppleWes]

This is the one I use, good for basic charging and nice the attached cable can also be used in 'reverse' to charge the power bank itself-

*EDIT- apologies, this is for USB-C as I have iPhone 15 Pro Max just saw you mentioned iPhone 13 after I replied

Anker Nano Power Bank, 10,000mAh Portable Charger with Built-in USB-C Cable, PD 30W Max Output with 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A, Compatible for iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, MacBook, Galaxy, iPad

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www.amazon.com

 

[Jackbequickly]

Anker 737. It is a beast but will charge my phone multiple times and even my iPad!

 

[georgeram]

Anker 737. It is a beast but will charge my phone multiple times and even my iPad!

What about your laptop and if so, which laptop you have?

 

[JPack]

 

[Pclaesen]

Anker 737. It is a beast but will charge my phone multiple times and even my iPad!

Got this with the BF deal on Anker. Can't wait to receive it.
@georgeram Anker still has some nice BF deals, might be worth to check them out. Lasts until tomorrow iirc.

 

[Jackbequickly]

What about your laptop and if so, which laptop you have?

‘Have a Dell XPS and it does charge it. Not sure if it would bring it to full charge from empty but it would give you hours of extra use. It brought my 12.9 ipad pro from 40% to 100% quickly and had plenty of power left over.

The Anker 737 is heavy and you won’t want to carry in your pocket.

 

[georgeram]

‘Have a Dell XPS and it does charge it. Not sure if it would bring it to full charge from empty but it would give you hours of extra use. It brought my 12.9 ipad pro from 40% to 100% quickly and had plenty of power left over.

The Anker 737 is heavy and you won’t want to carry in your pocket.

You also have a dell xps? If so, which model? I have the xps 15 9520 with i7-12700H and nvidia 3050.

I don't think it's possible it would give the laptop a few hours of usage though unless you mean xps battery is low?

Say I connect the anker powerbank to my laptop in these 2 situations


Laptop 100% battery. How long would the anker last before it goes out?

Laptop 20% battery. How long would the anker last before it goes out? About how much percentage would it increase the 20% to about? I'm guessing at best 70%?

 

[1madman1]

An ancient white plastic Xiaomi Mi 20000mAh brick that I found at a thrift shop for $5 about ~4 years ago, and a much lighter Nitecore NB20000 that I also use with my Macbooks.

 

[splifingate]

My imuto X6L Pro 30000mAh block is still going strong after about five years. First started using it with my iP6 (iirc)

Newer version seems about the same (27000mAh, but charges to 100% much faster (mine takes half a day to charge to 100%, and still indefinitely stays @~100% until I start tapping it)).

Never had a problem taking it carry-on.

Rarely need to use it; great for off-grid backpacking, etc.