# Power packs/Phone chargers? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 28, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582 "2012-04-28T13:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/1 "2012-04-28T13:51:12Z")
Suggestions? I travel a lot and goto hacker conventions always fighting for outlets. I was going to order this unless someone has a better idea. > **[Amazon.com: OREI Super Ultra Slim Elegant Brushed Aluminum External Battery for Cell Phones - Unicharge Technology - Blue: Cell Phones & Accessories](https://www.amazon.com/Anker-8400mAh-External-Flashlight-Smartphones/dp/B0067UPRQ4)** > > The UniCharge 10000 is a high capacity, aesthetically beautiful, portable power supply. The Power Bank will charge practically any device - iPad, iPad 2, iPad3, iPhone (3G, 3GS, 4, 4S), iPod (all gene ... ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/2 "2012-04-28T14:48:57Z")
I’ve got the ENergizer one…you can plug it in via USB to charge it and connect it to your phone. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/3 "2012-04-28T15:38:07Z")
Yeah, I bought a smaller energizer version for my phone and go pro last week. Works pretty good, various connectors included. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/4 "2012-05-04T08:53:35Z")
Whatever you do, swing for one with sufficient battery capacity to charge your phone several times. Most of the smaller ones advertise about a single ‘full’ charge, and barely do that. Then you are left with a half charged phone, and dead phone charger. [http://www.hypershop.com/HyperJuice-Mini-7200mAh-Battery-for-iPhone-iPad-iPod-USB-s/165.htm](http://www.hypershop.com/HyperJuice-Mini-7200mAh-Battery-for-iPhone-iPad-iPod-USB-s/165.htm) Or, this guy is rated to charge your iPhone 52 times… > **[HyperJuice External Battery Pack for MacBook - FREE Magic Box Modified MagSafe...](https://www.hypershop.com/products/hyperjuice-external-battery-pack-for-macbook)** > > World's only battery pack that can power and charge all models of MagSafe MacBook, including MacBook Pro, Air, Retina. 2 x 12W USB to charge iPhone and iPad. The generic chinese ones tend to absolutely suck. They tend to have half the rated battery capacity, and the charge current is usually \<500mA. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/5 "2012-05-04T09:02:48Z")
I ended up grabbing the first one I posted. I will post a review in a week or two. Hopefully this saves airport brawls over outlets ---
**Author:** ![supry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@supry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/supry)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/6 "2012-05-04T11:22:38Z")
> [@ZOMGVTEK](#): > > The generic chinese ones tend to absolutely suck. They tend to have half the rated battery capacity, and the charge current is usually \<500mA. I’ve had problems with the Chinese ones on some cell phones, once I plug it in the phone starts going crazy. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/7 "2012-05-04T11:28:01Z")
Probably some crazy malware from China trying to install on your phone ---
**Author:** ![00zx6r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/00zx6r/32/7244_2.png) [@00zx6r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/00zx6r)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/8 "2012-05-24T06:22:42Z")
[here](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mophie+-+Juice+Pack+Plus+for+Apple%26%23174%3B+iPhone%26%23174%3B+4+-+Black/1776227.p?id=1218290445719&skuId=1776227&st=mophie&cp=1&lp=2) is a Mophie case/charger for the iPhone… assuming you have one… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/9 "2012-05-24T06:28:59Z")
What I got works great I have completely charged my iPhone 5 times with out recharging it. I can also plug in other devices 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/10 "2012-05-24T06:38:22Z")
> [@supry](#): > > I’ve had problems with the Chinese ones on some cell phones, once I plug it in the phone starts going crazy. Typical. Lots of these tend to run on a single cell lithium battery, with a nominal voltage of 3.7V. The issue being, that USB is looking for 5.0V. This requires a boost converter, which can be awfully prone to EMI/RFI issues when done cheaply. Most devices then have a poorly designed charge circuit that throws most of this noise onto the phone, making capacitive touch screens fault. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/11 "2012-05-24T06:39:42Z")
the one i got has a 2A and 6A out ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/12 "2012-05-24T06:54:28Z")
If its a brand name unit, its probably OK. Chinese manufacturers tend to be willing to skimp out on components on no-name stuff to make it as cheaply as possible in order to sell. More often than not, performance and reliability suffers. Even if it looks like an identical product, simply without a brand-name sticker, its probably missing important components, or uses poorly spec’d ones. The one you posted is quite expensive by Chinese standards, so its probably reasonable quality. This tends to be awfully important when it comes to charging smartphones. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/13 "2012-05-24T06:59:50Z")
The Anker I got was $50 and had 84 5 star reviews which on the internet says a lot because people bitch about everything. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/14 "2012-05-24T07:18:15Z")
^ I fucking hate that shit… 1 star because the UPS guy had a bad attitude. The actual product is awesomeballssex!!!111 I mean what the fuck does that have to do with the product? I want to strangle these people. You are reviewing the actual product and how it works. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-packs-phone-chargers/222582/15 "2012-05-24T07:19:49Z")
I love the ones on Newegg “Well I configured it wrong” so it sucks or “I don’t understand networking so it sucks”