Land Rover Monthly – October 2019

LANDROVER MONTHLY 139

PRICE:£29.99

CAPACITY:10,400 mAh

CONTACT:mobilefun.co.uk

RATING:★★★★

THE Pebble lookedconventional with its

matt blackfi nish, but it also had a digital

readoutof battery capacity, whichwe rate

highly.The two USB 2.0sockets were

rated at 2.1 Ampscombined, and a USB-C

socket was pr esent as a speedier input

alternativeto the standard micro USB,

althoughyou can’t charge devic es from

this socket. So close were the scores in

this test that if theVeho managed a little

more than its charge score of 33 per cent,

it could have jumped upseveral places.

PRICE:£49.95

CAPACITY:10,000 mAh

CONTACT:01935 82 5914,

mobilesolarchargers .co. uk

RATING:★★★★

IF you’re the outdoorstype and drag

water in to the car, this one isfor you. It ’s

shockproof in itstough, rubberisedcase

and waterproofto IP68(full immersion).

It can even charge while underwater via

the USBfl ying lead. Otherwise, this can

be used aswell as the built-in USB3.0

socket, and itwas only thesecond device

to offer USB-C output. Like the MSC, it

can be charged via micro USB, lightning

or USB-Csockets.

PRICE:£35

CAPACITY:10,000 mAh

CONTACT:0845 057 9000,

halfords.com

RATING:★★★

BELKIN’Sofferingwas very much an

everyman’s power bank, being arounded-

edgerectangular design in matt black,

with four LEDsfor battery state and two

USB 2.0 outputsockets rated at 2.4

Amps. At 222 g, itsweight was als o

mid-range, although itscombined

charging performancewas an impressive

39 per cent, the second best on test.

Having noreal stand-outfeatures wasn’t

the endof the world, but itseems a bit

pricey fo r a 10,000 mAhbank.

PRICE:£24.99

CAPACITY:10,000 mAh

CONTACT:amazon.co.uk

RATING:★★★★

ANKER’Ssecond entry again led onvalue

for money, being the cheapest here, and

only bettered by its big brother interms

of price per mAh. Itwas the third lightest

power bank ontest, and we liked its

slightlytexturedcase, which not only

made it better to grip but lookedgood,

too. Like most of the others, it showed

battery state via aseries of LEDs. It’s a

shame it had only one USB, although it’s

a la ter 3.0 (blue)version andrated at 2.4

Amps. Still, despite this, itcame close to

making our podium.

BALANCING

and perform

producedso

closest resu

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MSC just gr

a win from t

great value

Anker 20100

and the

small but

impressive

Promate.

VERDICT

HOW WE TESTED

PRICE:£110

CAPACITY:12,000 mAh

CONTACT:01420 542980,

powertraveller.com

RATING:★★★

THISreally isfor theworld tr aveller,

havingfour mains power adaptors for

charging almost anywhere. It was he avy,

at 35 4 g, and muchof its weight was in

the tough protectivecasing. It had

pass-through charging, a 12 Vfl ying

socket and thetwo USBsockets (1 A and

2 A), with the charge results being the

best, at 40 percent. But it alsooffered DC

chargingat 12 V, 16 V and 19 V andwas

quite happy boosting a laptop. It wasn’t

cheap, but is great for long distance, HD

power requirements.

BELKIN10,000 mAh

Portable Power Bank Charger

AQUATREKIP68

Waterproof Power Bank

VEHOPebble P1 10,400 mAh

Portable Power Bank

POWER TRAVELLER

Mini-GProfessi onal

ANKERPowerCore

Lite 10000

WE triedeach power pack onvarious

devic es to checkcompatibility,

including atablet, Garminsat-nav,

Kindle Paperwhite e-reader, HP laptop

and Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone.

Then we discharged an iPhone 6 and

iPad 4to around45 per cent capacity

and noted how mucheach pack added

to the battery after 30 minutes. Other

factorsconsideredwere weight, the

numberof sockets and their power

rating, charging speed,pass-through

charging(charging while a device is in

use) and extras such aswaterproofi ng,

connectors andstoragebags.