I received Choetech's new power bank today. Though this will be an unbiased review, I did receive the unit at a discount in exchange for my review. I just received it tonight, so it'll be a bit before I can get several charge cycles from it and give my full impression, so this post will be updated.
The unit itself is a good size, much smaller than the Ravpower though that is expected as it is half the capacity. This one is definitely pocketable, though you'll notice it since its rather thick and has some noticeable weight to it. It has two Type A outputs- one Quick Charge 2.0 and the other 5V/1A- a Type C input and a Quick Charge Type B input. The build quality is good; it feels like you could drop it a few times and not damage it. The faux silver chamfered edges look nice against the black, and even though the casing is plastic it has a good feel to it. Overall the build construction is good for what it is.
The big disappoint with this is that even though it has USB Type C, it is for input only. It makes us for this slightly by including a 0.5m A to C cable (which passes CheckR, BTW.) You won't get the fastest charge possible though. My phone was at 37% and I got a max speed of 1560mAh, which is to be expected with a compliant A to C cable. After taking a bit to ramp up the power held pretty consistent at 1400-1500mAh.
So far this seems like a nice power bank, but without Type C out there is not much to set it apart from the rest of the offerings. The only real advantage is that it can quick charge at 5V/3A with a Type C charger, but for us Nexus owners the charging is limited. The one USB A output is Quick Charge 2.0 compliant, so if you still have devices that utilize that you can quick charge them still. Choetech says they have a new bank coming out with Type C output, so at this point even though this is a well made bank I'd hold off buying it.
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promised update: I used this to charge my phone overnight for 3 nights. the first I was at 18%, the second at 40% and the third I was at 32%. It didn't fully charge the third night, but when I woke up I was at 88% so it likely got slightly higher than that before draining back down. Overall good output for a 10k mAh bank, but I just can't get past the fatal flaw of no USB C out. looking forward to the promised revised version however, with proper USB C implementation this would be a solid bank for a little weekend trip where you only need a couple of charges
Just received mine today! Looks really nice and the size is good too.
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heard back from choetech last night and they are waiting for stock of bidirectional usb c chips so they can start producing their new power bank
Dammit I just got this in, can I not charge from the USB C port?
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nope :/
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Anyone use the external battery from proporta (turbo charger 5000)?
What it's your opinion, it's worth it?
How many REAL charges can be performed for DHD, and how long it last?
here it's the link
http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=5287&t_mode=des
Thank you!
Don't know about that one, but this one is 40% cheaper:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-Dual-port-IMP50D-Blackberry/dp/B004AM1OK4/ref=pd_cp_ce_1
I bought it a month ago, same storage capacity as the one you're looking at, comes with USB cable and 2 adaptors (mini & micro usb) which is just enough to charge the pack and your phone respectively. Or a phone with a mini usb port...
I haven't done any serious benchmarking, but I'd estimate about 3 "full" charges. The pack itself does take some time to charge up, since it's filling up 500mah and I do it via the PC usb port, so a direct wall charge would probably be faster.
I use it as a top up, so normally I plug it the phone in for an hour or so, take it to 80% charge. Haven't done any 0-100 trials
There are a couple more vendors on Amazon, check them out. I have noticed that the price of this model varies over time: I bought it at 22.95GBP, then saw it at 29.95, and now it's 25...
thank you for your reply, do you think the charger of DHD will charge it faster?
I am using the Gum Pro from justmobile and I'm really satisfied. 4400mAh capacity, 1000mA output... charging way faster than standard charger. Lasts for 3-4 charges...
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Fantastic, I want that for my DHD
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thank you for your reply, do you think the charger of DHD will charge it faster?
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I would think so. I'm not sure about the output the battery pack receives from my USB port (I have 2 ports on the laptop, and one is connected to a hub with 10 outputs of which 5 are normally in use, which is where the pack is recharged from) - but the wall chargers are normally faster in my experience.
Anyway, a slower charge is always recommended, as it's said that the battery performs better with slow chargers, and I can tell you it's truth, I now onlye charge the phone via USB and seems to have a better battery life(not much better, but still, bit better)
well, I have buy the one I posted and I charged with htc wall charger (it will charge my phone 3 times), that's good but today when I try to charge it again it's say that it's empty. I plug it in charger and in 5 min it's full. (it's take around 2 hour to full charge). when I plug my phone back on - to charge it - it's working normal.... it's that ok or it's going to final/death
I mean it needs a inpulse to go back to normal
It's this happend for you guys?
It sounds like it isn't working properly, though I'm sure you noticed .
Proporta offer a no-hassle returns policy, though you will probably have to pay the postage - so you could request a replacement, or just get you money back & get yourself another brand.
We offer a super high capacity USB battery @ 9600mAh for roughly 39 Euro / USD 55 shipped to any country. The down side is having a single USB port output only comparing to Proporta's dual output.
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http://www.netimes.com/shop/power-master-9600mah-portable-mobile-power-p-3052.html?cPath=445_711
Just another update to you guys that we've sourced the dual USB output battery in white, with a price tag of US$36.14 plus shipping of $4.73 worldwide.
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Just another update to you guys that we've sourced the dual USB output battery in white, with a price tag of US$36.14 plus shipping of $4.73 worldwide.
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Wow... that looks physically identical (but in white) to the New Trent 5000mah casing. Even the charge/discharge indicators and button.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-Dual-port-IMP50D-Blackberry/dp/B004AM1OK4/ref=pd_cp_ce_1
Er... can you fit double the capacity into the same volume? What are its dimensions?
sorry for bad pic but here you can have an ideea about the size.
got another clone of the new trent one, tecknet iEP380 5000mAh, about £23 via amazon
note these all charge via the mini usb conector , not the micro charger one that the desire HD uses,
its about the size of the phone again, so not an everyday item to carry around, but when your away from a power source for a day or two it does the job well.
Well,
I got the Tronsmart Titan charging station 2 weeks ago and made a review on a local hebrew forum im in, decided to translate and publish it in english (if anyone want the hebrew original : LINK) posting it in the note 4/5 as i own both of them and tested with both.
there is also an xda quick video review LINK
The Company
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Tronsmart is a new chinese company that emerged in the last few month and is seen more and more, while their main product line was android and windows based media boxs, they moved to chargers as well.
In The BoxThe box itself is simple white looking, nothing fancy but i don't want it to be anyway... don't judge a book by it's cover or a charger by its box.
In the box itself we can find:
the charger
power cable
info papers
The biggest issue i have with this is the fact that Tronsmart decided not to include any USB cables with the charger, while most of the users will have their own cable, it's still something i would want to see, considering their other products come with a charger.
SpecificationsThe main feature of the Titan is the 5 ports that supports qualcomm's quick charge 2.0, not something you see every day with a charger.
model : TS-UC5F
Size:5.9 x 2.9 x 8.4 cm
Weight : 290 gr
Ports: 5 * USB QC2.0
Output: DC 5V/2A, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A
Power: 90W
Color : Black / White
product page
Amazon
This isn't the smallest of lightest charging station around, but it is the only one i know that has 5!!! QC2.0 ports, and while it might be considered an overkill (who has 5 QC supporting devices anyway?) it isn't one once you think about it, more and more devices support QC or QC compatible charging technologies (an Asus Zen2 worked with QC charger for me) and for someone who has many devices in the house this is the perfect solution.
Closer LookThe charger itself in my case is black with rough finish on the top with only the sides and the logo smooth (and attract finger prints)
In the front we find 5 green USB ports that match the green led indicator on the top right side of the charger.
On the bottom there are 4 small rubber legs that prevent it from moving on the table and on the back we find the power port and ON/OFF switch.
Charging TestsI did my tests with both my note 4 and 5 with the 4 being my "old" device and was tested without a working sim (so no interruptions) compared to my "new" 5 that was tested while having a sim.
I used BATTERY LOG to log the charging state and time.
well, with the note 5 we can see that more or less both the original samsung "quick charge" and the Titan do the same great job having in both cases charge the device from 3% to 60% in 35 minutes, a bit over the claimed 0-60 in 30minutes but this was a "live" working devices, still good in my book.
The note 4 tests (with 2 small issues... started at 5% and missed 70%) we find a big difference after the 60% mark, with 10 minute difference at 70% and almost an hour at 100%.
In both cases the Titan work as well or even better then the original charger.
Final WordsWhile not everyone need a 5 port QC charger, it is still something that is good to have if you own several devices at home, that fact that all of the ports are QC2.0, this tech in getting into more and more devices so we might see if more often later on.
for the current price of about ~38$ it's not the cheapest charging station but far from being the expensive one with the fact that it has 5 ports and a 90W behind them.
The Good
5 ports
all of the 5 ports QC2.0
stable
price
power switch
charging performance
design
The Bad
big
comes without cables
i give it a solid
9.5/10
After using their single port USB C charger Choetech send me their latest, which has 1 Type C port and 2 Type A ports. The Type C port delivers 5w/3a charging and the Type A ports offer 5w/2.4a max. The C port performed basically the same as my stock 6p charger, and while plugging in devices to the Type A ports caused a slight decrease in the power going to the C port it was only around 50mAh so it was nearly inconsequential. The size on this is small enough that I can throw it in a bag without worrying, and the foldable plug design helps keep it compact. Three ports mean I only need one charger for my phone, watch and Bluetooth speaker making this a great travel charger. Overall I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a quality charger that can handle both old and new devices.
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*wall, lol
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I pulled around 2600mah, but my battery was at 55-60%. with the stock charger I pulled basically the same
Looks pretty good. The multiple ports would be nice to charge my tablet at the same time as my phone.
ETA: I also like that the plug folds flat, I much prefer that design even if it's a little bigger.
PM sent as well.
I was just thinking about looking for a c type charger on Amazon this morning. Came here first, looks like this would fit the bill nicely.
I meant to purchase a combo pack the last time I saw someone mention their chargers. They were having some special though, I think, where you could get a wall adapter and cable together and get some amount off. If I run into that again, I'll more than likely pick it up. I need myself a work charger.
Got this as well and it is amazing. I received this new charger and the type C port delivers 5w/3a charging and the type A ports supports up to 5w/2.4a max. The C port works perfectly as well as the type A. The foldable prongs makes this a compact design and less risky to damage. Overall I would highly recommend this to everyone.
I just did a charge test with this unit. I have had good results with this one as well as the single port one.
7:28 PM - 3% Battery - 2550 mA in Ampere
8:25 PM - 78% Battery - Didnt check for mA
8:52 PM - 96% Battery - 650 mA
9:12 PM - 100% charged (it finished before this but didnt check the exact time). Likely done before 9 PM
Testing was done with the OEM google USB-C cable
I just bought this charger...since I got a used n6p w/o a charger...I read it was good for the n6p...is it true?
Just got my 3 port. I used it today and it worked great. Rapid charging worked as expected.
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I just bought this charger...since I got a used n6p w/o a charger...I read it was good for the n6p...is it true?
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I have this also and it works well
kellybrf said:
I have this also and it works well
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Thanks for the info man.
Looks like there is still no EU version of this charger, I'm sad
Full disclosure, I was provided this unit by RavPower in exchange for an honest review. The first thing I noticed about this charger was the weight; it a heavier than my other chargers but in a good, sturdy way. The folding plug feels very solid as it snaps into place, and overall the construction seems very good. The size is nice and small, perfect for throwing in your laptop or travel bag. As far as charging goes, it offers USB C charging at a max of 29w for devices like a MacBook. With my Nexus 6p it was able to deliver nearly the full charging speeds, registering at over 2900mAh using Ampere. One thing I noticed is that this charger seems to have less lag than other aftermarket chargers I own. It quickly ramped up to full speed and stayed there.
The Type C port offers max charging speeds of 20V 1.5A, 15V 2A, 9V 2A , 5V 3A max, while the iSmart port will deliver 5V 2.4A max to legacy devices like your tablet or iPhone. Overall I am really impressed with this charger. It's nice and small, offers solid build quality and most importantly has great charging speeds.
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Is it compliant? Many cheap type c chargers completely violate the USB Type-C Spec now.
I don't have the setup to test, but their other type c devices are so I would imagine this one is
thank you for the info
That's weird.
I got my charger two days ago and when I'm charging my N5X via USB C jack the current is just around 1400 mA no matter which cable I use (Apple, cable matters).
Does anyone have the same issue?
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After updating to Stock N it's all fine. Came from DU 10.5.
With my S10+ and S9 before it, I had several multi-port USB chargers where one support QC 2.0 or better for fast charging. Other than the OEM charger, I haven't seen any other chargers explicitly support the 9V/2.77A USB-PD 3.0 PPS standard the Note 20 Ultra uses. I have seen some USB-PD 45W chargers that say in the footnites that they do not support the 25W standard so this makes me wary of others. Grateful for any experiences others have had.
Even I am looking for an answer to this. Anybody found anything?
There's a few on Amazon I've ordered, I will update when I try them out
I got a car charger that actually does pps. And also a battery tank as well. Both charge the phone at 25watts (super fast charging).
You guys only looking for wall chargers?
I'm interested more in a power bank if possible
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Diaconescu_Tiberiu said:
I'm interested more in a power bank if possible
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Power bank I have and have tested out fully
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08B3GLY4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fab_jM.BFb24JTYWR
Charges everything I have at full speed but notably the Samsung super fast charging.
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Power bank I have and have tested out fully
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08B3GLY4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fab_jM.BFb24JTYWR
Charges everything I have at full speed but notably the Samsung super fast charging.
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That looks like a beast of a battery bank. Such days. 100 watt out of battery bank. Amazing .
i carry a backpack with my laptop and other items (my man purse) and i just keep the 25watt brick and have this. fits in the front pouch of my man purse (backpack) and i get AC power to boot.
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or samms 25W 1000mah brick. i use this one too. two usb c ports plus fast wireless charging up top. you can charge more than one thing at a time. both of these items are small footprints.
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i carry a backpack with my laptop and other items (my man purse) and i just keep the 25watt brick and have this. fits in the front pouch of my man purse (backpack) and i get AC power to boot.
or samms 25W 1000mah brick. i use this one too. two usb c ports plus fast wireless charging up top. you can charge more than one thing at a time. both of these items are small footprints.
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Just looked up. Omni goes for 200 bucks. Thats a lot of money for a portable battery bank. But amazing features. ?