Category: power bank

ASUS ZenPower Ultra Hands-on, First Impressions

Daniel Morial

ASUS’ bigger and better power bank is coming to the Philippines soon and while we await its official local release, here’s our brief hands-on with it.

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The ASUS ZenPower Ultra has double of everything its predecessor has. It’s got twice the size, capacity, and ports. There’s also an additional LED flashlight to top everything off.

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It’s still made out of quality aluminum which feels premium on hand. This is one of the great trait of the previous ZenPower that other power banks in its range don’t have, aside from Xiaomi of course. A 4 tiny LED indicator still shows how many bars you have left.

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Aside from material, its tallness is also one of the first things you’d notice upon holding. Since it’s got twice the capacity — from 10050mAh to 20100mAh. If we would translate that to the needs of the Zenfone 2 Laser, it would be of service 5.5 times.

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Now that we have two full-size USB ports, you can simultaneously fuel up two devices. Both ports support Quick Charge 2.0, so it’s got fast-charging capabilities and for those who are wondering the rated output are 5.1V/2.4A, 9.1V/2A or 12.1V/1.5A. A trusty micro-USB port is still where you plug in to induce power to the bank and this port also supports Quick Charge 2.0 meaning you can do fast-charging of the power bank as well. ASUS claims a full charge for about 7.5 hours.

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Not all power banks are created the same and having the ASUS brand labeled on the device, you’re getting a number of technologies built to it for protection:

  • Temperature protection
  • Short circuit protection
  • Reset protection
  • Input over voltage protection
  • Output over voltage protection
  • Input reverse direction protection
  • Over charge/over discharge protection
  • Output over current protection
  • Cell PTC protection
  • Adapter protection
  • JEITA protection

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It comes in three colors — black, silver, pink — so you can still put a bit of personality to this industrial accessory. Pricing is still a mystery but we can say it would be above the Php2k mark.
 

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This sub-Php1K phone has 6800mAh battery, can charge your iPhone

Kevin Bruce Francisco

CKK Mobile‘s Power 2, which is your standard feature phone, comes with the basic functions of a handset plus a beefy 6800mAh battery that could act as a powerbank and charge other phones.

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CKK Mobile Power 2 specs:
2.4-inch display
MicroSD up to 16GB
1.3MP camera
Dual-SIM/dual standby
Multimedia player
FM/BT/GPRS/MMS
Flashlight
6800mAh battery with charging features

With this kind of battery capacity and capability to charge other devices, it further proves that feature phones are  here to stay. The Mobile Power 2 is available for Php999 and comes with a free USB light.

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AspectSolar SB-37A 10,000mAh Battery Pack Hands-on, First Impressions

Daniel Morial

We recently reviewed the AspectSolar DUO-Flex 2, a portable solar panel charger you can use for your outdoor activities or when in an emergency. One of the options for purchase with it is to have their own battery pack dubbed as the SB-37A.

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To start off, the AspectSolar SB-37A looks like your typical battery pack or popularly known as a power bank. It has a 10,000mAh capacity tucked in a rectangular aluminum casing. It’s taller but slimmer than the usual Xiaomi and ASUS power banks.

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It’s got an LED strip indicators up front to show how much battery charge are left in its cells.

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While the power button is located on the left. You can check out the battery level by single pressing the power button.

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All the ports are situated on top — two full-size USB and a micro-USB. And the good news is, all the three ports support quick-charging. This will translate to faster charging of the battery pack and also, faster charging of your mobile devices.

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Inside it is a Lithium-ion Polymer cell with, as mentioned earlier, 10,000mAh capacity. The input power to charge the power bank through the micro-USB port is 5V 2.0A. Using the included AC charger, a full charge would take about 8 – 10 hours according to the manufacturer.

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The two USB ports support high power output of 5V 2.1A. If your mobile device supports quick charging, it will greatly benefit from the battery pack’s capable ports.

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Overall, the build of the battery pack is solid and the support for quick charging is definitely a great feature to have. The Aspect Solar SB-37A battery pack is being sold through Lazada for Php 3,499 (link) or avail of the Aspect Solar DUO-Flex2 Pro pack, which includes the battery pack plus the portable solar charger for bundled price of Php 6,990 (link).

 

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AspectSolar SB-37A 10,000mAh Battery Pack Hands-on, First Impressions

Daniel Morial

We recently reviewed the AspectSolar DUO-Flex 2, a portable solar panel charger you can use for your outdoor activities or when in an emergency. One of the options for purchase with it is to have their own battery pack dubbed as the SB-37A.

aspect-solar-sb37a-1

To start off, the AspectSolar SB-37A looks like your typical battery pack or popularly known as a power bank. It has a 10,000mAh capacity tucked in a rectangular aluminum casing. It’s taller but slimmer than the usual Xiaomi and ASUS power banks.

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It’s got an LED strip indicators up front to show how much battery charge are left in its cells.

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While the power button is located on the left. You can check out the battery level by single pressing the power button.

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All the ports are situated on top — two full-size USB and a micro-USB. And the good news is, all the three ports support quick-charging. This will translate to faster charging of the battery pack and also, faster charging of your mobile devices.

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Inside it is a Lithium-ion Polymer cell with, as mentioned earlier, 10,000mAh capacity. The input power to charge the power bank through the micro-USB port is 5V 2.0A. Using the included AC charger, a full charge would take about 8 – 10 hours according to the manufacturer.

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The two USB ports support high power output of 5V 2.1A. If your mobile device supports quick charging, it will greatly benefit from the battery pack’s capable ports.

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Overall, the build of the battery pack is solid and the support for quick charging is definitely a great feature to have. The Aspect Solar SB-37A battery pack is being sold through Lazada for Php 3,499 (link) or avail of the Aspect Solar DUO-Flex2 Pro pack, which includes the battery pack plus the portable solar charger for bundled price of Php 6,990 (link).

 

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Mi Philippines announces date for Xiaomi 16,000mAh power bank sale

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After being priced locally just the other day, the Xiaomi 16,000mAh Mi Power Bank will now be on sale and Mi Philippines reveals the date.

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A video posted on their Facebook page shows the details for the sale. It will be on April 24, 2015 at 12noon over at Lazada’s site. Again, the 16,000mAh Mi Power Bank features an aluminum shell like its smaller siblings and has two USB ports for charging two devices at the same time.

It is priced at Php1,299 so be sure to be on standby if you want to secure your own charger!

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