Can anyone recommend a battery pack (portable power bank) <3
 

Can anyone recommend a battery pack <3

By that, I mean one of those portable battery packs that can recharge your phone on the go.

This is my first time considering one, so I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions! I would also like to buy a couple as gifts for my friends.

Ideally, the battery pack would be used to charge an iPhone at the very least.

Thank you!

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@My Friends; anyone have suggestions <3 thank you!!!

sorry i have no idea... i dont know anything about technology. i have heard that lemons are great for power. lol. but i dont know that works... something about copper and not copper... sorry..

The best kind of charger to get would be a USB charger. Since most smart phones use a USB to connect to the adapter for the wall, a usb charger would be viable for all usb based phone devices (iphone and android)

That being said, you also would need to consider if you want a fast charge or a slow charge. Mine is pretty slow, but good for if the power goes out.

Sorry I have no suggestions...I is technology challenged! Lol!

haven't got the foggiest. i'll ask hubby later

Depends on which size you want and which type.

There are rechargable ones or AA disposable battery ones most power banks come with a standar micro USB so they'll just need to use their own wire.

Personally I own several of them: bigger ones which hold more power, which you can get about two full phone charges out of and small ones, or "lipstick" ones as they've been called which hold less power but you can still get a full or majoritory phone charge out of.

As for where to get one if you go to TJ Maxx, Claire's Accessories do them. It depends on if you want a plain one or one with a pattern on.

I'm not really great with these sorts of things. [sweat] Sorry!

I know nothing of the battery packs of which you refer. However, in times past, I used to carry a fully charged spared battery with me. Of course this is an expensive alternative to a battery pack, but certainly is less bulky and cumbersome. You may be asking, "Well, Mr. Wrong smarty pants, then I would need two phones for simultaneous charging. Phones are expensive. Phone batteries are expensive, too. Do you think I am made of money?"

To that I would answer there are battery ports that only charge the phone battery without the need for the phone itself. Unfortunately, I do not know how much these nifty chargers are or even where they are sold. My guess would be wherever you purchased the phone. Whenever I have phone issues or questions I can either call my carrier's tech support or visit a retail store in person.

I know nothing about battery packs. [blush] Sooo, I can't help ya there. D:

I have one of them kind of charging docks too (spare cell battery) but then again I have multiple phones as well...... One phone stopped working fully and the new one is SAME BATTERY so I can use the dock or the old cell will charge it too...,.. Then power outages I have the one above toohttps://www.googleadservices.com/pag...Qwg8IHA&adurl=
Had one of these types but mine was different branded and slightly different

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Then here's Walmart scroll to middle bottom pages all sorts of them even a solar charger one
https://www.walmart.com/search/?quer...match&cat_id=0

https://www.walmart.com/search/?quer...cat_id=1105910

I own this one dispite what the review says I've never had any issues with mine.

I would certainly say go into a shop to get one then you can always ask for a gift recipt should anything go wrong then they can take it back.

Sorry your batterys are different brands to ours so im no use lol

Gizzie never knew this, I thought batteries were the same everywhere [headdesk]

Sorry for any confusion. I added "portable power bank" to the thread title so hopefully it is more clear <3

also thank you so much to everyone who's responded or has been posting suggestions!!!! including vinny xiii who private messaged me :)

some more details! <3

• The friends I had in mind for this gift are both "traditional" males (wasn't sure what word to use, but they would probably prefer a solid color over colorful patterns)
• Preferably no need to put your own batteries in it. I am thinking they should be able to charge the battery pack itself and then bring it with them on road trips or hiking
• One of my friends doesn't know much about technology, but the other is super knowledgeable about technology including what brands are good. That is why I am also hoping to get a good brand, at least for that friend? haha (but I don't know much about the brands lol)

I do realize I am lurking in the darkness of the lunatic fringe for saying this, but I am one of those wackos who don't mind being asked what they want for a Christmas gift. Crazy, I know.

My cousin got this one (unfortunately not available) and she likes it. It charges her phone lots before she needs to recharge the battery pack. I mean, it depends on how much you intend to charge. Bigger ones like that with more mAh will give you more charges than the ones you find in the dollar store. I got a little cheapie from Five Below and it'll give me a hit a juice, but it doesn't give me a full charge. Bigger ones can. And it depends on if the phones in question have quick charge capabilities and if the chargers do as well. I mean, you can sink anywhere form $5 to $50 on some of these things.

Nope they're different. Some may be the same. But the ones that my sister in laws bf bought back from the USA, we couldn't get them here.

that is fine, mr. wrong :) I don't think you are a "wacko" at all

I think it's fun to surprise people too <3 I think my friend has a feeling he is getting a christmas gift from me, because he hinted at getting me a hanukkah gift. I have no idea what he would get me, and I have a feeling he has no idea what I would get him either. It's all for fun :D

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thank you, yes I saw some on amazon that I am now considering. It seems like iphones require at least 2000 mAh (not sure what this unit is) to full recharge, and I saw some battery packs that have 6000 mAh so maybe those would be good (should really look up what that unit is, haha)

---------- Post added 12-04-2016 at 12:21 PM ----------

that's so interesting *nods* I didn't know that, although I was aware that the outlets are different. I had to buy an adapter for when I traveled to Europe, for example