The trickle charge mode is for keeping the USB A port on while drawing very little current. It won't stop a laptop drawing 100W from a type C if it wants to.
7:42 ah now I understand why we must plug out our socket if it's not in use apparently plugged socket still draws power even if the device is off thanks for the explanation
if you are charging your iPhone and then plug the bank into a high power supply, will it recharge itself at high speed while still giving 25 watts to the phone?
Does the trickle charge function limit the power output for all 3 ports? I remember reading or watching somewhere that it only limits the power output on the usb A port. Maybe you can clarify that a bit.
It doesn’t limit the power at all, it only keeps the charger on for a few hours when charging small devices. Otherwise it shuts off because the load is so low.
What if i use an adapter to barrel plug then plug it to a gaming laptop? Can it push 140w consistently? And passthrough charging? (This is plugged to the wall as well) Atm im using 100w gan charger usb c + barrel adapter. Note: just lazy to bring big charger always
There are plenty. Shargeek, Anker and Omni all make smaller capacity power banks that charge faster and still give up to 20w of charging.... for reference, the old tiny square iPhone charging plug that used to come with iPhones gave about 5w
@@tdcattech You're right, connected when the battery is low it goes up to around 20W. So will be the battery optimisation slowing the charge (which even when disabled still charges quite slow) 0 - 10% and its much quicker. Apple products are terrible for 'fast charging'
They already make something like that The Anker 733 is a GANPrime™charger with 65W of power output going to 2 USB-C ports and 1 USB-A. It also has a 10,000mAh battery built in, however the charger can only supply 30W of power on battery. You can actually recharge the battery through the top USB-C port; you don't have to charge it with the AC outlet. Sadly it appears this charger is only in the US
I always get confused about watt hours. Could you tell me how many times you can charge a typical cell phone with the device from zero to give me an idea?
Which is best charging cable to buy for this charger to use with iPhone 14 pro max and another cable to charge the apple Airpods and another cable to charge MacBook Pro 14”😊 I like the cables which have lcd
I can think of two reasons. Firstly, you're using the USB-A port to charge. Secondly, your battery is already at a high percentage and won't be at the same stage of charging where a high current (and therefore higher power) is drawn. Other than that... 🤷🏻♂️
It does, I used my 747 and charged my Samsung S20 FE with it. The lock screen displayed "Super Fast Charging" and the charge times were comparable to when I used a Samsung 25 watt Super Fast Charger plug.
Wont charge my Asus G15 for some reason. My laptop can accept 100w over USB C. When I plug this battery into it, it starts to charge, reaches about 10w charging speed, then the battery shuts off and turns back on again. It will do this forever. I dont have anything else that charges at 100w but when I plug my phone or other small devices in it charges those fine. What I find odd is if I use a lower rated cable that cant handle 100w fast charging, the laptop does charge but it charges at 60w. Then switching to higher powered cables that I've ran 90w + on this laptop, it goes back into the power loop. Im using another Anker wall adapter right now and its fast charging my laptop at full speed. There is something weird with ankers "smart" charging detection or something.
Some Asus laptops only accept max wattage from Asus laptop chargers. My Asus x13 will do 65w from any capable charging source, but full spec 100w only from the original Asus charger. It's an Asus 'feature'
Ports on mine stopped working intermittently, ones that did work didn't even charge the steam deck properly. Putting a phone in on top made it even worse. the 30 odd watt it gave to the deck went down to 20, the phone that shoudl bepulling 20 pulled 8. Pull one out and the wattage went up but still not to where it should be on the steam deck front. Absolutely awful power bank for me. Especially when charging 2 devices, it fell apart very quickly.
I got one to charge my DJI Mini 3 Pro but all this poorly designed device does is give a UVP error. It seems the PD does not output 12v so is not compatible with all PD devices. A real shame and also not impressed with makers support as this is a known problem.
you could just get a 240W-48V cable which would be better than the free 140 cable they give you (which is not a usb-IC spec). and you could test it with a Pinecil soldering Iron which may be the only other PD 3.1 device in the world right now next to the macbook 2022 laptop. a real EPR device will run on the Anker 737 at 28V and not measly 20V.
I’ve heard that too (300 cycles) but I’m struggling to confirm it anywhere. I’m now up to 34 cycles so it will take a while but it would absolutely ridiculous if this completely stopped working!
I don't think it becomes useless. All batteries start losing their capacity the more cycles they've had, so maybe what they mean is that after 300 cycles you can feel that the overall capacity is reduced. Now I am sure that it's not gonna be crazy like it having only half of its original capacity, but maybe expect it going from 24k mah to around 20kmah on that point. Truth is that it happens with absolutely every single device so I think it's reasonable
One could argue that about any battery. Where did you get the 300 figure from? It's likely to have a capacity reduction after 300 charges but I doubt it would be useless.
NO! Depending on whether this is using graphene or not you will get a minimum of 500 cycles up to around 2,000 cycles. As reference, Apple laptops batteries are engineered to last at least 5 years with normal daily use at which point they will likely have between 500-1,000 full cycles.
@@tdcattech another UA-camr stated Anker has declined his warranty claim, as the product is only advertised to last 300 charges. Anker seemed to have removed all claims of how many charges this lasts.
@@drofwarcnwahs2108 graphene? You are actually expecting graphene at this price? Anker itself advertises this as 300 charges according to another youtuber so.
Your wrong, this powerbank doesn‘t charge any PD compatible laptop, not the HP Spectre x360 series, after plug in the Anker powerbank the laptop freezes and the display gets black, the laptop is unusable until plug out the Anker powerbank. Very very unsatisfying…just to say, with Zendure Supertank Pro the charging of the HP Spectre x360 is crazy fast with 88 watt.
£150 for me! So, about $175! It’s a very useful power bank but it is just a power bank. It’s a new release so I bet Black Friday (or similar) will see a good deal on this.
That is a competative price to other similiar products. Just dropped to $99 for Cyber Monday. Set a camelcamelcamel alert since I'm certain they will drop to this price range again.
@@jayholm2142 But with low power outputs i.e. 30W or less. I have similar power banks and use them only to trickle charge phones. They don't do a good job powering laptops etc.
Great review - I liked how you showed real-life results with using the 737. Many reviews don't do a very good job of this.
The trickle charge mode is for keeping the USB A port on while drawing very little current. It won't stop a laptop drawing 100W from a type C if it wants to.
7:42 ah now I understand why we must plug out our socket if it's not in use
apparently plugged socket still draws power even if the device is off
thanks for the explanation
I like your review, very honest and straightforward
I use mine to charge my drone batteries when I'm out and about flying - it's a winner.
What drone do you use? I've tried using this in the DJI multi-battery charger and it displays a low voltage error and shuts down. 🤨
At this moment he knew he fucked up
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Do you even liftoff bro ? The Power Bank is heavy!
j/k
I'm using this with the DJI Two-way charging hub to recharge my DJI Mini 3 Pro batteries in the field. Working perfectly fine!
A very good video, great detail and straight to the point 👉.
Very good job on this video. You explained everything in detail
Glad you found it useful. I wasn't with my usual gear so I just filmed with what I had.
@@tdcattech Just Amazoned one for myself but please tell me that this comes with a power brick.
if you are charging your iPhone and then plug the bank into a high power supply, will it recharge itself at high speed while still giving 25 watts to the phone?
Yes
Nice review. Thanks. Having just spent a small fortune on the Zendure Supertank Pro this product is right up my street. Cheers.
Wow, those really are expensive. It makes the Anker seem reasonable if it has enough ports for you.
Does the trickle charge function limit the power output for all 3 ports? I remember reading or watching somewhere that it only limits the power output on the usb A port. Maybe you can clarify that a bit.
It doesn’t limit the power at all, it only keeps the charger on for a few hours when charging small devices. Otherwise it shuts off because the load is so low.
01:31 You know you can right click on desktop, go to view and click show/hide desktop icons.
As quick as if charges, is as quick as the battery goes
What if i use an adapter to barrel plug then plug it to a gaming laptop? Can it push 140w consistently? And passthrough charging? (This is plugged to the wall as well)
Atm im using 100w gan charger usb c + barrel adapter.
Note: just lazy to bring big charger always
A bit of a noob question. But what’s a smaller charger that chargers the power bank at a fast rate ? Cheers
There are plenty. Shargeek, Anker and Omni all make smaller capacity power banks that charge faster and still give up to 20w of charging.... for reference, the old tiny square iPhone charging plug that used to come with iPhones gave about 5w
Great video !
does it support a passthrough mode?
Thanks. This is informative.
Just got one to keep my MacBook, iPad, iPhone and headphones charged up during business travel.
Is it correct that my iPhone 13 mini only charges at around 8w when connected to C1?
It could be but I would expect more than that if you’re charging from a low battery level like 10%. I’d expect more like 20W.
@@tdcattech You're right, connected when the battery is low it goes up to around 20W. So will be the battery optimisation slowing the charge (which even when disabled still charges quite slow) 0 - 10% and its much quicker. Apple products are terrible for 'fast charging'
Charging my iPhone 11 only 10.2 watts max when battery low on phone
Would be nice if they would do a charger with battery built in. Essential their power bank and charger combined.
They already make something like that
The Anker 733 is a GANPrime™charger with 65W of power output going to 2 USB-C ports and 1 USB-A. It also has a 10,000mAh battery built in, however the charger can only supply 30W of power on battery. You can actually recharge the battery through the top USB-C port; you don't have to charge it with the AC outlet.
Sadly it appears this charger is only in the US
What is the big anker battery pack in the video?
Anker PowerHouse II 400 - geni.us/anker533 - I don't think they make them anymore. Shame really because it's better than the replacement IMHO.
40 degrees ? Thats hot 🥵
Question, are you interested in work with smartwatch ?
I always get confused about watt hours. Could you tell me how many times you can charge a typical cell phone with the device from zero to give me an idea?
A typical phone might have a 12Wh battery so factoring in inefficiencies in conversion etc and maybe 5-6 times.
@@tdcattech Yes, wh is the correct unit of displaying the capacity of a battery. mAh doesn't really mean anything
Which is best charging cable to buy for this charger to use with iPhone 14 pro max and another cable to charge the apple Airpods and another cable to charge MacBook Pro 14”😊 I like the cables which have lcd
You can use the cables that came with your devices
How come my newly purchased anker 737 powerbank charge very slowly? It only gives 5w charging to my iphone 14 pro max.
I can think of two reasons. Firstly, you're using the USB-A port to charge. Secondly, your battery is already at a high percentage and won't be at the same stage of charging where a high current (and therefore higher power) is drawn. Other than that... 🤷🏻♂️
Does this support Samsung 25 watt or 45 watt usb c charging?
It does, I used my 747 and charged my Samsung S20 FE with it. The lock screen displayed "Super Fast Charging" and the charge times were comparable to when I used a Samsung 25 watt Super Fast Charger plug.
it does you just need a PPS supported power supply or power bank to knew if it supports super fast charging for you phone
the charger supports up to 140watts. as long as you have the right cable, it should support it
@@47crazed samsung only uses max speed if the charger suppports the PPS protocol
@@LouRaX This charger supports PPS
Wont charge my Asus G15 for some reason. My laptop can accept 100w over USB C. When I plug this battery into it, it starts to charge, reaches about 10w charging speed, then the battery shuts off and turns back on again. It will do this forever. I dont have anything else that charges at 100w but when I plug my phone or other small devices in it charges those fine. What I find odd is if I use a lower rated cable that cant handle 100w fast charging, the laptop does charge but it charges at 60w. Then switching to higher powered cables that I've ran 90w + on this laptop, it goes back into the power loop. Im using another Anker wall adapter right now and its fast charging my laptop at full speed. There is something weird with ankers "smart" charging detection or something.
Some Asus laptops only accept max wattage from Asus laptop chargers. My Asus x13 will do 65w from any capable charging source, but full spec 100w only from the original Asus charger.
It's an Asus 'feature'
can you use anker 737 to charge samsung a14 5G
wish it was possible to plug it directly to a wall an use it both as charger and a battery
Ports on mine stopped working intermittently, ones that did work didn't even charge the steam deck properly. Putting a phone in on top made it even worse. the 30 odd watt it gave to the deck went down to 20, the phone that shoudl bepulling 20 pulled 8. Pull one out and the wattage went up but still not to where it should be on the steam deck front. Absolutely awful power bank for me. Especially when charging 2 devices, it fell apart very quickly.
That doesn’t sound good. Without wanting to sound harsh, I hope that’s a problem with the individual unit rather than the design!
Think it could handle a Chromebook?
id very surprised if you are able to get the full 86.4 wh of capacity @140w draw. With that 6 cell setup you'd get a lot of voltage sag on heavy loads
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Can it charge surface pro 8?
I see no reason why not.
I got one to charge my DJI Mini 3 Pro but all this poorly designed device does is give a UVP error. It seems the PD does not output 12v so is not compatible with all PD devices.
A real shame and also not impressed with makers support as this is a known problem.
you could just get a 240W-48V cable which would be better than the free 140 cable they give you (which is not a usb-IC spec). and you could test it with a Pinecil soldering Iron which may be the only other PD 3.1 device in the world right now next to the macbook 2022 laptop. a real EPR device will run on the Anker 737 at 28V and not measly 20V.
Mine won't charge at all. Waste of money😢
Great powerbank can you take this on a plane 😀
Yes, I think so. The limit is 100Wh so you should be fine with this as long as it’s not in checked luggage.
@@tdcattech going to order and then sell after powerbanks
You are wrong. Both USB C ports support 140 Watts each
I read a different review saying this power bank has a limited number of uses so once you reach it, the power bank becomes useless. True?
I’ve heard that too (300 cycles) but I’m struggling to confirm it anywhere. I’m now up to 34 cycles so it will take a while but it would absolutely ridiculous if this completely stopped working!
ua-cam.com/video/HYnVQ7_bcMo/v-deo.html - These are my thoughts.
Interesting question.... Thanks @TDCatTech for being on top of it!
I don't think it becomes useless. All batteries start losing their capacity the more cycles they've had, so maybe what they mean is that after 300 cycles you can feel that the overall capacity is reduced. Now I am sure that it's not gonna be crazy like it having only half of its original capacity, but maybe expect it going from 24k mah to around 20kmah on that point. Truth is that it happens with absolutely every single device so I think it's reasonable
If you fancied spending even more money! i highly recommend pairing it with the anker 737 wall adapter. charges it at a crazy speed!!
The 737 adapter is 120W. On this video, he showed an Apple adapter that is 140W, which can charge the power bank even faster.
When you charge it over 100w the wall adapter doesn’t get hot?
I would like to see a solar panel below the screen
Is this eia approved?
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Only lasts 300 Charges. Its a waste of resources...
One could argue that about any battery. Where did you get the 300 figure from? It's likely to have a capacity reduction after 300 charges but I doubt it would be useless.
NO! Depending on whether this is using graphene or not you will get a minimum of 500 cycles up to around 2,000 cycles. As reference, Apple laptops batteries are engineered to last at least 5 years with normal daily use at which point they will likely have between 500-1,000 full cycles.
@@tdcattech another UA-camr stated Anker has declined his warranty claim, as the product is only advertised to last 300 charges. Anker seemed to have removed all claims of how many charges this lasts.
@@drofwarcnwahs2108 graphene? You are actually expecting graphene at this price? Anker itself advertises this as 300 charges according to another youtuber so.
Here are my thoughts - ua-cam.com/video/HYnVQ7_bcMo/v-deo.html
Your wrong, this powerbank doesn‘t charge any PD compatible laptop, not the HP Spectre x360 series, after plug in the Anker powerbank the laptop freezes and the display gets black, the laptop is unusable until plug out the Anker powerbank. Very very unsatisfying…just to say, with Zendure Supertank Pro the charging of the HP Spectre x360 is crazy fast with 88 watt.
My unit constantly shows .1 W output on the A port. Anyone else face this issue?
Do you have trickle charge mode on ? Maybe try double clicking the button I have an anker power bank
Lightning chip on apple cables? Plug out all cables and within a few mins it’ll zero.
@@adammachin ooh
$150 on Amazon, yeah....no thanks🤪😠🙄!!!
£150 for me! So, about $175! It’s a very useful power bank but it is just a power bank. It’s a new release so I bet Black Friday (or similar) will see a good deal on this.
@@tdcattech it is, but that's an absolute ridiculous price for a power bank. I have 3 20,000mah power banks that were $27 each.
That is a competative price to other similiar products. Just dropped to $99 for Cyber Monday. Set a camelcamelcamel alert since I'm certain they will drop to this price range again.
@@jayholm2142 But with low power outputs i.e. 30W or less. I have similar power banks and use them only to trickle charge phones. They don't do a good job powering laptops etc.
Get to the damn point. How do you charge it???????.
You just plug in a USB C cable to one of the the USB C ports that’s labeled as an in/out port.
What is the estimated life span in years?
Impossible to say with batteries as everyone uses them differently. Let’s say 3 years with a slight drop in capacity (80-90%). Not bad really.
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