This external battery is shaped as popular Japanese action figure Danboard (if you want to see this little guy you can see him here Danboard Action Figure)). The power bank is made out plastic colored to look like cardboard and have the face of Danboard character. Danboard's eyes show the charging level of the battery, and the mouse is on/off button.
It is 2.875"L x 1.875"W x 1.25"H. It has two ports. This external battery supports charge through (it can charge devices while it is being charged itself).
It charging level is indicated by the color of the two round indicators (the eyes). The colors changes from yellow (full) to orange to red (close to empty). I found the colors a bit hard to tell from each other. The indicator comes on when you plug in a device or when you press the triangular button and then turns off in a few seconds.
This charger did well with my iPad Mini on port 2A. The results on 1A Port as well as the results of test for Nexus phone were below optimal (although above USB rate). I am including test results below for those who are interested in the details.
This external battery capacity is rated at 6000 mAh. Some capacity is lost to inefficiencies such as heat you can expect to get about 4500 mAh out of it. I was able to charge my Samsung Nexus phone with 3800 mAh extended battery from close to empty to full once with some power left in the power bank.
To tell how various battery packs perform I measure their performance with a current monitor. I use Samsung Nexus phone and iPad Mini for testing to give me a Android and an Apple mobile devices. I test all my chargers using the same charging cables and starting all tests at same charge level of the phone to account for non-linear charging. This allows me to compare different batteries to each other so I can rate the battery keeping everything else constant.
Samsung Nexus phone:
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Danboard 1A port:___ 0.74/4.84V (below optimal)
Danboard 2A port:___ 0.80/4.83V (below optimal)
(for comparison the best charging monitor result for this phone is 1.00A/5V)
iPad Mini tablet:
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Danboard 1A port:___ 0.93/4.85V (below optimal)
Danboard 2A port:___ 1.25/5.13V (Excellent!)
(for comparison the best charging monitor result for this tablet is 1.70A/5V)
This battery pack is optimized for fast charging of Apple devices on port 2A. If you use Android devices and speed of charging is important this is not the speediest battery pack available.
If you know someone who likes the Danboard character this external battery is sure to be a hit.
You can find it on Amazon by following this link.
Ali Julia review ★★★★☆
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