Pokemon Go Power Banks

[Whosonicus]

So I have been wasting my life playing Pokémon go, and like everyone's experience, it eats their battery.

I have been looking in local electronic stores and looking for power banks. I usually see something like 2000mAh or 4000mAh.

What do these mean? can I charge my iPhone 5c twice on these? All I now is the higher the better (right?).

[Pesukarhu]

mAh stands for milliampere hour. Basically how much power you can pull from the battery. The 5c is supposed to have a 1500mAh battery. If you are playing at the same time you are maybe going to get 50-75% charge from a 2000mAh bank. Depends if they are advertising cell capacity or what it can actually deliver. More mAh is better, and 1Ah = 1000mAh. A 4000mAh bank would probably charge your iphone twice when playing at the same time, and 2,5 times-ish when not in use during charging.

[SeamusFrederick]

16 minutes ago, Pesukarhu said:

A 4000mAh bank would probably charge your iphone twice when playing at the same time, and 2,5 times-ish when not in use during charging.

theoretically speaking yeah

[Whosonicus]

Thanks mates.

I just got smarter today.

[Whosonicus]

2 hours ago, SeamusFrederick said:

theoretically speaking yeah

 

2 hours ago, Pesukarhu said:

mAh stands for milliampere hour. Basically how much power you can pull from the battery. The 5c is supposed to have a 1500mAh battery. If you are playing at the same time you are maybe going to get 50-75% charge from a 2000mAh bank. Depends if they are advertising cell capacity or what it can actually deliver. More mAh is better, and 1Ah = 1000mAh. A 4000mAh bank would probably charge your iphone twice when playing at the same time, and 2,5 times-ish when not in use during charging.

 

Another Question

 

Some of the power banks I see say it has 5 volts and 1 amp on the usb slots. or 5v and 2.1 amps. do you guys by any chance know the required volts and amps for iPhone 5c? What if I use the wrong slot?

[Kobathor]

5 hours ago, Whosonicus said:

 

 

Another Question

 

Some of the power banks I see say it has 5 volts and 1 amp on the usb slots. or 5v and 2.1 amps. do you guys by any chance know the required volts and amps for iPhone 5c? What if I use the wrong slot?

Apple brand iPhone wall adapters charge at 5v 1 amp - so that's what I'd get.

[ShiftHitTheFan]

Totaly reconmed anything from anker. They are cheaper than brick and mortar stores, but high quality.

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-13000-Portable-Charger/dp/B00Z9QVE4Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1469987881&sr=8-2&keywords=anker

I have this one and love it.

[dtaflorida]

On 7/31/2016 at 0:59 PM, ShiftHitTheFan said:

Totaly reconmed anything from anker.

They have a confusing set of products however.

Powercore+ is their most recent and updated device with the best charging tech (better fast charging).

 

outdated but still sold are:

Powercore

Astro anything are really old