At a glance
Expert’s Rating
Pros
- Integrated USB-C charging cable
- Useful smart display
- Compact
- Good price-performance ratio
Cons
- Shell sensitive to scratches
Our Verdict
If you don’t have much space in your pocket, this power bank from Anker is compact and boasts an integrated USB-C charging cable. It’s great for phones but is powerful enough to give your laptop a decent boost if required.
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Anker has thought about what power users really need from a power bank. A special feature of this compact 10,000mAh power bank is the integrated USB-C charging cable. This means that owners of phones with a USB-C charging port no longer have to think about keeping their charging cable with them at all times. When not in use, the stowed away cable serves as a handy carrying strap. There are also USB-C and a USB-A ports so you can charge more than one device at a time.
The maximum charging power via USB-C is 30W, on USB-A 22.5 watts. This is enough to charge an iPhone 15 by 51 per cent in 30 minutes, an iPad Pro 11-inch by 36 per cent and a MacBook Air M1 by 21 per cent. These are impressive values for such a compact power bank.
We are also impressed by the speed with which the 30W Nano Power Bank is itself recharged, as it only takes around 1.5 hours. You can supply several devices with energy at the same time, but then the devices have to share a charging capacity of 24W.
Thomas Bergbold
The display, which is only visible when it is active, is well implemented. It provides a relatively reliable indication of the time the power bank can still supply energy or until it is fully charged. This is controlled by the battery management system and is subject to fluctuations depending on the temperature and connected devices. In addition to the time, the battery status is displayed with a green circle and a percentage.
This compact power bank weighs just 215 grams and the housing is made from 80% recycled plastic. The housing is available in three colours: Ice Lake Blue, Shell White, Lilac Purple, Natural Green, and Black Stone.
Thomas Bergbold
Price
The 30W Anker Nano Power Bank costs $39.99 / £39.99, which is a great proce for such a useful and feature-packed high-capacity battery pack.
Verdict
Anker is well-known for its detailed power solutions. The 30W Nano Power Bank is a particularly good example of this. Designed for mobile use, it offers enough power to recharge an iPhone twice. With USB-A and USB-C, there are sufficient connections available, but the permanently installed USB-C cable stands out in particular. This makes forgetting a connection cable a thing of the past.
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This article originally appeared on our sister publication Macwelt and was translated and adapted from German.
Author: Thomas Bergbold, Contributor, Tech Advisor
Thomas Bergbold is a freelancer for our German sister site Macwelt, for which he has written regularly since 2007. He has been an active Mac user since he came into contact with the Macintosh LC during his studies in the early 1990s. Through Performa and various Power Macintosh G3, G4 and G5, he remained loyal to the Macintosh as a media creator. The trained communications engineer has had a love for high-quality hi-fi devices and music reproduction since his school days. As a photographer and media professional in the creative industry, he relies on Apple products professionally and also enjoys passing on his knowledge in training courses.
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