As smartphones and tablets push the envelope for faster and faster charging, many power banks have been left behind with no similar tech to offer customers. Not only do these older power banks charge your devices slowly, but they also take ages to charge themselves. It is an inconvenience at best and an even bigger problem here in South Africa as loadshedding schedules change so often.
Addressing this is Xiaomi with its 10 000mAh 22.5W Power Bank. As you may have guessed by the name this power bank offers a 10 000mAh capacity which is perfect for daily use when you’re on the go.
This capacity offers several charges of a typical phone battery without being so large that it weights you down. This capacity combined with the overall minute size of the power bank (just 14.8 X 7.4 X 1.5 centimetres) makes it small enough to even carry in your pocket, eliminating the need for it to live in a bag.
But the real showstopper is the 22.5 two-way fast charging. This power bank will not only charge your devices with speed, but it will also charge itself up faster than you’d expect.
Protecting both your devices and the power bank is smart electronics inside which carefully monitor and regulate all charging going through the three ports. This kind of safety is another area that is often overlooked in other power banks.
Those three ports are quite special. There are two full size USB-A ports and one USB Type-C port. That Type-C port is actually an input and output port that handles the fast charging. This doubling up of uses means that this power bank can charge up to three devices at the same time.
Even if you’re not regularly carrying three devices that need power at the same time, it’s a feature that you have at handy when needed. You can also be a hero to friends or family when their phone dies as you have a spare port they can use in a pinch.
The Xiaomi 10 000mAh 22.5W Power Bank is available in South Africa right now through leading retailers like Takealot and Makro. Make sure you check out all the other great products on offer and hundreds of consumer reviews from local customers who are already happy with their purchases.
