How to Choose a Fast Charging Portable Charger

How to Choose a Fast Charging Portable Charger

With smartphones and tablets constantly running low on power, you need a portable charger that can quickly replenish the battery.fast charging portable charger The fastest chargers use high-speed charging standards to deliver more power in less time. They also incorporate built-in safety measures to ensure your devices are protected from overheating and overcharging. In addition, they're designed to be lightweight and compact for easy portability.

The best portable chargers feature the USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) standard, which supports the faster recharging speeds required for modern devices. They also have built-in ports for charging a variety of devices, including phones and tablets. Most importantly, they use internal controller chips that regulate the flow of electricity into the battery to avoid dangerous spikes and surges in current. They also monitor temperature and voltage to prevent overheating and overcharging.

If your charger isn't charging as fast as it should, there could be an issue with the circuitry or adapter. Check the power output of your adapter to make sure it's compatible with the charger, and try another outlet or a different USB cable. The battery may also be faulty, and you should contact the manufacturer to get a replacement.

A fast charging portable charger will typically have an indicator LED that turns green to indicate it's fully charged, and it will flash red if it needs more power to recharge. The capacity of a charger is usually rated in milliampere-hours (mAh), with higher numbers indicating more battery power. Ideally, you want to find a portable charger with a mAh rating that matches the maximum charge capacity of your phone or tablet.

For example, the Anker PowerCore Slim 10000 PD is a great portable charger that can replenish 50% of an iPhone 12's battery in about 30 minutes and a full charge in 1 hour and 56 minutes. It's also extremely light at 7.3 ounces, and its USB-C ports support up to 45W of power to rapidly refuel your devices.

You can also opt for the Anker PowerCore Plus 26800 PD, which is our top pick in this category and one of the highest-capacity batteries we've tested. Its massive 24,000mAh cell capacity can power up an iPhone 11 Pro Max four times or a MacBook Air 2020 twice. It refuels in 3.5 hours, which is nearly twice as fast as the average portable charger.

Tony is a computing writer at Tom's Guide, where he covers laptops, tablets, Windows, and iPadOS. He has been reviewing mobile products for more than 10 years, and his work has appeared on sites such as Laptop Mag, PC Mag, and various independent gaming blogs. In his spare time, he enjoys reading comic books and playing video games. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and three cats.