NOVOO Power Bank with AC Outlet 81W 22500mAh Review

I am an avid fresh water fisherman and needed a power bank that would not only be able to charge my phones but I also needed something that would take a three pin plug so I could charge and use my laptop for more than a couple of hours. I have a small powerbank I use on my phone but it is quite old now and only gives me one and a half charges so after having a good look round I decided on this mainly because of the power capacity and it seemed the best value in this range.

The Novoo powerbank arrived in a solid branded lift top box with separate power charger, USB-C to USB cable and multi language instructions, very basic but perfectly adequate and clear. After opening it all up I fully charged it and tested the charging and if it would charge my laptop which it did perfectly, I tested a small projector I have which although I don’t take with me fishing we do use it for the children when we go camping and it worked great.

I wanted to give this a good test and it arrived just in time for my first full weekend of fishing this year and it was superb not only making my laptop last the whole weekend but also keeping my phones fully charged along with powering my little USB light when I needed it. It’s surprisingly heavy, not sure what I expected but certainly a solid unit and the quality and finishing seems really good.

I have added a few pictures and a short video I did just to show the charging and to run down the battery on my GoPro Hero5 so I could see how long it would take to charge that, just to add I am an E-cig user and it had no problems charging the battery on that either.

• Powerful AC Outlet: NOVOO powerbank with ac output for normal British plugs is an ideal solution to recharge your electrical appliances (eg laptops, MacBooks, GoPros, lamps, drones, small fans) anytime, anywhere. With 22500mAh capacity and up to 81Wh power, it is strong enough to power your devices flexibly with the right amount of power.
• High Efficiency: the external powerbank charges fast and highly efficient with low energy loss. A large 22500mAh battery charges the iPhone 8 * 6 times, the Huawei Mate 10 * 4 times or the MacBook Pro 13" * 1 times completely. ATTENTION: Please use the original power adapter to minimize possible loss of consumption.
• Type-C & USB-A QC3.0 Outputs: cover your daily needs for fast phone charging. The non-slip and flame retardant plastic cover protects the power bank from damage. Intelligent overcharge, overvoltage, overcurrent and short circuit protection protect your connected equipment.
• Compact and Portable: stylish LED display shows the remaining power in real time, no worries about how much power is left. With the size of 80x80x155mm and limited to 81Wh power, the power bank can even be taken on the plane.
• 18-Months Warranty. NOVOO team provides you with responsive and professional service to ensure you a pleasant shopping experience.

Overall a good solid unit, charging is really fast, it’s ideal for camping or fishing and stood up really well giving me the ability to charge my laptop and phones avoiding me having to greatly limit my use on them and for these reasons it gets full marks from me.

Price: £84.99

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X-DNENG 15000mAh Waterproof Solar Power Bank Review

Great product, works exactly as it should, I wanted a solar powered power bank for my mother-in-law, my wife is Filipina and her parents still live in the provinces in the Philippines and electricity can be somewhat unstable often getting power cuts that last for days so this is an ideal gift for her to charge her phone and with the solar recharge also top it up easily.

It arrived in a brown flip lid box with a carabiner, micro USB charging lead and a manual. I put the power bank on charge and had a read through the manual which is simple and basic with clear instructions and numbered diagrams linked to descriptions of what they are and uses, all you really need to know.

Once the power bank had fully charged I wanted to test its capacity and off a single charge managed to recharge my iphone 6 from 4% to 100%, my daughters ipad mini from 9% to 100%, my Android phone from 18% to 100% and a Fire tablet from 0% to 100%, the charge rate seemed reasonably quick and I still had one blue light indicator on and could have probably drained the remaining and got a bit more.

I put it on my balcony to test the solar recharge, I left it there for about 6 hours and it was a reasonably sunny day one of the few we have had this summer and it charged 25% which may not sound a lot but it is enough to give a full charge to an iphone 6 so if you are outdoors or have access to direct sunlight you can constantly be topping it up and ideal for my mother-in-laws use.

I have added a short video and will also add some pictures showing unboxing, testing the flashlight which worked perfectly and the modes worked as described in the manual, I then linked up a couple of devices and will apologise for my fat fingers fiddling to get the connectors in, finally I just ran a flashlight over the panel to show the green indicator light coming on instantly as it starts to solar charge. Please note my original video is of high quality but the video quality often degrades considerable when uploaded but hopefully not too much.

• Newest High-technology: This product is 2017 the latest design, using the latest technology solar panels of the largest solar company(Sunpower)in the United States ,conversion rate up to 21% -25% solar charger, environmentally friendly and efficient. In the outdoors, you can charge the battery in the sun.
• Perfect Outdoor Trip: Waterproof IPx6,shock-proof,anti-slip,easy to carry.Nestest design:hang on a backpack to realize solar charging.Ideal for camping,hiking,traveling-bag and rock climbing.
• High Capacity: Built-in 15000mAh Li-polymer Rechargeable Battery.It can charge your iPhone 6s for 4.2 times, Galaxy S7 for 2.5 times,charging your phone,camera and other equipments.
• Brightness LED light: 3 light source model(General/SOS/Stroboflash),help you in an emergency.
• Incredibly Durable: The safest polymer battery and precise intelligent IC.Multi circuit protection can prevent short circuit, overheat, over discharge and over charge.CE,FCC,ROHS,30 day money back and 12-month warranty.

What I liked
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- The design is very nice
- Addition of a flashlight which works very well and also a practical addition if you are suffering a power cut
- Waterproof and shock proof again nice features if you are using outdoors
- It’s a very solid unit very well finished and extremely robust
- Two USB charging ports allowing you to dual charge
- I thought the price very reasonable (£26.99 at the time of ordering) considering a non-solar power back with far less features isn’t much cheaper
- It works very well

What I Didn’t Like
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- Nothing I could find, the solar recharge is slow but it works even in the UK weather and whatever you get from the sun helps the environment.

Summary
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Overall I am very pleased with this purchase, it looks great, works well, is very robust and an ideal gift for my mother-in-law so gets top marks from me. If you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my best to answer.

Price: £26.99
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VIVIS 15000mAh Power Bank Built-in Micro USB Cable Review

Good solid power bank that looks great and has some nice features, I purchased this for my wife as she is constantly on either one of her phones or ipad and wanted something that would give a power boost to any or all of these. This arrived in a brown sleeved box with the main unit being packed into a solid foam cut out to protect it, under this it had the charge lead, instruction manual, a draw string carry bag and a iphone/ipad adapted.

The power bank is a very nice design and very well finished with gold running round the edge against the black leather type effect outer case, I like the inbuilt micro USB cable which doubles as a phone holder once you pull it out, the addition of the draw string carry case is nice and it’s not just a cheap feeling bag thrown in it’s of very nice quality and useful for carrying round.

After I had opened it all up I put it on charge and read through the manual, very basic and simple manual as you would expect giving you all the information you need, once it was fully charged I gave it a test charging my Android phone from 5% and my daughter’s ipad mini from 2% simultaneously. I was very impressed with the charge time and it still had enough left to top up my iphone 6 from 33% to 100%.

My wife loves it and without wanting to sound sexist it has a very feminine or at least bling look to it rather than just being a basic block with slots, it is apparent a lot of thought and care has gone into design. I have added a short video and will also add some pictures showing unpacking and then after it was charged setting my Android phone on charge and fitting the apple adapter and putting my iphone 6 on charge, please note my original video is of high quality but the video quality often degrades considerable when uploaded but hopefully not too much.

• Newest Upgrade Version 15000mAh Power Bank,built in Micro USB cable and Lightning Connector and eliminate the need for additional cables, giving you incredible portability. Also support Phone Stand Holder function, could play and charing simultaneously very conveient. 5 charges for your iPhone 6, 3 charges for Samsung Galaxy S6, the iPad mini 1.5 charges
• 2 USB output Built-in Intelligent Charing chip, Intelligent Quick Charger Technology, Automatically adjusts current and voltage to minimize charging time, reducing charge time by 50% compare with common power bank. Maximum 3A 2 USB output ports charge faster than the original charger, Super-fast charge.
• The External Battery Pack bulit-in Pure Co Li-Polymer Core, more than 1000 times recycle use, which is twice of the common core( less than 500 times )
• Safety External Battery Charger , Security Chip, Six Intelligent Safety Protection - Supports over-charged, over-current, over-voltage, over-short circuit, over-discharged, over-high temperature protection, more safe to use.
• Wide Compatibility & Service: iPhone 7 Plus 7 6s Plus 6S 6 5S 5C 5 4S 4 / iPad Air Mini / Samsung S7 Edge S6 Edge S6 Note 5 / HTC / LG / Motorola / BlackBerry / Nokia Lumia / Google Nexus / Sony Xperia/ Huawei / Kindle AND MORE. LIFETIME friendly customer service

What I liked
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- Very nice design with attention to detail
- Supports over-charged, over-current protection
- Very fast charge
- Addition of the inbuilt micro USB cable doubling as a phone holder
- Addition of a nice draw string carry bag
- The iphone adapter a very useful gadget
- My wife loves it

What I Didn’t Like
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- I haven’t found anything I don’t like but if my wife has any issues I will return and add them.

Summary
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Overall this is a very nice power bank, the design is very well thought out with the addition of some nice features, it has a good fast charge rate and for these reasons I have given it full marks. If you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my best to answer.

Price: £21.99
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Corprit Power Bank Wireless Hidden Spy Camera

A very clever and powerful device backed up by an impressive app that allows you full control at the touch of the screen. This arrived in a neat little box with everything you need to get it up and running including a 16GB micro SD card, this will take a 32GB card but as it has loop recording I have decided to stay with the 16GB card not feeling I will need to store a whole 32GB of recording.

The manual is glossy and very comprehensive unlike some which are no more than photocopies, it walks you through the setup with illustrations highlighted with corresponding functions and features, the manual gives you a QR code for both Android and iOS which takes you directly to the application if you have and use a QR scanner on your mobile device and if not a search in the relevant store for iMiniCam will find it.

After inserting the micro SD card and putting one of the facia covers on (it comes with four although personally I do not see any need to remove this again unless it becomes damaged) I installed the iMiniCam application then set it up on a WiFi connection following the instructions and formatted the micro SD card via the WiFi connection using the app, a very simple process. I gave the camera a good test and adjusted the settings via the app testing the features such as motion detection which worked very well. 

I set the power bank spy camera up so I could view it anywhere through my phone (iPhone 6) using the add new online camera in the app which again was a very simple process clearly explained in the manual, to test this I switched the WiFi connection off on my phone and used mobile data and this worked flawlessly giving great picture quality and also having the ability to change a multitude of settings from the other side of the world if you have an internet connection and want/need to.

I have recorded a video showing a short recording using the camera and will also add some pictures, please be aware the video quality often degrades considerable when uploaded.

• This is not only one large capacity power bank, but extremely stealth hidden camera. Unique design(USB2.0 port output) will allow you to charge your mobile devices anywhere, but take the photo and video in the app you like
• With APP "iMiniCam" installed, you can use the IOS and Android mobile devices such as smartphone, mac to control the camera. What's more, install the app in the CD, you can see the video on your computer. To see the real-time and playback video, to take the photo, to manage the files in your phone or computer.
• First mode: search the power bank camera wifi signal, to connect it. You can see the video and take the photo within the range of 10 meters. Second mode: based on the first mode, to connect this camera with your home or office wifi, after successful configuration, you can see the real time video anywhere .
• 1080P HD video recording. Press the button, four indicating lights to show the battery capacity. This power bank camera is advised to work with smartphone.
• Motion detection: when this wireless hidden security camera catches something moving, it will automatically take photos to show the scene at that time. This camera supports loop recording function. You can adjust the image up to down, or left to right in the app.

What I liked

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- Slim, light and very discrete

- Very good glossy and comprehensive manual

- Backed up with an impressive mobile device application

- Motion detection

- Option of WiFi or Network connection

- Loop recording

- 90 degree lens angle

- Comes with a 16GB Micro SD card

- Ability to record to phone and SD card

- You can invert the screen via the app should you place it upside down along with flipping horizontally

What I Didn’t Like

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- Really hard to find anything I don’t like but if I really want to be extremely picky and it is really picky the sleeve on the box was very tight and I had to cut it to open the box.

Summary

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This is a very clever device that gives great quality covert pictures and video, has a very professional application giving you full control and the ability to record footage, be notified if it detects movement and so much more, this is the reason it gets five stars from me.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my best to answer.

Price: £57.99

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