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I have a Ugreen 20Ah power pack that's fantastic! Most useful feature is the USB-C cable sticking out of it, so I never have to find a cable somewhere.
It's a bit big for my pocket though. Do any of you have a 5000mAh power pack with a USB tail like this? I've found a few in searches, I'm after personal experiences.
@davidgerard this one has been part of my EDC since May. Not a tail, but the cable is the wrist strap, and doesn't detach on its own.
@davidgerard I've had this little 10Ah Anker for a month or so - just about pocketable, seems good quality like most of the Anker kit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Battery-10000mAh-Retractable-InstaCord/dp/B0DGKWTQQC
@davidgerard I have an Anker Nano that has the USB-C sticking out of it (no cord) but it's only 5Ah
@giflian those looked interesting! what are the practicalities and impracticalities?
@davidgerard well, the pluses are the small size and not needing to remember to bring a cable.
The minuses are that the thing will be stuck on whatever it's charging, so if it's charging your phone you have to hold both together. There might be a slight possibility of damage to the port on your device because of the weight of you drop it? Just guessing there. And I wonder if I got it free because Anker was trying to get rid of them; no idea. My iPhone doesn't use USB-C so I haven't taken the power bank outside much.
@davidgerard I thought UGreen and Anker both made those? (I prefer ones with no built-in cable but Magsafe 2 charging, though. Personal preference.)
@cstross this is for an android phone without qi charging, so i want the tail
i did see one that looked like a huge 150g keyring fob
@davidgerard A maybe-solution is to hit up AliExpress for 10cm USB-C cables. They're good for charging (or syncing external SSDs) and they work out at about £2 each if you buy in bulk (5 or more at a time).
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