As regards external USB battery charger, RAVPower stands out clearly from the rest of its competitors by offering products whose quality and performance set the standard in this market.
With a capacity of 16.000mAh the RavPower RP-PB19 is currently the high-end battery chargers that mark.
The range RAVPower, which goes to 3.200mAh 16.000mAh, has many variations and among others a model of identical dimensions but 13.000mAh capacity, the RP-PB22. This model, price lower than the RP-PB19 but hardly reduced performance target limited budgets who want to still be equipped with a product and a mark of quality.
The RP-PB19 impresses by its volume but remains discreet next to its enormous capacity with features including recharge an iPhone 5S a dozen times. It comes with a custom carrying case, 2 charging cables (one short and one long), a user manual in 7 languages including French, and a warranty card offering a bonus of six months (18 months in all) after registering on the site RavPower.
For information, there is a variant of RavPower RP-PB19 incorporates in its packaging a small but powerful (2A) charger to charge the battery without using a third party source. RavPower is the only brand to offer this complete solution. Upscale oblige!
The finish is flawless and exudes quality. Equipped with 2 USB ports, a micro USB socket to recharge its internal battery and an LED flashlight handy, this black and aluminum compact case has iSmart technology for adjusting the load of each USB port to capacity devices that recharge. So depending on the power of your smartphone or tablet, the Ravpower RP-PB19 delivers a charging current whose intensity is automatically adjusted from 1A to 2.4A and switches the load once it is complete.
The RAVPower RP-PB19 is very easy to use and does not necessarily require to read the instructions, albeit very complete. From left to right is a USB 2.4 A, the center a mini USB input for charging, USB LED flashlight and a 2nd socket 2.1 A.
At the top of the unit, a blue diodes ramp indicates the charge level of the internal battery by 4 palliers 25% each, viewable at the touch of a button that also serves to activate the load connected devices and control the light of the flashlight. Being charged the RP-PB19, the blue LED remains lit and the last flash to indicate the charge level of the battery. They go off when the battery recharged.
I tested the Ravpower RP-PB19 for a week on an iPhone 5S and iPad Air Retina. It allowed me to recharge my iPhone 5S 10 times (1570mAh battery) and almost 2 times the Air iPad (8800mAh battery). When you know that the autonomy of a Air iPad (or iPad 4) is about 10 hours, this means that you can use this tablet for 30 hours in total with 2 refills his most original charge with the battery RP-PB19. This is huge!
FYI, the RP-PB22 model 13.000mAh can charge an iPhone 5S 7 times and 1.5 times an iPad Air (or an iPad Mini 2 times). At Amazon, it costs 10 less than its big brother RP-PB19, an argument that will appeal to smaller budgets.
Do not seek a competitor RAVPower RP-PB19, it does not exist. No other external battery offers this capability in a volume (127x80x22mm) and weight (320g) also reduced.
Compact and full of energy, RavPower RP-PB19 is the best travel companion for your smartphone, tablet, digital camera or games console (the latter two require an adapter).
Most:
. 16.000mAh !!! (13.000mAh for RP-PB22)
. Excellent workmanship and quality
. 2 simultaneous loads
. ISmart Technology
. Breaking load
. Integrated LED flashlight
. Storage cover
. Warranty 18 months
Cons:
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