Verano Portable Solar Charger 24000mAh, 5 Solar Panels (Detachable Panel Add-On Included), Waterproof Solar Phone Charger with LED Flashlight and Carabiner and Dual 2.1A USB Output

I already had a small, portable solar power bank, but with just one solar panel, and it was a bit underwhelming. This Verano unit is a step up. It's a bit larger than most hand-held portables, and is a bit bulkier, due to the four extra solar panels; it's about 6" X 3", and weighs about 1 1/2 lbs, but it still fits in the hand okay, even with the panels all folded up. The panels are removable, being attached to the unit by magnets. However, the fabric covering on the panels pulls loose fairly easily-maybe in the process of unfolding the panels, so be careful.One of the other reviewers said that the compass doesn't seem to work properly; actually, you have to jiggle it a bit so that the needle can move freely; once I did that, it worked correctly. It's a nice extra, as is the carabineer. which can be hooked onto a small hook that you must pull out from the center of the side of the unit; I'm not sure how secure it would be, and I think you'd have to remove the attached panels, since they'd unfurl if the unit is hanged by that hook.It comes in a nice sturdy box and styrofoam, which protects it from getting jostled.The Type-C usb cord that comes with it didn't work on my motorola moto g7 play, strangely; so I just use my own cord that goes to my phone. It's got two usb ports as well as two mini-ports-they are all covered by a rubber "gasket" type cover.When it arrived, I set it on my dining room table, which is near a large picture window. Even though the sun wasn't shining, it started charging (the blue lights each blink as it's charging and go solid as it charges, until there's one blinking light left, which goes solid when it's fully charged); I was surprised! but it didn't charge all the way, so the next day, I set it in the sun directly. I had it in there for about six hours; when I brought it in, there was still the last light blinking, so I charged it the rest of the way using the included usb cord. This could be a troubling aspect of it-that it seems not to charge fully in the sun, but I'll persevere to see if I can make that happen.Then I started charging phones, etc. I put one on it at 73% charge (the phone I mean), and it took about an hour to charge the phone fully, and the charger was still itself at full capacity (no blue lights blinking).Then I charged another phone that was at 79%, and it took about 1 and a half hours to bring it up to 100%, and the 5 lights were still all solid blue.then I charged a new flashlight that had a usb charger; that took about four hours to fully charge, and the five lights on the charger were still solid.finally, I charged my phone again, at 86%, and it took about an hour, and the blue lights were still solid. That process happened over about three days.Today, the fourth day, I am finally now getting one of the blue lights blinking, telling me it needs charging again, though I am still able to use it to charge things.So, one can conclude that even if you took it on a weekend trip and never had enough sun to charge it, if it was fully charged, you should be able to use it all weekend to keep your phone charged. However, I expect it will charge even when it's cloudy. Also, if you have your usb cord, you can always plug it into one of those cheap little usb chargers that you plug into your cigarette lighter and use your car to charge the battery pack unit and/or your phone.The included light was a bit tricky, but I figured it out. Hold down the power button, and the light comes on; push it again once and the flashing light comes on; push it again, and the emergency, highly pulsating light comes on; push it one more time, and it goes off. The light is pretty strong! Probably better than a cell-phone light. You just have to memorize that the button is located just below the panel of blue lights, since it's quite small; hopefully, the blue lights will be lit! You can press the power button to turn on the blue lights, to check power level.I would say that this works impressively well, due to the extra panels and large battery capacity, and I would tend to rely on it more than the others; thus I recommend this unit, due to value for price.

This battery is huge. It looks like two thick women wallets stacked on top of each other from what I can tell and it is really heavy. First thing I will say is that it had PU leather around three of the four solar panels. The solar panels are locked into place on the battery via a magnetic tab. If you remove the tab it will fall out of place. The next thing about this is that . I would say the solar panel indicator is too sensitive as any light on it will make the charging indicator light go off which makes it hard for me to determine if the device is even charging sometimes. Another thing I will say is the battery indicator are just four LED lights and they are pretty accurate from what I can tell when charging via sun light. When using the sun to charge, even with all these panels do not expect it to charge quickly. It could actually take several days to recharge via the sun but at least you can get power in case of emergencies of if you are out and about. If you want a fast charge, I would say that plugging it in is the best way to charge it fast and fully. It charges my phone from dead to 50 percent on about 25 or so percent of the battery. It does not support fast charging unfortunately but it charges pretty well. It was able to charge my phone to full in about three or 4 hours with my phone on stand with no use. I tried it on my iPad as well and it charged it in about six to eight hours with no use. The device does come with a led flash light. That provides decent lighting. I can tell you that recharging it via the sun took about a week to get the battery to full. The device does have two USB ports and can be charged via micro usb cable. I also recommend only using all four of the solar panels because I do not want to leave the battery itself in direct sunlight. I normally cover it to ensure it does not overheat but you can just use one solar panel on the battery itself to charge but that takes even longer. There is also no carrying case and even with the solar panels folded, it does not have a way to secure them to the battery. Overall I think this battery is a good idea but it does take a ton of time to charge via the sun. It is a good way to go green and provide your phone with a different power source. I am able to charge my phone using only the sun at this point although I have a hard time getting the battery to full.