- High Capacity, 5600mAh, provides 2.3 times charges for iPhone 4 (with 1420mAh battery)
- It holds 90% of its charge for up to 30 days and can sit unused for up to three months without needing to be recharged.
- Grade A Samsung Cell Used to assure you a highest quality and reliability. With LED to indicate charge level.
- Work as flashlight for 250 hours. Double press the power button to turn it on/off.
- Output: DC 5V/1000mA; Intput: DC 5V/1000mA. One amp US Adapter Included for recharging, also compatible with other USB charger.
INTRO
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This is the second power bank I have had the pleasure of reviewing, the first being the RAVPower Power Bank. I would like to first review the TimeTec Xamp2 in its own right, and then do a short comparison between the two.
IN THE BOX
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Inside the box, you will find the Xamp2 power bank, an apple-like wall plug (1a), two extension cables and 5 connectors. The bank also came with a mesh-like bag which is a nice addition, but offers protection only from scratches. You will also find instructions, although this is mostly self-explanatory! The device came pre-charged for me, but I wouldn't count on it. This power bank does not come with Apple's proprietary charging cable, probably to avoid the licensing fees. This didn't affect my rating, but it seems to be a much-asked question on power bank reviews.
DESIGN
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The Xamp2 is nice and small measuring just 4"x2.5"x0.75". It is relatively light, and while you probably won't want to carry this around in your pocket, it won't weight down a bag/purse.The power bank has two output USB ports, one rated at 1a and the other at 2a. The 2a port is very helpful for charging tablets such as the iPad, that otherwise would charge quite slowly. The Xamp2 uses a Micro-USB port, something which other power banks also seem to have. This was a disappointment as I prefer to carry as few cables as possible in my bag, and with my iPhone cable, mini-USB for card reader/camera, proprietary cable for bluetooth and several others, it's getting a little crowded. I took half a star away from the final rating due to this factor. Another little feature is an LED flashlight that can be turned on my double-clicking the ON button. This is actually rather handy, and although has little to do with a device charger, has been useful due to the fact that I keep this charger in my night-stand. All of the included cables and connectors seem of reasonable quality personally I prefer white cables so that was a plus for me!
PERFORMANCE
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Charging the device: with the included wall plug, it did take right around nine hours (as advertised). Using my iPad wall charger, that dropped to around seven.
Charging my iPhone: from 9% battery, my iPhone 4 took two hours to charge. Not too bad at all, and I was using it a little to check text messages while charging. I haven't tested this, but with a +-1400mah iPhone 4 battery, you should get around five charges from a full Xamp2 charge.
COMPARISON TO THE RAVPower Power Bank
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Capacity: 8400mAh (Xamp2) vs. 10000mAh (RavPower)
Size: 4"x2.5"x0.75" (Xamp2) vs. 5.4"x3"x0.6" (RavPower)
Versatility: 2xUSB out (Xamp2) vs. 2xUSB out (RavPower)
Charging: Micro-USB (Xamp2) vs. Proprietary (RavPower)
Both include important connectors.
RavPower does not include wall charger.
OVERALL
I would probably rate this product at 4.5 stars if I was able to, but I haven't rated it as 5 merely because I reserve that for products that I would change little on or exceed my expectations. Without using a (now) rarely-used micro-USB connector, this would truly be a 5-star product. This is really rather good though, and I struggled with how to rate it. It has been a lifesaver several times, and is perfect for travelers, hikers or business people on-the-go who may not have access to a wall socket or computer to charge their phone or tablet. It has earned a permanent spot in my computer bag, and has replaced the RavPower that I received simply due to the fact that it is smaller and lighter!
Happily recommended as a very nice product to own!The timetec power bank charger has two different amperage USB ports so that you can charge your iPhone and iPad at the proper level of amp output simultaneously (you just need 1 apple cable as the universal adapters only comes with one apple attachment). Having both of my devices about half full they charged for about an hour and now they are both full battery and the timetec shows only 1 indicator light out of 4 down. Meaning I could probably charge both devices from nothing twice before this timetec would loose its charge. Wonderful to have around with me on the go. It's lightweight and comes with an led light on it in case you need a flashlight. Thx timetec I'm very happy to have this around with me.Received this product from TimeTec International. The price is very competitive. The Power Bank is the size of a small cell phone, and it comes with a handy mesh carrying case six adapters and an AC plug-in and two USB cords. With a double click on the on-off button you have a great LED flash light. I immediately charged an Android cell phone with it in less than two hours, it usually takes much longer. This Power Bank is easy to use, easy to store and easy to pack in a suit case, backpack or computer case. This will come in very handy when traveling. Great gift idea or stocking stuffer.Our iPad2 only requires 6,600 mAh to fully charge. This juice pack has 8400mAh and is enough to charge my iPad together with my smartphone. If you got the newer iPads, then this can charge it about 75%. It is very compact in terms of capacity to its physical size.
You charge this with the included microUSB cable. It will charge on a PC, but preferably use an AC wall charger for faster charging. It can charge two devices at the same time using the two USB slots. One slot is rated 2.1 Amp for iPads and tablets, and the other one is for smaller devices like cell phones, etc.
Most connectors that you will need are included in the box; iPad/iPod connector, PSP, Blackberry, Samsung, Nokia phones, micro USBs, and more. Nope, it doesn't have Nintendos. It even has a tiny ice cube wall outlet charger similar to the iPod's. The cool thing about it is that you can also use it to charge your gadgets directly to a 120V outlet; it is rated 1A.
By pressing the power button twice, you can turn on the LED flashlight. Press twice again, And it will turn off. It is easy to tell how much more juice is remaining by pressing the power button once. The 4 LED lights represent approximately 25 per cent of capacity per light.
Complimentary review item received from the distributor.
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