I get this question a lot and I recently answered it on Quora too. Here is a more detailed answer with brands chosen among the ocean of other Chinese brands based on their reviews and personal experiences of my friends.
The brands listed here manufacture products for both Android and Apple devices. So happy reading!
Power Banks:
More details on how to choose one and what the 'mAh' rating of power banks means is given on my other post here:
Powerbanks: Which one to buy? What is mAh?
The best Power Banks to my knowledge as of Jan 2016 are:
1) Tukzer - 5200/10000 mAh
Tukzer is possibly the best looking and the best performer among all. It is lightweight and has high Quality Li-Po batteries. Shake the power bank to see the charge level!
You can find a comprehensive review on this one here: Tukzer 10000 mAh Power Bank Review
2) TP-Link TL-PB - 10400 mAh
Comes with a pouch and in-built flashlight. Slightly heavy. This may not give the full backup capacity as promised, based on some reviews and is 70-80% efficient.
3) Sony 4700/6100/10000 mAh
Possibly the longest surviving power banks are made by Sony. But they are very expensive.
4) Xiaomi 5600/10400/16000 mAh
Xiaomi is s very well known company for power banks and some of my friends are still using their's since two years. However, these are rarely available as of 2016 in India.
Wall chargers or USB power hubs:
A charger with a 2 Ampere rating will charge your device the fastest. Do not worry, a high current charger will not damage your battery. Your phone can take only a limited amount of current which is decided by the manufacturer. So if it is not manufactured to sink current above 1.5A, it will take only 1.5A even if you connect a 2A charger.
The best wall charger or USB power hub manufacturers for charging your devices as of Jan 2016 would be:
1) Anker (Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 18W)
Be careful, online shopping sites are plagued with first-copy duplicates of Samsung and Apple models. Buy from reliable sources.
2) Samsung (2A)
The brands listed here manufacture products for both Android and Apple devices. So happy reading!
Power Banks:
More details on how to choose one and what the 'mAh' rating of power banks means is given on my other post here:
Powerbanks: Which one to buy? What is mAh?
The best Power Banks to my knowledge as of Jan 2016 are:
Tukzer is possibly the best looking and the best performer among all. It is lightweight and has high Quality Li-Po batteries. Shake the power bank to see the charge level!
You can find a comprehensive review on this one here: Tukzer 10000 mAh Power Bank Review
2) TP-Link TL-PB - 10400 mAh
Comes with a pouch and in-built flashlight. Slightly heavy. This may not give the full backup capacity as promised, based on some reviews and is 70-80% efficient.
3) Sony 4700/6100/10000 mAh
Possibly the longest surviving power banks are made by Sony. But they are very expensive.
4) Xiaomi 5600/10400/16000 mAh
Xiaomi is s very well known company for power banks and some of my friends are still using their's since two years. However, these are rarely available as of 2016 in India.
Wall chargers or USB power hubs:
A charger with a 2 Ampere rating will charge your device the fastest. Do not worry, a high current charger will not damage your battery. Your phone can take only a limited amount of current which is decided by the manufacturer. So if it is not manufactured to sink current above 1.5A, it will take only 1.5A even if you connect a 2A charger.
The best wall charger or USB power hub manufacturers for charging your devices as of Jan 2016 would be:
1) Anker (Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 18W)
Be careful, online shopping sites are plagued with first-copy duplicates of Samsung and Apple models. Buy from reliable sources.
2) Samsung (2A)
3) Apple (2.4A)
4) Sony (2A)
5) Nextech (2.4A)
6) QuantumZero (2A)
7) Tukzer (Power Hub 2A+2A+1A+1A)
Charging/data cables:
With a good quality charging brick/hub, you cannot compromise on the quality of the charging cables. Otherwise if the cable offers more resistance or is not made of a good quality material like copper, it will reduce charging speed to a significant extent.
The best charging/data micro-USB cables:
1) Bandridge - 100% Copper cable
2) Tukzer
3) Rock
Yeah cool link! Thanks for the info! The powerbanks I saw on that link are unfortunately not available that easily or cheap in India! Otherwise worth mentioning here! :)
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