Is the Duracell power bank worth Rs 2,499?

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[p]Sharp screens in tall phones need big batteries and fat backups.

[p]If one needs sufficient power in a handheld device for a few days without having to scour the earth for wall sockets, know this: it's simply not possible.

[p]The best we can do is be efficient in our choice of gadgets and their sidekicks.

[p]Speaking of which, the power-carrying pink bunny is back.

[p]Duracell, the reliable maker of batteries since 1940, has launched power banks for phones, tablets, Bluetooth devices, etc in three capacities -- 3,350, 6,700 and 10,050mAh.

[p]And they look just like their AA and AAA cousins.

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[div][strong]IMAGE: You can charge your phone and the power bank simultaneously. Photograph: Kind courtesy [a href="http://duracell.in/" target="_blank"]duracell.in[/a][/strong][/div][p]Like the design, their performance is both familiar and impressive.

[p]I tested out the fattest of them.

[p]At 204 gm, it's lighter than its top competitors such as Xiaomi's Mi 2i (10,000mAh).

[p]Duracell offers one port for charging the battery and two ports for charging devices, and you can use all of them at once -- charge two phones while charging the battery itself.

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[div][strong]IMAGE: The safety features offered by the Duracell power bank. Photograph: Kind courtesy [a href="http://duracell.in/" target="_blank"]duracell.in[/a][/strong][/div][p]The power bank has a solid build with a single button to check battery status and four tiny LEDs that reflect it.

[p]I found that a single device (I plugged in the iPhone XR) charges at a speed of one per cent per minute, which is mighty fast.

[p]The battery took five hours to charge fully and I could charge the iPhone a little over three times from zero to 100 with it.

[p]And that is three days of extra charge.

[p]The best thing yet is that the battery does not heat up even a bit, which is unlike any other battery pack that I have come across.

[p]It speaks volumes for the safety features that Duracell promises.

[p]While the company does demand a premium for it -- the 10,050mAh power bank sells at Rs 2,499 on Amazon, while its competitors cost under Rs 1,500 -- I hope it stands the test of time.

[p]At the moment, it seems like the quality and efficiency is worth the investment.

Thinesh

Good share

RJCheman

I Use Duracell Battery in My Toys..in Childhood{:16_8:}{:16_8:}{:16_8:}

sakhr68

Nice share