If you’re in the market for a power bank, one of our favorite models is back at a Black Friday price. Amazon has a discount Anker’s 20,000mAh Prime Power Bank – with the optional base included – down to $110 or 41 percent off its regular $185 price. As mentioned, the last time the Anker Prime was $ 110, the current low price of all time, during the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Anker Prime is Engadget’s favorite premium power bank. Aside from its beautiful design, the main reason to consider the Prime over other, cheaper models is the ease of use you get when you pair the power bank with its optional base. The accessory has magnets that make it easy to align the charging pins, so you don’t have to fumble with a cable to start the recharging process. In addition, the base, with one USB-A and two USB-C connections, doubles the number of ports offered by the Anker Prime.
Anker’s 20,000mAh Prime Power Bank is perfect for those who value speed and ease of charging. It’s also no slouch in the power department.
As for charging speeds, they’re in line with what you’d expect from other 20,000mAh power banks. In our test, Prime charged an iPhone 11 from dead to 75 percent in 47 minutes and fully charged in an hour and 48 minutes. With a phone with a 3,110mAh capacity like the iPhone 11, you can expect the Prime to fully charge your device three to four times before it needs a recharge of its own.
The one downside to the Anker Prime is how expensive it is at its regular price. At $110, it’s a better buy.
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