# Do any of those portable phone chargers actually work well?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 18, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-those-portable-phone-chargers-actually-work-well/717995 "2015-04-18T16:15:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-those-portable-phone-chargers-actually-work-well/717995/21 "2015-04-20T15:31:34Z")

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I’m going to go against the grain and recommend the [Jackery](http://www.jackery.com/jackery-mini) line of battery packs.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-those-portable-phone-chargers-actually-work-well/717995/22 "2015-04-20T16:05:18Z")

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Well, [this one](http://amzn.com/B00K8DUKH2) was a Gold Box deal last month, so I picked it up. Seems reliable so far, the case is really rugged (and waterproof, they say, though I haven’t tested that yet), and it has a flashlight and compass as well. With a capacity of 9000 mAh, you should be able to charge three phones or so before you need to refill.

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