Signalex Power Bank – Just £1

Budget gadgets can be great. I take a look at the portable pound power bank.

Low end can mean low price, and you can’t get much cheaper than your local ‘pound shop’ – the UK is full of them, with Poundland being the creme-de-la-creme of the budget stores.

I have bought several Signalex products in the past – including blank DVDs, cables, phone cases, laptop coolers and memory card readers – and been pleased with most of them, especially given their low price.

My latest purchase is a Power Bank. Portable chargers have been around for a while, offering charging on-the-go to prevent your device dieing when there isn’t a wall socket to rely on.

The Power Bank is a small 4 inch by 1 inch stick with two USB sockets on one end and available in a number of colours. The Micro USB port is used to charge the Power Bank, whilst the regular USB Type A port is used to charge your smartphone, tablet, or other device. It comes with a short Micro USB cable suitable for most devices – except iPhones.

  

It features a 1200 mAh battery, which isn’t a huge amount but should be enough for emergencies. I normally use a Mophie Juice Pack case for my iPhone, which offers 2,000 mAh and gives a full charge.

It has a red charging light that flashes until it is full, which took about 3 hours. Then there is a blue light when you are charging your device, which goes out when the Power Bank is depleted.

I waited for my iPhone 5 to die, and then, using a Lightning cable, I plugged it into the Power Bank. It took about 30 minutes to charge my iPhone 5 from dead to 40%,  and then it appeared that the Power Bank was empty.

I was hoping for a little more charge, but 40% additional power is enough to top up when you need an extra boost, and it is what you expect from 1200m Ah battery – on par with other packs of the same capacity.

All in all, I am impressed. This is a £1 product. You really can’t go wrong for a mere pound.


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