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fazalmajid
175
Feb 12, 2018
USB-C Power Delivery and Qualcomm QuickCharge are mutually incompatible. This battery pack doesn't support USB-C PD, just the ordinary USB-C power that's only slightly souped up over conventional USB (15W vs 12W). There are very few battery packs that support USB-C PD today. Anker's boat anchor and Mophie's XXL, and a couple other less distinguished ones, and they are all well above $100, This pack is not even remotely in the same category. The only USB-C benefit (hopefully) is that it will recharge faster than over micro-USB, on a 26,800 man pack that can mean hours shaved off. Hopefully as new USB-C PD chipsets for battery packs become available, we will have more options and lower prices, but in any case I would not purchase a USB-C charger, battery pack or cable that hasn't been tested by Benson Leung of Google.
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OSUgrad1992
31
Feb 14, 2018
fazalmajidNot sure which Anker you are referencing but they have a 20,100 that claims PD support and is only half a brick and Aukey has a 10k they claim supports PD that looks pretty svelte.
fazalmajid
175
Feb 15, 2018
OSUgrad1992The 26800 mAh. The 20000 PD looks like it is fairly new, and yes, the weight savings are welcome. I don’t see any Aukey 10000mAh PD. The PB-Y16 is an ordinary 15W, not the 30W or more of PD.
OSUgrad1992
31
Feb 15, 2018
fazalmajidSorry, it is Auckly, messed up the brand.
fazalmajid
175
Feb 19, 2018
OSUgrad1992Hmmm. Another Chinese "brand" straight out of a random number generator. Given how many USB-C products are defective or even outright dangerous, I would not take a risk until it has been tested and blessed by Benson Leung or one of his merry band of Google USB-C vigilantes. Even Apple took three tries before they got something as simple as a 2m USB-C charge-only cable right, and Anker had serious issues with its 1st Gen USB-C products as well.
Rochambeaux
348
Mar 11, 2018
fazalmajidSo are you saying that for USB-C based devices (like my Pixel 2 XL) I'll see no performance gain between this and and a "generic" power bank with some form for fast/QC?
JonStrong
3
Mar 11, 2018
RochambeauxYes (if I can jump in without being rude!)... You want USB-C Power Delivery to obtain true "charging rapidly" status in a Pixel 2 (or Pixel 2 XL). You'd also want to ascertain that the output levels within the implemented USB-C PD model match the optimum level for these phones, otherwise you may still see "charging rapidly", but find your phone charging more slowly than with the OEM charger. USB-C Power Delivery compatible devices use specific charging profiles, e.g., at 9V, the device might draw 2A (total of 18W), while at 5V, the device might draw 3A (total of 15W) -- either of could qualify as USB-C PD, but if the device actually draws 18W it could potentially charge faster than a charger delivering 15W.
Personally - I ordered a couple of extra OEM chargers (from BestBuy) to use around the house, as well as some nice ones from Anker (they were on sale at Amazon a few weeks ago) -- these all work well. I've got a RAVPower "Turbo" RP-PB043 battery that holds 20100 mAh -- I think this model is still available online. This one supports QC 3.0 output, as well as Type-C Output: although the online material doesn't explicitly state "USB-C Power Delivery", the battery puts out 5V / 3A (15W) over USB-C, and triggers the Pixel 2 XL to state "Charging Rapidly" -- and indeed, the phone charges quite quickly, does not become hot, and all seems to work quite well. Additionally, you can charge that battery using QC 3.0 input -- AND I've tested and found that, like proper USB-C power connections, I can charge the battery quite rapidly by plugging one of my USB-C chargers into the USB-C port on the battery -- so it is, in fact, bi-directional. It seems that the RAVPower battery is, indeed, quite compatible with both QC 3.0 and USB-C Power Delivery.
That said -- this new battery is appealing -- but I'd like to know if it will actually support both QC 3.0 and USB-C Power Delivery, and at what V/A/W output profiles. If that info isn't available, the appeal is greatly limited for any of us using devices that rely on USB-C Power Delivery.