A while ago I posted a thread with recent updates within the Anker products. Upgraded specs, mostly in terms of a) PPS-Range, b) added features like passthrough Charging or other minor changes. You can check this post here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/anker/comments/1h8vrrv/anker_charger_or_powerbanks_with_model_updates/

I made a new discover. I got the chance to get another Anker Prime 200W, 20.000 mAh Powerbank (A1336). I had this before since launch and can now compare both models.

The old model got some well deserved negative criticism for its low PPS-Range for a flagship Powerbank with only 3,3V-11V/3A resulting in around 27-30W max. for compatible devices. Also no Super Fast Charging 2.0 for Samsung phones. This new model has an upgraded PPS-Range 3,3V-11V/5A resulting in around 45W max for compatible devices. And yes, this means Super Fast Charging 2.0 aswell. It's a shame that they didn't use that opportunity to upgrade it to 21V/5A, since it's a 100W port after all. But still, it's a long overdue improvement regardless.

It's great that Anker made this upgrade, but it's also baffling that this is again nowhere near mentioned anywhere. The Powerbank itself and the packaging is 1:1 identical to the slightest detail. No chance to detect if it's the newer model or not.

I keep testing this model and will add any further improvements. One thing I can say it's identical in terms of Charging the Powerbank itself. It started with 100W but will throttle soon after around to 50W and stays there until fully charged. It's still the only Anker Prime Powerbank with some throttling issues. The 130W and 250W won't do that and charge with full 65W and 140W respectively. A full charge takes around 01:35h.

Mentioning the Anker 130W, 12.000 mAh powerbank: That model has the same old 3,3V-11V/3A PPS range and I also purchased another new model to compare it with my release one. That however still stays at 3A PPS. But: I might got an older model from Amazon and a better one is out there, who knows.

Also friendly reminder, since many people don't know that and it's also nowhere mentioned on the spec sheet: All three Anker Prime models are one of only a few powerbanks on the market supporting SuperVOOC, the private Charging protocol from Oppo, OnePlus and Realme. Up to 65W on all three devices. For the 12.000 mAh model it's on the USB-C and you need a SuperVOOC C to C cable. On the 20.000 mAh and 27.650 mAh model it's only on the USB-A and you need a SuperVOOC A to C cable.

I currently run a Realme GT 7 Pro, and those Prime models are a perfect match.

I am planning to get the Anker Prime 20,000mAh Power Bank (200W) but I heard the powerbank have issues to charge it to full 100% so instead of 100% it is actually 80% of power in the powerbank, has this be solved by Anker, the price is 131.347 US Dollar in my country, is it worth it as I will be using it to charge my laptop and other devices. The bigger version cost 168 US Dollar in my country.

Just got this power bank a few days ago for a trip overseas I plan to take and heard good things about it. I have seen the description online where it was 3.5 iphone 14 charges. I have a Pixel 8 so its newer than those phones so I have no clue if its because its a newer phone and requires more charge.

the C1 port shows 14.5w and I'm not sure if that is how much charge is going through the port when it should be 100w or maybe its reducing its power, but my main takeaway is this would only give me it seems like 2 full phone charges on a dead battery (phone started at 10%)

I spent $130 on this and my previous anker battery I got from a friend that I ended up giving to another friend seemed to have about the same capacity. Not sure how expensive that was as it was a gift and maybe this is the newer model, but I guess I expected a better battery capacity.

Should I not expect 3 full charges on my pixel 8? Even on the site it mentions Galaxy S23 3 full charges, but there is no way I'm squeezing out at 100% battery capacity 3 charges if from 10 > 100% leaves me at half capacity

I was trying to figure out why my Drone wouldn't charge at 65W and found that the Anker Prime pack has:

• 5V/3A

• 9V/3A

• 12V/3A

• 15V/3A

• 20V/5A

• 3.3 to 11v 3A

It's this last mode that is unexpected. Most 100W chargers offer 3.3-21V/3A

Further, there is no way I can find to force the Anker pack into Output (supply) instead of Input (charging), so if you attach it to something that can do both, it just repeatedly resets. I wish it had an output-only override.

My iPhone has a battery capacity of 16.75 Wh (equivalent to 4352 milliampere-hours), while my recently purchased Anker Prime 200-watt power bank has a capacity of 72 Wh (20,000 mAh). However, I’m puzzled why the Anker power bank can only charge my iPhone from 0% to 100% twice.

Just got the Anker Prime 20,000 200w brick and it’s my first time using it. Is the wattage fluctuation on the device normal? The battery went from 100 to 35% super fast too only charging my computer from 3-10%.

My wattage tracker shows that the computer is indeed getting 100w for charging input.

Want to make sure I didn’t get a lemon or of this is expected! Using the cable that came with device that is graded at 140w.

I recently got Anker Prime 20K 200 Watts.

I noticed that while I charge it (with a charger that can output 100Watts), that it starts at 100W, and then after a while, it maxes out at 50W.

Similarly, when I try to charge my MacBook 14" Pro, M1 Pro. It fluctuates between 46W and 55W, it momentarily gets up to 75W and then gets to 46W to 47W.

I've watched a video that mentioned that this particular power bank is a 50W disguised as a 100W. But I did not understand how.

So, is this normal? or does that mean it is defective?

This is an english translated version from my german written original, posted here.

After the review of the Anker Prime 300W, 26,250mAh Power Bank (A110A), the smaller sibling in the same design now follows, offering up to 220W total output, 140W individually, and 20,100mAh (A110B). While the larger model proved to be an excellent power bank—though its sustained performance doesn't quite match the predecessor, the Anker Prime 250W, 27,650mAh (A1340), it scores points with slimmer dimensions and less weight—the new, smaller model will have to compete with its own predecessor: the Anker Prime 200W, 20,000mAh (A1336).

Link to the model (German Amazon):
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On Sale for 119,99€, while the MSRP is 149,99€. US prices will differ.

Size & Weight:

14,70 x 5,04 x 4,46 cm, 513g

For comparisons:

Anker Prime 200W, 20.000mAh: 12,73 x 5,51 x 4,97 cm, 522g
Anker 737 140W, 24.000mAh: 15,5 x 5,5 x 4,9 cm, 632g
Anker Zolo 165W, 25.000mAh: 15,84 x 5,41 x 4,92 cm, 593g
Cuktech 15 Ultra: 15,22 x 4,48 x 5,72 cm, 583g

The new Anker Prime with 20k, like its larger sibling, has become more compact and lighter compared to its predecessor. Apart from that, I can repeat exactly what I wrote about the larger version: First-class build quality with silver plastic, a glossy front with a display. On the bottom side, as is typical for the Prime models, you'll find the Pogo pins—which allow the power banks to be charged via a separate charging base. The Prime makes it very clear: what we have here is a premium object.

Pictures:
https://ibb.co/dspQBYCH (130W, 200W, 250W old - 220W, 300W new)
https://ibb.co/Z6QMHLfN (130W, 200W, 250W old - 220W, 300W new)
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Specs:

• 20.100 mAh or 72,36Wh capacity

• 5V 3A / 9V 3A / 12V 3A / 15V 3A / 20V 5A / 28V 5A (C1 / C2)

• C1 / C2: 140W Output PD3.1, 100W Input

• A1: 22,5W Output

• power sharing:

• C1 + C2 = 110W + 110W

• C1 + C2 + A1 = 100W + 100W + 20W

• PPS:

• 5V - 11V with 5A (C1/C2)

• 4,5V - 21V with 5A (C1/C2)

• 5V - 11V with 5A (C1/C2, when C1/C2/A is in use)

• 4,5V - 21V with 5A (C1/C2, when C1/C2/A is in use)

• Protocols:

• C1 / C2: PD3.1, UFCS (100W), QC3, SCP, Apple2,4A, DCP

• A1: QC3, AFC, FCP, SCP, SFCP, Apple2,4A, DCP
  

Observations:

• Ports C1 and C2 both offer the exact same performance (140W Out, 100W In)

• Perfect PPS range up to 21V 5A on one port and also during parallel use

• Fast charging for two devices (110W+110W) for a short period of time

• Display shows charging power in Watts (without Volts and Amperes), also per port (on the second screen), battery level in percentage, and temperatures (without Celsius or Fahrenheit -> kinda useless)

• The display is generally greatly simplified compared to the old models, with less detailed information

• Extensive support via the app (refer to the review of the larger model for details)

• In contrast to the predecessor: No SuperVOOC with 65W anymore

• USB-A port is heavily downgraded

• Support for Passthrough-Charging, but no UPS support (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

Net capacity measured:

• 62,98Wh with 20V 5A + 20V 5A (87%)

• 64,82Wh with 28V 5A (90%)

• 65,09Wh with 20V 5A (90%)

• 66,96Wh with 20V 3,25A (93%)
  

The net capacity is excellent. Good results begin at 80%, everything above 90% is really great in my books.

Sustained performance:

However, the problems start with constant power output! The model offers 140W peak power per port, and 220W total. But can it be delivered constantly? The answer here is: No!

To test this, I connected the model to several power stations and electronic loads to discharge it from 100% to 0% many times. Room temperature was always around 20°C degrees - so best case scenario. Results will be worse at higher temperatures, in summer for example.

200W: throttles at 67% to 80W+80W (44°C, 7 Min), throttles to 20W+20W at 50% (50°C, 11 Min) until empty
140W: throttles at 30% to 65W (54°C, 20 Min) until empty
100W: throttles at 10% to 65W (54°C, 38 Min) until empty

The predecessor model already advertised 2x 100W output and could only maintain this performance for 5-8 minutes before throttling down to 2x 45W. However, it stayed at this 2x 45W until the end. The new model has to go down to 2x 20W due to massive overheating—close to being unusable. 200W is clearly too much. The power bank cannot constantly output 140W either, and strictly speaking, this is even the case at 100W, although the drop in the last 10% is negligible.

In contrast to the old model, which is available for €70-80, Anker wants twice that for the successor, and even as a special offer, a very proud €120. This does not justify the power bank's output performance at any point. An Anker 737 costs €50 less (!) and can output 140W completely constantly. An even cheaper Cuktech 15 Ultra can do so as well. (Keep in mind, I am referring to German/European Amazon prices).

Input:

The Anker Prime is recharged at 100W. Faster recharging via two USB-C ports, as supported by the larger model, is not supported. This is understandable, however, as even the larger model had significant issues with it.

A complete recharge took 01:15h at 100W, and 01:30h at 65W.

Starting at 40%, the power bank throttles down from 100W to 65W. This is far from the fast recharging speeds of the Anker 737 or the large Prime models. However, it is on par with the 200W, 20k predecessor, which also began to throttle quickly on input and ultimately required 01:20h.

Unfortunately, the Anker charging base with the Pogo pins was not available to me at the time of testing.

Conclusion:
Imagine you have a half-hour drive on the German Autobahn for your daily commute. You want to cover this distance as quickly as possible, you have the necessary cash, and you buy a solid Porsche so that the left lane, at 220 km/h, belongs to you. We don't want to exaggerate right away; 300 km/h in a Bugatti Veyron is unnecessary.
The first 5 minutes are fantastic: a constant 220 km/h, the left lane, the road is yours.

But then you notice that the Porsche slowly starts having problems and throttles down to 180 km/h—annoying, but still fast. However, the first blinking vehicles are already appearing in your rearview mirror. After another 10 minutes, the Porsche completely runs out of steam, and you have to drop down to 100 km/h and leave the left lane.

To be precise, you now find yourself in the right lane and are so slow that you start obstructing traffic. The goal of covering the motorway distance quickly fades further into the distance the slower the Porsche gets. Annoying. Had you only driven 160 km/h from the start, the Porsche could have maintained the performance, and you would have reached your destination sooner. But to drive just 160 km/h, you wouldn't have needed to buy a Porsche; even a VW Passat can easily do that—for less than half the price.

Is it still fun to drive the Porsche at 160 km/h? Yes. But at the same time, you are still operating completely below your capabilities, and that will always annoy you, especially since you paid far too much money for the Porsche. The VW Passat would have done the job, too.

The Anker Powerbank is this Porsche: Far, far too expensive for far, far too little performance. Powerful in the first few minutes, but trailing off like a Trabant with the accelerator pedal floored.

Although the reduction in size and weight is pleasing, purely based on performance, we are getting a 60€ power bank for double the price here. And if price were no object, one could simply buy the larger sibling, the old large Prime, or the Anker 737 instead.

The 220W,20k Prime is not a bad power bank, but the price completely kills the model.

Get the Cuktech 15 Ultra for 60€, Anker 737 for 80€ or grab one of the bigger Prime models. They all do better and have much better value.

2,5/5

You can find all the collected data from this review and much more (Powerbanks, Chargers, Charging Times, etc) in my Google Sheet

I post new reviews, deals and other stuff related to Charging in my Sub called Charging Sheet

I received this battery today and I have to say, I am unimpressed. I drained my iPhone 13 pro max to zero and charged it from the power bank to 80%. this drained the power bank down to 67%. My iPhone has a 4352 mah battery so technically, I should be able to charge it around four times before the battery in the power bank is drained.

Of course, there is the question of how much power it takes to charge the phone but I am very disappointed in the performance of this battery. Unless I have a defective unit, there is no way this is a 20000mah battery.

Caveat Emptor.

*Edit:

Ok, after doing some reading I've learned that the power efficiency dips the lower the wattage is on these batteries. Charging at 100 watts is more efficient than charging at 30 watts. Since my iPhone only has a 27 watt charging speed, the lower efficiency effectively brings down the mah substantially. As u/StopwatchGod pointed out, the efficiency for lower-wattage devices just isn't there.

So, I am assuming I would be much better off with a lower-wattage battery. My older 26000mah battery is USB A and does multiple full charges of our phones. I just want something like this but with USB C. I am returning this power bank and looking for something that has slower speeds but higher efficiency and is USB C. Pref by Anker

Thanks for all of your responses.

FINAL EDIT:

After doing some more research, it has become clear that virtually every power bank manufacturer is lying. whatever capacity you were buying, it is effectively half that in most cases. A quick Google search confirms this.

Im wondering, does this power bank use silicon carbon batteries? The body profile is much smaller than my Anker 737 or Cuktech 20. The packaging and unboxing for this are really nice.

Was it a mistake to buy Anker Prime 20k mAh (total 200W) to charge my HP ZBook Fury 15.6" which requires 200W? Do I need to upgrade the USB-C cable from included 140W to 200W in order for it to charge properly? I have read that the power bank requires some charging and discharging to calibrate. Powerbank had 13% in it and the moment I connected it to the laptop, it dropped to 0% instantly.

Hello everyone!

After posting some Input and Output Comparisons almost a month ago, I got the chance to write a detailed review for a German Tech Outlet called "Smartzone".

You can find my full review here -> Link

The review is of course in German, but can naturally be quickly translated into the language of your choice with today's tools. I have tried to appeal to both casuals and professionals in the review and hope that you can take something interesting and informative away from it.

If there is something specific missing or not answered, feel free to leave a comment and I try my best to answer it.

Here is my tl;dr: Excellent Powerbanks and easily Top 3 in its field. Fantastic net capacity, high sustained performance, quick input, good App-Support, really nice weight and size for the power etc. It only has two issues:

1: The price - it's just really, really expensive.
2: it should be the best with that price tag, but that's sadly not the case. The older Anker Prime 250W model is still better. Despite the lower numbers it charges even quicker and can sustain highest output even longer. The 300W model makes a fair trade off: it's lighter and slimmer as the 250W one, but not quite as powerful, gets hotter and throttles quicker in comparison to the old model. Check the comparisons I posted above! If you really want the best of the best, grab the old model. But if you also value less size and less weight and also don't mind the high price tag, you can not go wrong with the new model. Choice is up to you. Check your use case first!
(2.5: The old 250W one had SuperVOOC (for OnePlus, Oppo, Realme) with up to 65W on the USB-A, the 300W does not support SuperVOOC anymore).

You can find all the collected data from this review and much more (Powerbanks, Chargers, Charging Times, etc) in my Google Sheet

I post new reviews, deals and other stuff related to Charging in my Sub called Charging Sheet

I recently got myself an Anker Prime 20k powerbank.

Today I attempted to charge my 16-inch MBP with the powerbank at around 30% charge remaining.

The laptop starts to draw around 100 watts as expected, but after around 10-15s it just cuts out and drops straight to 0% charge.

Have anyone expected anything similar or is this just straight to RMA?

Thanks! :D

Anker 737 - MSRP $109 + $21 off = $88

Anker Prime (20k) - MSRP $129 + $40 off = $89

Anker Laptop Power Bank - MSRP $99 + $10 off = $89

I've been reading up on reviews from these two units and am trying to figure out which one would be best for doing some international traveling we have coming up in a month.

We'll be powering our cell phones, ear buds, and an OLED Steam Deck. Both of these work with TSA guidelines, so not worried about that at all. We'd like to have something we can charge during our layovers, but have enough to charge our phones a couple of times while we're out taking tons of pictures.

Curious if the extra capacity from the 737 is still preferred over the issues that popped up with the Prime, or if the newer unit has had some of the kinks worked out. Even though we're buying this specifically for this trip, we'd like to have a dependable unit that we can use long-term on trips / camping.

Your experience with either would be greatly appreciated

Using a Anker Prime 20,000mAh Power Bank (200W), fully charged, USB-C to Lightning cable.

When using to charge iPhone 12 Pro Max (starting at 20% battery level), the max speed shown is 7.8W. I would expect to see something closer to 20W.

Charging AirPod Pro, the max speed shown is 1.4W. I would expect to see something closer to 5W.

Why am I not seeing higher charging speeds for these devices

Anker just launched a new 6-port desktop charger... Take a look!

Features and Specifications

• Model A2683

• 4× PowerIQ™ 3.0 USB-C ports

• 2× PowerIQ™ 2.0 USB-A ports

• ActiveShield™ 3.0 monitors temperature 80 times per second

• Dimensions: 11.2 × 7.6 × 3.5 cm

• Weight: ~563 g

Note: Despite being about 16.7% less powerful, this is about 8% larger than 749 Prime 240W Desktop Charger.

Power Allocation

• 1 port

  • USB-C: 100W

  • USB-A: 22.5W

• 2 ports

  • 2× USB-C: 100W + 100W

  • USB-C + USB-A: 100W + 22.5W

  • 2× USB-A: 22.5W + 22.5W

• 3 ports

  • 3× USB-C: 100W + 70W + 30W (from left to right)

  • 2× USB-C + USB-A: 100W + 70W (from left to right) + 22.5W

  • USB-C + 2× USB-A: 100W + 12W + 12W

• 4 ports

  • 4× USB-C: 65W + 65W + 45W + 25W (from left to right)

  • 3× USB-C + USB-A: 65W + 65W + 45W (from left to right) + 22.5W

  • 2× USB-C + 2× USB-A: 100W + 70W (from left to right) + 12W + 12W

• 5 ports

  • 4× USB-C + USB-A: 65W + 45W + 45W + 25W (from left to right) + 22.5W

  • 3× USB-C + 2× USB-A: 65W + 65W + 45W (from left to right) + 12W + 12W

• All 6 ports

  • 4× USB-C + 2× USB-A: 65W + 45W + 45W + 20W (from left to right) + 12W + 12W

Pricing and Availability

Anker's Prime 6-Port 200W Desktop Charger is available to order now via Amazon for $79.99 and should begin shipping immediately.

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I bought my first power bank quite a few years ago. It was 16,000mAh and could charge at (up to) 2A 5V and it could charge devices at the same rate. It worked pretty good for my intended purpose, which was to charge my phone, tablet and other USB devices while motorcycle camping. There was an issue though - if I charged my tablet while I slept, then I woke up to a fully charged tablet and a near dead power bank. When staying at a camp ground, the simplest solution was to head into a lounge or dinning area where there were power outlets available and charge the power bank - but I needed to leave it in there charging for something like 10 hours!

For trip #2 the next year I had bought 2 more power banks. These were 10,000mAh and offered QC2 charging each way. This meant I could charge at 18W and there was less capacity to charge. Charging both simultaneously allowed me to fill 20,000mAh in ~4 hours or so, much better.

Fast forward to now: I charged a couple of devices with my Anker Prime power bank and got it down to 38%. I plugged in my U-Green 300W charger and connected it to the power bank. The power bank reported 140W charge rate (maximum from 1 port from the charger) and when I checked on it 25 minutes later, the power bank was at 100% charge. So that is 17,000mAh gained within 25 minutes, better than my first power bank by a LOT. Of course 140W charging is going to be somewhat faster than 10W or 18W charging, this goes without saying.

Now I could sit in the dining room of a campground and eat my dinner while charging my power bank. By the time I finish my meal, my power bank will have finished its meal of delicious electrons. WAY more convenient than waiting around for hours!

I care less about how fast it charged my devices, they can sit plugged in while I sleep. In my use case it is how fast the power bank can be charged that makes the biggest difference to me.

I feel that we have been misleaded by Anker on its Prime Power banks, Anker states the power bank can charge devices up to 65 watts per port but in reality you will see 30 watts at max with any mobile devices you have, the laptop charges faster, but the phones are limited to 30 watts.

I was expecting better charging speeds from a charger costing $100 for a 12,000 mAH capacity. Horrible.

The new one is much cheaper but also has a retractable cable. And how often do you get in a situation where you need 250W instead of 165W? So basically the new one is a no-brainer or am I missing something?