Anker Nano Power Bank MagGo Slim ZDNET's key takeaways The Anker Nano Power Bank MagGo Slim battery pack is a sleek Qi2 MagSafe charging option that costs $55.
It features a 5K capacity battery, a slim profile, and comes in 4 colors.
It's a bit pricier than direct competitors, and it won't be for those who want a larger battery. View now at Anker View now at Amazon more buying choices
I just returned from over a week of PTO, and one little product spent nearly as much time with me on my trip as my friends did.
Anker's new Nano Power Bank MagGo 5K Slim power bank. The full name is a mouthful, but the MagSafe battery itself isn't nearly as hefty. In fact, it's so sleek that it's quietly become my new sidekick, traveling everywhere I go and in every fashion.
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Did we just become best friends? Perhaps. Anker isn't new to the charging space, and some of our favorite ZDNET-tested products, like the brand's Solix power stations or the Nano Power Bank with a foldable USB-C, have remained long recommended by our team (in fact, I carry the Nano USB-C charger in my purse 24/7/365).
But this design? This is a new one. The ultra-slim profile of the new MagGo 5K battery is what Gen Z would unironically call "skinny" -- and it is. The battery pack is as thin as an Apple Pencil, coming in at a teeny 0.34 inches thick. Plus, it weighs only 4.3 oz (or half as much as an iPhone 16 Pro Max).
It's effortlessly portable, slim, and functional, and I've only tested one other MagSafe battery pack that I'd say directly competes with it -- Torras' MiniMag 5K power bank. It is one of my all-time favorite MagSafe chargers and likely my most recommended product since working at ZDNET.
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