GoKawiilThe weather is turning cooler, and it’s time for camping and football tailgates. BLAVOR’s 20000mAh Solar Power Bank is built for this time of year. It has four built-in cables so you can leave your bag at home, a solar panel for recharging, and a wireless pad on top for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Let’s take a look at it.
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Four built-in cables
This is what sold me on the concept overall. The unit has four cables built directly into the housing (two USB-C, one Lightning, one USB-A) plus three separate ports, so you can charge six devices at once without carrying a standalone cable, which makes packing a lot easier.
The USB-C port supports 20-watt fast charging, which BLAVOR says gets a typical iPhone to full in around 50 minutes (Pro vs Pro Max will obviously change). On the capacity side, 20000mAh works out to roughly 4 charges for an iPhone 17, 2.7 for an iPad mini, and 37 for an Apple Watch. Those are BLAVOR’s numbers, but the ballpark is right for a bank this size battery overall. A lot will depend on temperature, if you are using it while charging, etc.
Wireless charging, but no MagSafe
There’s a wireless charging area on top that works with both the iPhone and the Apple Watch, but it has no magnets. This is plain old-school Qi, not MagSafe or Qi2, so your iPhone sits on the surface rather than snapping to it. Set the bank down on a table, and your iPhone stays put. I won’t stay connected in a bag, etc Ideally in a future one, I’d love to see MagSAafe
BLAVOR only advertises the 20-watt figure for the wired USB-C port, so treat the wireless pad as a convenience charger, not your primary way to charge. If you want high speeds, use one of the four cables already attached to the battery.
Solar charging is a great addition, but it won’t let you charge the battery from empty to full. A panel this small cannot recharge a 20000mAh cell in a day of sun. What it can do is keep the bank from dying over a long trip and give you an emergency option when there’s no outlet nearby. I would think of it as more of a backup option.
BLAVOR packed seven extras with the battery: a flashlight with three modes, a camping light with three brightness levels, a compass, a thermometer, a carabiner, and actually rope. It’s rated IPX5, which means splash and rain-resistant.
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