14 Best Smartphone Portable Battery Chargers

With massive Quad-HD displays and powerful 8-core processors, our Android smartphones and tablets are getting bigger and faster, but they’re also draining their batteries fast. Therefore, a portable battery or portable charger is an essential accessory that we think everyone should have.

Even with fast or turbo charging, battery life is still a big issue. Lately we’ve focused on cases with built-in batteries, but for those who want to keep their Galaxy S7 slim and don’t want a case, but still want extra battery when they need it, a portable charger is the perfect solution. This will help Pokemon GO game sessions last all night too.

This is something many smartphone or tablet owners still don’t understand, and I always ask “what do you charge your phone with?” he is asked. And the answer is a portable battery. Read on for our collection of some of the best portable battery chargers for smartphones or tablets, including those with Quick Charge 2.0 or USB Type-C so users can charge anything and everything.

A portable battery charger is exactly what it sounds like. A device that is usually similar (or slightly smaller) to a smartphone but packed with nothing more than a large battery. These usually have USB ports to plug in the cable that came with your phone to charge at any time, and some even have built-in cables for convenience.

The best example is the popular Samsung Galaxy S7. It has a beautiful Quad-HD display, a powerful processor and a 3,000 mAh battery. One that cannot be removed or changed. It still takes quite a while and is much better than the Galaxy S6, but portable chargers still help a lot. The link below even has newer chargers with fast charging for the fastest charging on the go.

With a portable battery, simply plug your Galaxy S6, Note 7, Moto Z, LG G4, Galaxy Note 5 or any other Android device into the charger and recharge the battery. Some even have USB Type-C and Quick Charge now charging as fast as our home wall chargers. We make these incredibly necessary accessories for all smartphone owners.

So what am I using? Usually I have Anker PowerCore+ 10,000 mAh battery ready. It comes with a case, supports fast charging and fully charges my Galaxy S7 Edge more than twice. Enough to get me through almost an entire weekend.

Portable battery packs are also getting bigger and have multiple charging ports. I have an old Lenmar Mutant with four USB ports but it’s too big to be portable. Instead, when I need to charge multiple devices or go on a long trip, 20,100 mAh Anker dual-port charger. Do the math. That’s like 5-6 charges for most smartphones, if not more. Basically, users can charge a phone for a whole week.

With all that said, here is a collection of some of the best portable battery chargers for Android smartphone and tablet users, but they also work great for iPhones. The weekend warrior that needs to charge both large and small or multiple devices for quick days at the office.