Power banks

The $80 Anker charged far quicker than the luxury bank, hitting 69% in 20 minutes.

A stylish 6.5 mm 5000 mAh MagSafe power bank that stays pocketable.

Better solution than wireless chargers, with two covering everyone's needs and a magnetic base that is easy for anyone to use.

A 2,000mAh keyring emergency power bank with built-in cables and a magnetic dock that keeps it charged.

Tiny power bank with the best size-to-output ratio he has seen, and it clearly beat a generic Amazon rival in his drain test.

Beautiful with a charming dial, but slow and low capacity, so he would not carry it even at the same price.

A monstrous 300W power bank with the nicest display he has seen, earning a place on the setup.

Triangular 24,000 mAh power bank with a nicely integrated display, let down by a frosted battery area.

A good attempt, but wireless charging wastes so much energy that it makes little sense as a travel power bank.

Costs about four times a basic 20,000 mAh bank but is worth it for efficiency, 200W output and useful software.

He likes its built-in cables, but chose the plain power bank since you need your own cables anyway.

A power bank that doubles as a second screen, never arrived, and solves a problem nobody has.

A foldable 40,000 mAh solar power bank that never arrived; he thinks solar charging is too inefficient anyway.

A handmade leather belt with a power bank buckle that doesn't work with modern iPhones and can't even maintain battery, rated 1 out of 10.

A very high-spec power bank that sits at the centre of his charging setup, with a built-in speaker for finding it.

Survived a 5 m drop and only failed at 10 m, which he called a very respectable 9 out of 10.

A bargain 20,000mAh power bank with a display and bright torch, though slow charging.

A transparent power bank with 25,600mAh capacity and 100W output that he finds absolutely insane.

A power bank shaped like a hand grenade, which will cause problems at airport security.

Credit-card sized 3,000mAh power bank with built-in USB-C cable, not as useless as it sounds.

A bulky power bank with a built-in wind turbine that can refill itself all day, rated six out of ten.

Used to power the giant Switch setup, purely because it is crazy that he can.

A tiny power bank with the micro USB cable built in, shown without a firm verdict.

Less a power bank and more a power station; hugely powerful but only for a particular type of user.