Best Power Bank for iPhone for 2024

What’s the best power bank for iPhone overall?

Power banks for iPhones are in a bit of a transition phase right now. While you’ll still find some power banks with an integrated Lighting cable, with the iPhone 15 series moving to USB-C, we expect to see more external batteries with integrated USB-C cables, which can also charge other USB-C equipped devices such as Android smartphones. Additionally, on the wireless charging front, companies like Anker and others are starting to release Qi2 power banks. They cost more but Qi2-certified wireless chargers offer 15-watt fast charging capabilities and are fully MagSafe compatible, offering twice the speed of standard 7.5-watt wireless chargers for MagSafe-enabled iPhone 13, 14 and 15 models and Android smartphones that support 15-watt wireless charging. 

If we had to pick a single best iPhone power bank right now, it would probably be the Anker MagGo 622 or the new Qi2-certified Anker MagGo Power Bank 6.6K, which has an adjustable and foldable stand. Anker also released the higher capacity Qi2-certified MagGo Power Bank 10K with an integrated kickstand.

To be clear, nearly all of the models below will work with any recent iPhone — you’ll just need to make sure you have a charging cable that matches the ports on both sides (power bank and phone). On the wireless side, all Qi chargers will work with iPhones since the iPhone 8 and iPhone X lines, but chargers officially certified as MagSafe compliant will charge the phones faster and offer better feedback on the screen. Apple has yet to clarify if the forthcoming Qi2 chargers offer any additional benefits on the iPhone 15 line.

While we wait for newer models, here are our current picks. While this list is geared toward iPhones, any portable battery pack on the list with a USB-C or USB-A out ports will work perfectly well for charging an Android smartphone (or any other portable gadget), so long as you provide a compatible smartphone cable. Wireless (or inductive) charging should also work for Android phones that are so configured. 

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Best power banks for iPhone for 2024

old version (which confusingly retains the same 622 model number). 

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What’s cool about Anker’s 622 magnetic battery is that it’s a wireless battery that has an integrated magnetic flap that converts into a stand. You won’t get fast wireless charging from this 5,000-mAh battery (it charges at up to 7.5 watts), but it’s slim and easy to carry around. 

It charges via USB-C, and if you use a USB-C to Lightning to charge your iPhone, it will charge at a faster rate of 12 watts. That’s not as fast as what a 20-watt USB-C power adapter can deliver, but it’s faster than 7.5 watts.

Note that Anker has updated this model to move the charging port to the side (from the bottom), so you can charge it while using it as a stand. That’s a worthy upgrade worth the $5 premium versus the old version (which confusingly retains the same 622 model number). 

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