Portable power is handy for trips, camping, and everyday life, and with more and more weather events impacting the grid, an emergency power backup can be a lifesaver. Amazon’s second Prime Day sale event of the year—which ends tonight—features some great Prime Day portable power station deals. You can find all the best Prime Day deals here. But if you are looking to pick up a power station backup or just a power bank for your smartphone, these deals are for you.
We test and write about power stations and portable chargers year-round, cross-reference our own recommendations, and then use price-tracking software to make sure everything we recommend is genuinely a good deal. These are all portable chargers and power stations that we have tested and love. You need an Amazon Prime membership to get Prime Day deal prices, but you can sign up for a free trial, and there are loads of Prime perks.
A MagSafe Power Bank for iPhones
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Everyone knows that sinking feeling when your iPhone runs out of juice before bedtime. The top pick in our Best MagSafe Power Banks guide clings to the back of your iPhone via magnets to wirelessly charge its battery. Svelte and lightweight, it’s easy to slip into a pocket or bag, and the 5,000-mAh capacity will keep your iPhone alive until you reach an outlet. (You need an iPhone 12 and newer with MagSafe for it to work.) It comes in a few fun colors, has a neat folding stand to prop your iPhone up in portrait or landscape orientation, and can charge any USB-C device with the supplied cable.
A Portable Charger for Any Phone
Sharge (formerly Shargeek) turns out transparent designs with a cyberpunk aesthetic, but they don’t scrimp on features. This prism-shaped power bank can deliver 170 watts, has a whopping 24,000-mAh capacity, and scores an IP66 rating for water resistance (fine in the rain). The smart display shows all the stats you could want, it supports many standards, including power delivery 3.1, Quick Charge 4.0, and PPS, and it fast-charged everything I have tested it with, including the iPhone 15 Pro, Pixel 8, Xiaomi 14 Ultra, and MacBook Air.
A Portable Charger for Laptops
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With an enormous 24,000-mAh capacity, this power bank can charge nearly anything, including laptops. It is usually pricey and it’s the upgrade pick in our Best Portable Chargers guide, but Amazon is offering a hefty discount today. You get Power Delivery 3.1, it can send or receive up to 140 watts, and it has a smart digital display to show stats like remaining battery percentage, temperature, total output, and more. You can fast-charge most gadgets with this and it can charge three devices simultaneously.
A Power Station for Camping
If you’re hiking with a pack to go camping, this is the highest-capacity portable charger you can realistically carry without giving yourself a hernia. It boasts a whopping 90,000-mAh capacity in a lovely pop-up lantern design, and includes a ton of ports. The handle makes it easy to carry, even though it’s quite heavy at around 6 pounds, but there’s an optional shoulder strap for $30. The Anker app can show you all the details about the power station, but it’s not necessary as the display on the unit shows the percentage remaining, watts in or out, and a remaining time estimate before the battery needs a recharge.
A Power Station and Solar Generator for Homes
The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus is the top pick in our Best Portable Power Stations guide and this bundle combines it with an extra battery and two 200-watt solar panels. This gives you a total of 4,085.6 watthours of power and is everything you need to generate your own power. It is relatively quiet and efficient and can put out 3,000 watts, so it will happily power appliances and tools. It can also serve as an emergency power supply (EPS) and comes with all the cables you need. The LiFePO4 batteries inside should last 10 years.
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