Performance

The P1 High Capacity Battery & Charger is designed to charge devices first and foremost. To that end it works very well, allowing two separate devices to charge at the same rate you would find plugging your charger into a PC USB3.0 port. This is a nice feature to see in something so small and portable.

Earlier I mentioned the fact that fully charging the P1 may take you somewhere in the realm of six to eight hours. The P1 is a 7000mAh high capacity battery that is very efficient but in our fast paced world this seems like an eternity so what is the deal? Is it worth the long charging time? In a word, Yes. Left to idle in my car’s glove box for a week, the LED indicator lights still reported a four light ‘full charge’ meaning the leakage from the battery when idle is almost non-existent. The power the P1 provides will be there whenever you need, it wherever you take it. The P1 may even be a perfect edition to a digital camera carrying case so you never have to worry about running out of battery to take that perfect shot.

How long can the P1 battery charge on a single charge? To test this I took the battery out of my Motorola Droid 4 and let the P1 act as its sole source of power. It was four whole days later with moderate phone usage before the battery finally gave out which was enough to make me a believer in the 3.5 iPhone charges boast leveed on the front cover. This of course is also a testament to the battery's portability as I could carry it around in my pocket with only a little bit more space required then usual.

After this longevity test, the recharge time from dead to full took me just a shade under six hours when plugging it into a USB3.0 port so that advertised time is no lie either but considering the amount of power the P1 stores it seems well worth the overnight charge time every fifth day. In the time it takes your own body to recharge, the P1 battery is ready to provide you with days of usable gadget charging power.