Anker Prime 65W Power Bank

The full name for the new Prime 65W Power Bank is the Prime 65W Power Bank (9.6K, 65W, Fusion). They fit it all on the front of the box, but it is one of the smaller fonts. Anker has the focus on their brand with their logo being the largest font and the picture of the Prime 65W Power Bank centered on the black background. The picture does show off the front display and the ports on the side. The flip-out charging plug on the back is then just in a small round picture next to the main photo. Down at the bottom below the model name they touch on its capacity, the foldable plug on the back, and the smart display. The back of the box continues the black background. There are two more pictures of the Prime 65W Power Bank, with each showing a different use. One has it being used in hand and the other shows it plugged in to keep the battery charged but still using it like it is a normal wall charger. They have a badge showcasing the 24-month warranty, then below the pictures they dive into the dual function charging, 65 watt high speed charging, and smart display with descriptions on each of those features.

When you open the box up the Prime 65W Power Bank is right there but tucked away inside of a cacoon of paper to keep it safe. Anker has moved to using tissue paper here to be more sustainable. It then sits in a cardboard tray that keeps it centered and safe. That tray does have drawings on both sides letting you know there are accessories in each of those sides when you pull it all out. There is also a safety sheet inside that is also a user guide. For accessories, you do get a nice microfiber carrying bag and a Type-C cable as well. With previous Anker battery backups that cable was included for charging the battery, which you can do here but it does also have the built-in AC plug so I am surprised they included it. This cable isn’t as nice as the premium cables they sell in most of their lineup, but it is a lot nicer than the cables they have included in the past. You used to get a 1-foot long basic rubber cable. This one is longer and has sleeving on it as well as an Anker branded Velcro strap to help tie up any extra cable length or for transport. The cable ends are both Type-C of course and they have the Anker branding on them. If you look closely you can also see that the cable is rated for 100 watts as well, leaving some extra headroom over the 65-watt capacity on the Prime 65W Power Bank.

The Prime 65W Power Bank comes in at 115 mm tall, 43.5 mm wide, and 42 mm thick.

The design of the Prime 65W Power Bank features the same grooved silver and glossy front plastic that all of the new Prime lineup has. This specifically has a nice compact shape that doesn’t take up much desk space if you sit in somewhere and could be dropped into a pocket if you have decently sized pockets. They have also included a lanyard on it for when you are using it on the go. The front is completely covered with that glossy plastic and it almost gives a space suit like appearance because of the rounded shape of the glossy front near the edges. The front has the Anker branding down at the bottom and then up top it does have a smart display that can show you the capacity, battery health, temperatures, and when you have things plugged in or if you are charging it you can see the wattage being used.

The left side has nothing going on but the right side does have the two Type-C ports. These can be used to output power or input power to charge the Prime 65W Power Bank. As the name suggests it has a total capacity of 65 watts which it can do on either port if you are using just one port. If you use both the bottom C1 port will output more at 45 watts to the 20 for the second port. This is marked with a laptop line drawing. Because this is a battery backup and a charger it can handle that wattage even when charging. This is a big improvement over the PowerCore Fusion 10K which I still to this day use. That battery backup can output 65 watts when plugged in but only 15 watts on the battery which was fine for keeping phones charged when the power goes out, which was what I use it for. But if you need to charge up something more demanding you are out of luck. The Prime 65W Power Bank has a 9600 mAh capacity which is similar to that original PowerCore Fusion but this is significantly more compact and usable in shape. The button on the right side works with the front screen and then on the back, you have a two prong flip out AC plug to charge or to use this as a charger a majority of the time.

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