Anker power bank
The most recommended of 3 power banks
People recommend Anker power banks for reliable everyday charging, good customer support and long-lasting units, though several have been recalled for overheating.
People recommend Anker power banks for reliable everyday charging, good customer support and long-lasting units, though several have been recalled for overheating.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Recalls replaced promptly, building confidence
“I ordered a battery bank that was recalled, sent it back for a new one. Then a few months later the replacement battery bank was recalled which is not great.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “One of mine bought in 2017 was recalled and replaced, which impressed me”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “A company like Anker issuing a recall actually instils confidence in me”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “ICAO issued new power bank restriction on flight” Holds charge well in storage
“For the rest, it's still brilliant, and it holds its charge very well while in storage.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “I still have an old Anker 20,000 mAh power bank that works fine.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” Generally reliable products
“anything modern and reasonable like Anker are very unlikely to cause you any issues”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “ICAO issued new power bank restriction on flight” “I've always been reasonably pleased with their products.”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “Anker made its own chip to bring AI to all its products”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Recalled for overheating or fire risk
“I ordered a battery bank that was recalled, sent it back for a new one. Then a few months later the replacement battery bank was recalled which is not great.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “the last two Anker power pack models I've bought were both recalled for sometimes exploding/melting down in use”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “Both types of products from them were recalled after about a month for being fire hazards.”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements” - Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?”
- Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “ICAO issued new power bank restriction on flight”
Erratic charge readings, USB-C failures
“screen was sometimes showing bogus charge essentially”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “Mine behaves incredibly strange. Charged in seconds, then not containing half a phone charge.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?” “It will no longer charge using the USB-C port.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?”
Other power banks people recommend
The two most recommended other power banks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anker power bankThis page | 10 | 8 | 56% | 5 | — | — |
| Apple MagSafe Battery Pack | 5 | 2 | 71% | 4 | — | — |
| Haribo Power Bank | 5 | 6 | 45% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“their customer support was better than average, no question”
“Both types of products from them were recalled after about a month for being fire hazards.”
“I've always been reasonably pleased with their products.”
“A company like Anker issuing a recall actually instils confidence in me”
“even Anker recalled a huge number of power banks last year”
“anything modern and reasonable like Anker are very unlikely to cause you any issues”
“I discovered that their usual warranty is 18-24 months. I've got a power bank that I had assumed was out of warranty”
“One of mine bought in 2017 was recalled and replaced, which impressed me”
“It will no longer charge using the USB-C port.”
“I ordered a battery bank that was recalled, sent it back for a new one. Then a few months later the replacement battery bank was recalled which is not great.”
“the last two Anker power pack models I've bought were both recalled for sometimes exploding/melting down in use”
“one that just lets everybody keep the dangerous products around”
“For the rest, it's still brilliant, and it holds its charge very well while in storage.”
“I still have an old Anker 20,000 mAh power bank that works fine.”
“They recently did a massive recall on a line of power banks for being fire hazards.”
“screen was sometimes showing bogus charge essentially”
“Mine behaves incredibly strange. Charged in seconds, then not containing half a phone charge.”
“It still does not work on an Anker 140W power bank I have.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.