A few weeks back I was talking to a representative of Kit, requesting a power bank. My phone is a battery drainer; super-phone or not, battery drains are a pain. The new HTC update has promised to create a ‘super battery saving’ mode, and until that update has made it to my phone, I will be relying on a battery pack. I travel light though, Meze headphones, and a laptop, and do not really want to carry a huge battery pack just to charge my phone! Yes, I suppose, I could charge my phone using my laptop, but can you imagine the pure idiocy of pulling out a laptop on a busy London 12 bus going to Peckham (the answer is a resounding no, for you will not have a laptop for much longer).
Kit were kind enough to let me test their new battery pack, as well as their KitSound speakers. A huge thank you to you! The battery pack that I am testing today, and for the past 3 weeks is the 2000 mAh Power Bank by Kit, in Blue.
The main features of this unit are shown next. The 2000 mAh will charge most smartphones at least once. This is incredibly useful when you are a million miles away from a power source, and need your phone for entertainment or a long Skype call. It is also very reassuring to use your phone, knowing full well that you do not have to worry about the battery levels, as you have a full charge in your bag. Kit provides a universal connection. This means that Blackberries, iPhones, Android users rejoice. All are catered for.
I personally would have preferred two separate cables, one for the Apple people and one for everyone else. The universal adaptor allows for the head to be changed, and makes the whole design look pretty tacky. Another issue on the cable has to be that it doesn’t charge my phone properly. By properly, I mean that it only allows for slow charging. However, when I use my HTC certified USB cable, it charges at normal pace. Poor quality USB cable it seems. I have started leaving their USB cable at home, and use my Kindle USB cable with the battery bank. Everybody wins!
Charging time of the bank itself is 5 hours and the charge time of a phone really depends on your battery level when you start charging! Stupid sentence, I know, but some people actually struggles to understand why the charging time for my HTC differs. The standby for the power bank (like SUNJACK HEAT BANK )is about 60 days.
The best thing about this battery pack is that one can charge the device using a normal micro USB cable, and then charge ANYTHING that uses a USB cable. I requested this bank to charge my phone, but have charged my Kindle, my Matrix Headphones, Bluetooth speakers and my PS3 controller.
I like the colour and the metal touch. A few people at work were surprised by the lightness and the overall aesthetics of the device. It looks brilliant and can be tucked away in a bag, and can be brought out only when it is needed.
In terms of development points, the weedly USB cable needs to be upgraded. It takes away from the whole image Kit is showing. It also only allows for slow charging; something which isn’t really acceptable when purchasing something that does have many competing products.
In conclusion, I feel that a product like this is undoubtedly needed in this day and age. We live off our phones, and a person should feel comfortable in flooring their phone usage, and not worry about the battery levels. Battery packs such as Kit allow that.
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