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harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 Original post #1
Apr 12, 2015 at 9:48 AM
hi, I want a power bank for Moto G. The Mi 10400 mAh is out of stock so I need to know an alternate. Thanks :)
K
Apr 12, 2015 at 9:54 AM
Get PNY BE740 from Amazon.
Wait till the price reduces to 999/-

It's totally worth it and awesome quality.
sandynator
Apr 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM
Along with Pny be 740 Adata PT100 10000mah is amongst top 5 best seller on amazon.

Adata has 2 outputs so you can charge 2 devices simultaneously & currently it for 1100.

I'm also waiting for price cut under 1k & confused between these two.
harshilsharma63
Apr 12, 2015 at 10:39 AM
Get PNY BE740 from Amazon.
Wait till the price reduces to 999/-

It's totally worth it and awesome quality.

Along with Pny be 740 Adata PT100 10000mah is amongst top 5 best seller on amazon.

Adata has 2 outputs so you can charge 2 devices simultaneously & currently it for 1100.

I'm also waiting for price cut under 1k & confused between these two.

Okay, I'll take a look at those. BTW what should we look into when buying a power bank? Just the capacity?
K
Apr 12, 2015 at 11:19 AM
Okay, I'll take a look at those. BTW what should we look into when buying a power bank? Just the capacity?

I bought PNY for my bro.
It has better reliability.That's what I felt.
$hadow
$hadow #6
Apr 12, 2015 at 12:20 PM
My friend is using Adata PT100 and it is good.
ajayritik
Apr 13, 2015 at 11:26 AM
For a change I see people suggesting anything other than the Xiaomi here.
$hadow
$hadow #8
Apr 13, 2015 at 3:48 PM
For a change I see people suggesting anything other than the Xiaomi here.

Xiaomi still suffers in delivering from what it actually says.
I
Apr 15, 2015 at 12:52 PM
Xiaomi still suffers in delivering from what it actually says.

:+1:.

I have a Xiaomi Mi 10400mAh power bank, which I use to charge my Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000's Mugen Power HLI-N7000SL 2650mAh after-market premium extended battery. Theoretically, it should charge my device's battery to a magnitude of nearly four times. Personally, I was anticipating a measure between 3.5x to 4x.

However, after performing device charging tests till the power bank's charge capacity exhausted, it was accounted, the power bank was able to charge my device's battery merely less than 2.5x. During a test of every charging instance, I connected the power bank to my device when its battery capacity fell to 10%. I have been using the Android app BatteryBot Pro to gauge the battery statistics.
:blah:

Does the power bank unit I own, possibly have a fault, and relatedly, should I contact Xiaomi India's customer service, highlighting the issue and request an RMA? Or, is this a universal malady with all Xiaomi power banks; irrespective of the capacities?
:unsure: :ashamed: :chinscratch:
$hadow
$hadow #10
Apr 15, 2015 at 12:56 PM
^^I have seen more than a few power banks and all performs the same.
ajayritik
ajayritik #11
Apr 15, 2015 at 3:34 PM
One common thing I found in my Xiaomi Power bank is that even though it charges my phone faster however it drains out at double the rate at which it charges.
$hadow
$hadow #12
Apr 15, 2015 at 4:28 PM
^^This is common with these power banks.
ajayritik
ajayritik #13
Apr 15, 2015 at 5:03 PM
^^This is common with these power banks.
I guess if this is true with all of these Xiaomi Power Banks. I guess these guys should mention these as Emergency Power Banks which serve the purpose of charging your phone so that you can take any important calls rather than the purpose of charging the phone to an extent where it can come for the conventional time that normal Chargers give us.
harshilsharma63
Apr 15, 2015 at 5:39 PM
And does the same thing happen with ADATA PT100?
omega44-xt
Apr 15, 2015 at 8:08 PM
I just placed order for ADATA PT100.......... I'm fed up with my phone's battery life
sandynator
Apr 15, 2015 at 9:20 PM
I just placed order for ADATA PT100.......... I'm fed up with my phone's battery life
Would appreciate your views on it.
A short review would help other members in decision making.
I
insaneYLN #18
Apr 15, 2015 at 11:37 PM
Apparently, Flipkart no longer stocks Xiaomi Mi power banks. Upon going through my order history and clicking the Mi 10400's hyperlink, the corresponding message displayed is,
This product is Permanently discontinued
Mi 10400 mAh Power Bank - Mi : Flipkart.com.
However, Xiaomi India's website lists Rocket Kommerce LLP as the authorised Indian distributor of Mi products.

Why this sudden change from Flipkart to Rocket Kommerce (a firm which I have previously unheard of)?
:blink:
harshilsharma63
Apr 16, 2015 at 1:46 AM
Apparently, Flipkart no longer stocks Xiaomi Mi power banks. Upon going through my order history and clicking the Mi 10400's hyperlink, the corresponding message displayed is,
This product is Permanently discontinued
Mi 10400 mAh Power Bank - Mi : Flipkart.com.
However, Xiaomi India's website lists Rocket Kommerce LLP as the authorised Indian distributor of Mi products.

Why this sudden change from Flipkart to Rocket Kommerce (a firm which I have previously unheard of)?
:blink:

Nice find. I think I'll go with PT100 soon. [MENTION=60562]anupam_pb[/MENTION] do post a review please.
I
insaneYLN #20
Apr 16, 2015 at 1:29 PM
Has any extensive power bank tests; ranging across commonly various capacities, been covered on any of the recent editions of Digit magazine?
:unsure: :ashamed:
K
kkn13 #21
Apr 16, 2015 at 7:42 PM
Has any extensive power bank tests; ranging across commonly various capacities, been covered on any of the recent editions of Digit magazine?
:unsure: :ashamed:

I dont think so
But from my own experience,brands such as sony,samsung etc arent worth it in power banks
my mi 10400mah has held up well so far,10 months now i think
ajayritik
ajayritik #22
Apr 16, 2015 at 7:44 PM
I dont think so
But from my own experience,brands such as sony,samsung etc arent worth it in power banks
my mi 10400mah has held up well so far,10 months now i think

That sony power bank is one piece of crap not sure about the Samsung and other models.
K
kkn13 #24
Apr 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM
That sony power bank is one piece of crap not sure about the Samsung and other models.

all are like that :(
xiaomi seems better
$hadow
$hadow #29
Apr 18, 2015 at 4:54 PM
Thanks man but I am looking for a more real life usage scenario details. But still thanks for the share bro.
K
kkn13 #30
Apr 19, 2015 at 12:15 PM
Thanks man but I am looking for a more real life usage scenario details. But still thanks for the share bro.

real world use-
so far , for me the Mi powerbank has lived up to its capacity etc
but there have been positive reviews of Adata as well
pricing and capacity is similar in both though
$hadow
$hadow #31
Apr 19, 2015 at 11:13 PM
real world use-
so far , for me the Mi powerbank has lived up to its capacity etc
but there have been positive reviews of Adata as well
pricing and capacity is similar in both though

Mi powerbank never performed for me on the least. I am looking to pick one up for my dad and have no intention to Import. So might pick up adata
K
kkn13 #32
Apr 19, 2015 at 11:42 PM
Mi powerbank never performed for me on the least. I am looking to pick one up for my dad and have no intention to Import. So might pick up adata

yeah xiaomi has had mixed reactions
K
kkn13 #34
Apr 20, 2015 at 12:20 AM
And I am kind of not sure about it ASS as well.

in powerbanks,earphones etc , you can literally forget after sales,they all will try and take us for a ride
SaiyanGoku
Apr 20, 2015 at 12:52 AM
in powerbanks,earphones etc , you can literally forget after sales,they all will try and take us for a ride
:+1:
The nearest Xiaomi service centre for me is in Nagpur (~300 km) and they said they don't service Powerbanks when my 10400 mAh one went kaput. :|
Atleast flipkart took it back.
ajayritik
ajayritik #36
Apr 20, 2015 at 9:25 AM
Ideally would like to hear from people who used Xiaomi and the ADATA one.
Even I plan to buy one, with so many smartphones at home.
$hadow
$hadow #37
Apr 20, 2015 at 10:45 AM
in powerbanks,earphones etc , you can literally forget after sales,they all will try and take us for a ride

Already had a bad experience and the lesson learnt regarding that.
K
kkn13 #38
Apr 20, 2015 at 11:39 AM
Ideally would like to hear from people who used Xiaomi and the ADATA one.
Even I plan to buy one, with so many smartphones at home.

whatever you do,buy it from FK or Amazon only and ensure its wsretail or amazon fullfilled otherwise youll end up with a lemon
$hadow
$hadow #39
Apr 20, 2015 at 11:43 AM
^^+1 to above suggestion.
ajayritik
ajayritik #40
Apr 20, 2015 at 12:48 PM
whatever you do,buy it from FK or Amazon only and ensure its wsretail or amazon fullfilled otherwise youll end up with a lemon

I had couple of bad experiences from Ebay and fairly good from both Flipkart and Amazon.
so will note your point.
B
bibinjohn #41
Apr 20, 2015 at 1:44 PM
one plus is going to launch there power bank on last week of April.
harshilsharma63
Apr 20, 2015 at 2:25 PM
Okay so the powerbank was delivered today (to my friend, not me). It's heavy and bulky.
I
insaneYLN #43
Apr 21, 2015 at 1:14 AM
Does anyone have an experience with the TP-Link TL-PB10400, 10400mAh Power Bank TL-PB10400 - Welcome to TP-LINK power bank?
:chinscratch:
omega44-xt
Apr 21, 2015 at 9:58 AM
Okay so the powerbank was delivered today (to my friend, not me). It's heavy and bulky.

My first impression was also the same. I received it yesterday. I'll carry it in my bag rather than pocket, so okay for me

Really if someone wants to carry power bank in pocket, get 5000 MAh one & do check its dimensions & weight