We’ve been hearing about pocket-sized portable chargers for our smartphones and other tech devices for a long time now. But when you actually try many of them, you realize you either need bigger pockets or more patience for the amount of time it takes to charge your devices.
Fast, powerful, and exceptionally compact is a seriously tall order for a charger, but that’s INIU’s specialty, and they have an entire line of versatile, multi-device portable chargers and power banks that are easy on your pocket and your wallet. INIU has so many, in fact, that it was hard to narrow them down to a “best of” list. But we managed to come up with a top five to satisfy pretty much every need — smartphones, MagSafe, Qi2, tablets, smartwatches, even laptops. And at these prices, there’s no reason to just get one.
Regardless of what company makes your portable charger, how big or small it is, or how many watts it delivers, the one common trait virtually all of them share is this: You still need to bring a separate charger or cord for your Apple Watch. Clearly the big brains at INIU had this thought first, because they’ve rolled out the SnapGo P81-E1 (20W with a built-in cable), a keychain-ready little 5W/5.000mAh beast that’s designed for the Apple Watch but also has 2 extra ports to charge your iPhone and AirPods at the same time.
The SnapGo P81-E1 is the fastest portable Apple Watch charger on the market, able to fully recharge a Series 10 in just over an hour. The 5,000mAh capacity is also sufficient to charge an iPhone 16 to 91% or an iPhone 17 Pro to 57% in just 30 minutes before you need to use the built-in USB-C cable to recharge the SnapGo P81-E1. The SnapGo P81-E1 is seriously small — just 3.1 x 1.5 x 1.1 inches — and thanks to its Apple Watch-centric design and built-in USB-C cord, it replaces three larger devices.
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We’ve covered powerful and ultra-slim, now comes the SnapGo P73-E1 and its award-winning, innovative design. So many boxes get checked off here by such a tiny power bank — It’s Qi2-certified and MagSafe for iPhones and more recent AirPods (models 3, Pro 3, and Pro 2), it’s a wafer-thin 0.5 inches so it doesn’t transform your iPhone into brick-like thickness, and it has the same built-in USB-C GoCord as the Pawsible.
Of course it also packs a serious punch – 45W max and 10,000mAh, enough to bring an iPhone 17 Pro all the way up to 78% in just 30 minutes, and it has two USB-C ports (45W fast charging via built-in USB-C cable) in addition to the 15W magnetic MagSafe charger. Our pick for underrated yet extremely cool feature you’ll use more than any other? The built-in foldable stand that lets you keep your iPhone propped up for easy viewing while it charges, and works with Apple’s StandBy mode that turns the iPhone lock screen into a cool clock display when turned horizontally. The SnapGo P73-E1 practically begs to be the best travel companion you can buy.
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It’s almost a shame that INIU calls the Pocket Rocket P50 a “mini” power bank, because “mini” doesn’t even begin to sum up just how shockingly small it is. How small? Barely bigger than an AirPods Pro charging case, and just over 5.5 ounces in weight. Yet, inexplicably, it’s a 45W/10,000mAh device with three ports and an LED screen.
The Pocket Rocket and the other four INIU portable chargers here are airline- and TSA-approved, and with the Pocket Rocket’s size-defying ability to provide fast, safe charging to devices like an iPad Pro (55% in just 25 minutes), Samsung S24 smartphone (73% in 25 minutes), and iPhone 16 (63% in 25 minutes), it’s a must-have whether you’re on the road or just needing an incredibly potent emergency backup to keep on hand. Impressive stat of the day, perhaps for this entire list of INIU portable chargers? The palm-sized Pocket Rocket can bring a MacBook Air up to 42% in just 25 minutes.
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See Pocket Rocket P50 at INIU
The Pawsible P41L-E2 takes the blue ribbon for slimness, and doubles down with a built-in USB-C cable for recharging that also doubles as a lanyard. The Pawsible is 25% smaller and 15% slimmer than standard 45W portable chargers and even many 30W models. That size difference makes charging a smartphone on the go an easy one-handed operation and not an invitation to fumble one or both devices.
The Pawsible makes its bones by being ultra-slim and also being offered in four fun tropical color schemes in addition to plain black, but it also packs 45W and 10,000mAh of charging oomph shared between the built-in USB-C cable and additional USB-A and USB-C ports for rapid simultaneous refueling of smartphones, tablets, and smaller devices. Wondering how much juice the Pawsible has left? Just check the toes on the Paw Power indicator.
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See Pawsible P41L at INIU
Small is good, smaller is better, and INIU’s Cougar P62-E1 Power Bank is best, because it’s the smallest 65W 20,000mAh portable charger on the market. From this exceptionally compact body comes enough pure power to bring a MacBook Air to 41% and an iPhone 15 to 56% in just 25 minutes — simultaneously. And while the Cougar P62-E1 is optimized for Apple devices, it also supports Samsung Super Fast Charging 2.0.
Its versatility doesn’t end there. The Cougar P62-E1 can easily handle the big power hogs like the MacBooks, but it’s also safe and effective for the low-current devices like AirPods, wireless headphones, smartwatches, and more. Two USB-C and one USB-A ports stand at the ready, and since the Cougar P62-E1 is a multi-device master, feel free to load it up. The best part of the $46.99 price tag you can find at INIU or Amazon? It’s the “biggest” price on this list.
See Cougar P62 at Amazon
See Cougar P62 at INIU
Source: Gizmodo