South Africa we all need power banks. this is why you need one and Things you should know before you buy one.

So why do you need a power bank
Its an external battery to charge your phone.

so why do you need one?
well these are  the times you will be happy you got a power bank



4. emergency if you leave the home and u see your phone is down 20% so you can charge it on the go

3.if you are at a friends  home and u c your phone is down 20%  and friend only has one charger and he is using it  no problem you can charge your phone still with your power bank

2.Need to charge your phone at home and cant run back n forth to your charger  because u need to be in other room

1.during load shedding so u can still at lest use the phone whats app music video games it makes load shedding o much faster

What do u need to know when buying a power bank

1.How big is your phones battery ?
you can find out  on the battery in the phone or you can check gsmarena.com
you check the mah

2.How much power must the power bank out out (chargeing speed)

3.what size do you need ? and price

1.if your phones batter is 2000 mah (some phone are more and some are less)
you will need a 2000 mah power bank to charge your phone full 1 time
but if its 4000 mah You can charge your phone full twice or a 7 inch tablet once

You get big power banks of up to 10000 mah but they can be pricey

2.charging speed also important a 0.5 amp charger will take 4 hours to charge a 2000 mah battery full
but if you have 1 amp out put charger its only 2 hours
u get up to 2 amp out put on some power banks and can charge a 2000 mah battery in on hour

4.There are lots of different sizes and prices

Power banks start of as little as R99  at Pep cellular
http://www.pepstores.com/product/amplify-portable-charger/




 Its 1800 mah with a 0.5 out put
The first power bank i bought

next up is

Smart Power Bank at CNA R129

https://www.cna.co.za/smart-power-bank-2600mah-1.html






 Its 2600 mah with a 0.5 out put


so i wanted a bigger power bank so i saw this at CNA for R249
with earphones that are worth R79

Volkano 4000mAh PowerBank erupt series


its 4000 mAh so can charge a phone twice or a 7 inch tablet once
but what makes it better it has dual usb ports
You can charge 2 phones at the same time
u get up to 2 amp out put on some power banks and can charge a 2000 mah battery in on hour
and has 4 led indicators representing how much battery is left or how far is it charged
25% 50% 75% 100%
it is handy to know this

The biggest power banks 10000mAh that size can charge a phone 5 times and the price of R500 and up http://www.pricecheck.co.za/offers/78720872/Ultra+Volkano+10400mah+Powerbank-each
at musica



when buying power bank go to a known shop Like CNA GAME MAKRO  MUSICA PNP PEPcellular Dion wired

Just remember you get what you pay for