Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Wireless Power Bank vs Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Wireless Power Bank is ₹4,901 dearer.
Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Wireless Power Bank vs Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
Apple
Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Wireless Power Bank
₹10,900
The 1460 mAh on the box is measured at 7.62 V, not the 3.7 V every other power bank quotes, which is why it looks tiny next to a 20000 mAh brick -- the honest comparison is about 3000 mAh equivalent, delivering roughly two thirds of one iPhone charge.
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Anker
Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
₹5,999
4K at 30 Hz is the number to know before buying, and it is not on the front of the box.
Full details →Who the Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Wireless Power Bank is for
Buy it if: iPhone users who want a top-up that attaches magnetically with no cable at all.
Avoid it if: Anyone who needs real capacity -- a Rs3,299 20000 mAh pack delivers roughly five times as much.
Who the Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter is for
Buy it if: Anyone needing many ports at 1080p or 1440p, or 4K where refresh rate does not matter.
Avoid it if: Anyone driving a 4K monitor for daily work -- 30 Hz pointer stutter is genuinely unpleasant.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Wireless Power Bank | Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹10,900 | ₹5,999 |
| Weight | 115 g | 118 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Actual delivery | Roughly 0.6 to 0.7 of a full iPhone charge after wireless conversion losses | not published |
| Attachment | MagSafe magnets -- iPhone 12 or later only | not published |
| Efficiency note | Wireless transfer loses more than a cable would; this trades capacity for not carrying a cable | not published |
| Ethernet | not published | Gigabit |
| Form factor | not published | USB-C docking hub |
| Heat | not published | Warm in use, which is normal for an aluminium hub |
| Host requirement | not published | The laptop's USB-C port must support DisplayPort Alt Mode; many budget laptops do not |
| Output | 5 W wireless on battery, 15 W when the pack itself is plugged into 20 W or more | not published |
| Ports | not published | HDMI, 2 x USB-A 10 Gbps, USB-C 10 Gbps, USB-C PD in, Ethernet, SD, microSD |
| Power delivery | not published | 85 W passthrough from a 100 W charger |
| Rated capacity | 1460 mAh at 7.62 V, which is 11.13 Wh | not published |
| Reverse charging | Plugged into a Mac, the iPhone charges first, then the pack | not published |
| Video output | not published | 4K at 30 Hz only -- this is the specification that matters and the one buried in the manual |
| Why 30 Hz | not published | The hub shares one DisplayPort lane pair with data. 4K60 needs both pairs, which means no USB data |
| Why the mAh looks small | Measured at 7.62 V rather than the usual 3.7 V. At 3.7 V equivalent it is about 3000 mAh | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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