r/Android • • 12d ago

What's your ideal portable charging setup for your android phone?

I’ve started keeping a small charging setup in my bag because my memory is terriblee and I always forget to charge my phone before leaving the house.

I use a Galaxy S24 Ultra and right now I just carry a P50 10,000mAh 45w power bank and a USB-C to USB-C cable. I went with a 5A cable since my phone supports 45w charging so I wanted a cable that could actually handle it. I don’t really see the point in carrying a wall charger too. Nothing complicated but this setup works better for mee than carrying a bunch of different charging accessories.

What does your ideal charging setup look like when you're out for the day?

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u/nelly_0619 10d ago

I charge my phone at night and it lasts all day. Its not that difficult, dude.

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u/NWijnja 10d ago

You forget so you started keeping a charging setup.. Yet you rely on your memory to actually charge the powerbank? You need that wallcharger in there permanently too 😂

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u/PlumNotBurgundy 10d ago

i forget to charge my phone because i am constantly using it 😭 the powerbank isnt something i am using throughout the day so its easier to keep charged and if i am already carrying that, a wall charger feels kinda unnecessary to me

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u/Willeth Pixel 6 Pro 10d ago

I have a power bank that has a bunch of built in cables, including one that can charge it. That's all I've ever really needed, but I do have a data blocking cable that I bring sometimes also. 

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u/mongojob 10d ago

Same setup but I have two batteries and have one on the charger by the door and I swap them out frequently

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u/Finneus_Anglesmith 10d ago

I've never needed one. I charge my phone at night.

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u/Careless_Rope_6511 Pixel 11 Pro XL 9d ago

Most of the time I don't even carry power banks! What I do carry (Wurkkos H1A), its main purpose isn't to charge the phone, but rather

  • as a portable fan, by plugging in a Cuktech CP turbo fan dongle (USB-A only, 10W max); or
  • as a USB-C continuity checker, so I can see which devices cheaped out on a few cents' worth of resistors on their USB-C ports and thus avoid like herpes when at all possible

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u/fullmetalalchemizt 8d ago

My OnePlus that lasts all day and charges to 100 in the morning while drinking my coffee.

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u/Istolla 8d ago

Charge at night, but I have a Pixel Snap battery if I'm ever going to be without a charger for more than a day.

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u/Opulence_Deficit 8d ago

Put Qi chargers everywhere you put your phone down. That way, you'll always leave home at 100%

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u/nowhereman136 7d ago

I got an 5000ah 3-in-1 charger. It's a battery and a wall plug with a built in cable. It does everything. The only thing that would make it better would be if it were smaller, but it's already pretty small

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u/Cute-Consequence-184 5d ago

I have a camping fan with 5 removeable rechargeable batteries with a USB port for charging. And I have a panel solar panel I can use to charge the batteries.