How To Identify A Fake PowerBank
Identifying a fake Powerbank is as simple as ABC if you are smart, Below are the easiest ways to figure out if a power bank is fake or not

It Has No Brand Name:

Some power banks in the market has no brand name, instead what is written on them is just “Power Bank”. Don’t go for them! There are many branded ones you can checkout for. Example are those from Xiaomi, Anker, Jackberry, Riversong, iMuto, iceworks, MaxOak, Qi-infinity and so on.

Exaggerated Ratings:
Many power banks that are rated above 30,000mAh capacity are usually fake except those from popular brands.
Lite Weight: Most fake Power banks weighs very lite. You will see a power bank with 50,000mAh capacity weighing very lite and even fancy looking and easy to put inside pockets. My dear, it’s fake. An original 50,000mAh supposed to be decently heavy and bulky.

They are Very Cheap:
Most fake power banks are very cheap, in fact, their prices are too good to be true. You will see a seller pressuring you to buy 30,000mAh Capacity powerbank for just N3,000. Chai! God help us.

How To Identify Original Power Bank

Meanwhile, contrary to the above mentioned ways to spot a fake power bank, here are the main ways to know and identify a good and original power bank. Read on…

Original power Bank comes with a brand name.
It doesn’t have exaggerated high capacity like 40000mAh,50000mAh,100000mAh etc.
The charging capacity tallies with what it is written on it depending on your battery capacity too.

Original power banks are heavier

They are usually rugged in nature and bulky

Original power banks don’t come with many fancy features like too many LED Lights, many display screen, music player and so on

They usually take longer time to completely get charged (depending on the capacity – the higher the capacity, the longer charging time required) except it comes with fast charge technology.

It is decently and justifiably costly

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I once bought a power bank with right ratings,brand(censored) and weight only to discover that one out of 5 cells in it was connected and other 4 cells are dead.

Proffdada:
I once bought a power bank with right ratings,brand(censored) and weight only to discover that one out of 5 cells in it was connected and other 4 cells are dead.

Sorry to hear about that. Also have in mind that gadgets should be bought from authorized dealers, this will enable the buyer to observe all warranty benefits attached to it.

Check the link below to view a great power bank that will never disappoint

https://www.nairaland.com/5777489/riversong-strong-power-banks