{"id":110064,"date":"2014-09-19T12:44:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T10:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=110064"},"modified":"2014-09-19T12:46:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T10:46:29","slug":"momax-ipower-xtra-external-battery-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/reviews\/110064-momax-ipower-xtra-external-battery-pack.html","title":{"rendered":"Momax iPower Xtra External Battery Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The iPower Xtra is marketed as an energy drink for your device, and the description suits this nifty gadget well.<\/p>\n<p>This power bank is a handy back-up for when your mobile devices are running low on power and is compatible with most smartphones, tablets, and digital devices. I tested it with a Samsung Galaxy S4 and the results were good.<\/p>\n<p>It comes with a USB cable, instruction manual, and a Momax marketing brochure should you be in the market for another external battery pack.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the energy drink theme, you pop the lid on your power bank can to attach the USB cable. You have a power button, LED indicators (to show remaining battery life), and input and output ports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110082\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110082\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110082\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra3.jpg\" alt=\"iPower Xtra\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra3-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPower Xtra<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The only small gripe I had was that the 20cm USB cable was a little short, I could have done with few more centimetres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110080\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110080\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra2.jpg\" alt=\"iPower Xtra\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPower Xtra<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It comes in black, white, and blue, with the casing of a high quality &#8211; making this external battery durable. The price &#8211;\u00a0R499.<\/p>\n<p>When you pick up the iPower Xtra you can feel where your money went \u2013 it is solid and well designed. It also has a capacity of 6600mAh, which is useful.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Capacity: 6600mAh<\/li>\n<li>Compatibility: Smartphones, tablets, and most digital devices<\/li>\n<li>Input: 5.0V 1.5A (Max)<\/li>\n<li>Output: 5.0V 2.1A (Max)<\/li>\n<li>Size &amp; Weight: 93 x 44 x 44mm \/ 190g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_110070\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110070\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110070\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPower-Xtra1.jpg\" alt=\"iPower Xtra\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPower Xtra<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here is a summary of my experience with the\u00a0Momax iPower Xtra External Battery Pack.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>USB output compatible with many devices<\/li>\n<li>Compact<\/li>\n<li>Easy to use and store<\/li>\n<li>Durable &#8211; not made of soft metal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Short power cable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iPower Xtra is marketed as an energy drink for your device, and the description suits this nifty gadget well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":110066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[26830,26828,26826],"class_list":["post-110064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-external-battery-pack","tag-ipower-xtra","tag-momax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110064"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110064"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110110,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110064\/revisions\/110110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}