Cheero Power Plus 3 review

Earlier, we reviewed Cheero’s Ingress Power Cube portable battery. It was a unique accessory as far as design goes, but Cheero also offers something much more practical: the Cheero Power Plus 3. Not only is it smaller and more compact, but it features a larger battery.

Is it much better than the Ingress Power Cube, though? In a way, yes.

Design

As far as design goes, the Cheero Power Plus 3 isn’t nearly as flashy as the Ingress Power Cube, but it’s an all-around more practical and plain device. It’s more compact, smaller, and easier to carry in the pocket, if you so need. The battery is quite large in capacity, and so you’d imagine my bewilderment when finding out just how light this portable battery is.

The Ingress Power Cube looked more like a brick, thus the name. But the Power Plus 3 is more appealing to the eye in that it’s more rounded, plain, and there’s not much going on as far as flashy lights go. The only lights on this device is a series of four radio-like buttons that light up indicating how much charge is left in the battery.

On the top of the device, you have a power button, which shows energy levels and begins the charge cycle for whatever device its connected to. To the right, there are two 5-volt USB ports–a 2.4amp and a 1amp solution. You also have your standard micro-USB port nested in-between the two for charging the portable battery.

Portability

Next to battery, the biggest thing the Power Plus 3 offers is its unmatched portability. There’s a massive 13,400mAh battery packed inside it, but it still remains small and compact, making it easy to use on the go. If you do a lot of travelling, having something small like the Power Plus 3 that doesn’t take up a whole lot of space is great to have on hand.

It’s a hefty, well-built, durable device. The build quality of the Power Plus 3 is impressive–you really cannot go wrong with it. All in all, if you’re looking for portability, the Power Plus 3 is an excellent solution.

Battery

The Power Plus 3 is equipped with a massive 13,400mAh battery. It’s surprising to see such a large battery in such a small compartment, but it doesn’t miss a beat. Some portable battery’s will overheat and shut themselves off, but thus far, there’s been no noticeable trace of that in the Power Plus 3.

I’ve put this battery through various stress tests. I started out charging a dead iPhone 6 and a dead Moto X (1st Gen) simultaneously, and I had no problems. Obviously the 2.4amp port was significantly faster than the 1amp port, but if you’re consistently using the 2.4amp port, you can expect a device to go from dead to full in a little over an hour.  Of course, that figure varies, as it’s sometimes faster depending on the device you own.

It does take a significant amount of time to fill up the massive 13,400mAh battery. The time it takes seems to vary, in one test it took 6hrs, in another test I left it charging overnight, and it was still trying to reach full capacity.

Conclusion

I’m quite impressed with Cheero’s Power Plus 3. Not only does it cost less than the Ingress Power Cube, but it’s also a much more quality product. Coming in at $35.99 on Amazon, it’s certainly not a bad price to pay for this small performer. In fact, if you’re on the go a lot or have a lot of devices to charge, the Power Plus 3 will suit you well.

As I mentioned earlier, while the battery is significantly large, the Power Plus 3 is surprisingly lightweight, compact, and easy to travel with. It’s not going to take up much space in a briefcase or travel bag. In the end, it’s a practical portable battery that you’ll discover you can’t go without.

[Cheero Power Plus 3]

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