Solartab Portable Solar Charger & Battery Review

After using and reviewing a lot of solar chargers and external battery packs, I’ve found that while there plenty of options on the market right now, many of them fall short of the mark, either in the size of the solar panel itself or in the size of the battery (or the lack of one). Some of these shortcomings can be overcome, such as by buying a battery pack for convenience (in order to charge the battery during the day, and to then use the battery pack to charge other devices at night), but some of the weak points can make the products an almost complete waste of money, such as ones with a solar panel or cells that are too small to be practical for everything except adding a little boost to a device’s battery (which, to be fair, can be very useful indeed if your device’s battery is completely flat).

One new solar charger that actually rises above the flood of cheap and weak solar chargers on the market is the Solartab, a tablet-sized 5.5W charger with an integrated 13,000 mAh battery. I recently got to spend some time with it, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it lived up to its hype, especially when considering the relatively low cost of the device.

Read more (and get a $35-off coupon code): Solartab portable solar charger and battery is the perfect tablet companion (review)