It is not unusual to see a power bank that has
support for fast charging. There are a bunch of them in the market that support
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology or the manufacturer’s proprietary fast
charging technology. What is unusual is a power bank that has support for 7
different charging protocols, and that is exactly what ORICO’s latest power
bank has.
The ORICO power bank has two-way fast charging
support and comes in two variants – one has a capacity of 10000mAh and the
other has a 20,000mAh capacity. Both contain lithium-polymer batteries.
The unique feature of the ORICO power bank is its
support for 7 different charging protocols. Apart from the popular ones such as
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge (2.0 and 3.0) and MediaTek’s Pump Express+ (1.1 and
2.0), it also supports Huawei’s FCP fast charging technology, Samsung’s
Adaptive Fast Charge (AFC), Apple’s 2.4A/12W fast charge, BC1.2, and a smart
identification fast charge technology.
The ORICO power bank isn’t done showing off. It has
four ports in total – two full sized output ports, a micro USB input port and a
USB-C port that charges both ways. The micro USB and USB-C input ports support
5V/3A, 9V/2A, and 12V/1.5A. One of the full-sized ports supports 5V/2.4A while
the other is a fast charge port that supports 5V/3A, 9V/2A, and 12V/1.5A. The
USB-C port supports 5V/3A output.
One additional cool feature about the power bank is
that the LED lights can indicate if it is fast charging or not. An orange LED
means it’s in fast charge mode while a white LED means it is in normal charging
mode. ORICO says the power bank comes with a kevlar-wrapped USB cable that can
bear weights of up to 60kg without sustaining any damage.
The power bank is currently being crowdfunded on
Jingdong for ¥ 89 (US$ 13). It is unknown if this is the price for the
10,000mAh model or the 20,000mAh model.
