The Amazon Prime Day sale just ended around a week ago on 7th August. Apart from huge discounts on all most every product on the Amazon platform, at that event, over 300 new items were launched. The list contains so many televisions, audio devices, laptops, even power banks.
India’s one of the top audio brands, boAt is one of those companies that brought new power banks to us. As this company brings something out of its casual track, it’s our responsibility to let you know the quality. So we ordered the boAt PB20 EnergyShroom power bank and now going to share my experience with you.
In the Box:
- 1 x EnergyShroom PB20
- 1 x MicroUSB Cable
- 1 X User Manual
- 1 x Warranty Card
Features:
- 20,000mAh total capacity [Rated capacity – 13,500mAh]
- Have both the MicroUSB and Type-C input ports
- Have two output ports
- Built-in 9 layer IC protection from short circuit, overcharge, and over-discharge
- Intelligent I/O control and LED indicator
- Two-way rapid charge support
- Pass-through charging support
Design & Built quality:
The boAt PB20 is coming in a usual rectangular shape with around 13cm height, 6cm width, and 2.5cm thickness. The main body is made up of metal and the two ends have plastic material. There are three colour variants – Carbon Black, Martian Red, and Midnight Blue. I am reviewing the Midnight Blue variant which looks glossy but actually has matt finish. The overall weight is around 430g.
Altogether, the design is a bit thicker with comparison to other 20,000mAh power banks available in the market. Though, the grip you will get is ok.
On the body, a big boAt logo is visible in white colour. At the bottom of the exact opposite surface, a QR code and another small boAt logo are printed along with the website and model name. At the top plastic-build surface, four I/O ports are placed. The Type-C port and the MicroUSB port are at the first-row side by side, the USB ports are there in just under those two. Besides these ports, four LED indicators and a power button are fitted.
Working description and capacity:
The capacity of this boAt BP20 is 20,000mAh with the 10W charging output facility. Theoretically, this power bank should charge a 4,000mAh battery at least 3 times.
While charging the power bank, it took me nearly 5.5 hours. I used a 10W charger in this process. This reading nearly matches with the official data. But while charging my phone with this power bank, it takes a longer time. I have another power bank with the same output. In comparison to that, this service is very disappointing to me. I’m attaching one proof where my phone is showing it will take around 6 hours to charge the rest of 61% and my phone’s battery capacity is 3060mAh.
Both the Type-C port and MicroUSB ports are only input ports. If you have a USB-C to USB-C cable and planning to take that while travelling, with the PB20, then don’t go further. After connecting your device with any of the output ports, you need to press the power button to start the charging process. Each of the four LEDs is representing a 25% charge of the battery.
One catchy feature of this PB20 is the Pass-Through Charging. For this, you can charge the power bank while charging other devices from it.
Problems:
While charging the power bank, the process stops 3 to 4 times. Before being fully charged all the LEDs go off. When I unplug the cable and connect back only two LEDs at two ends started blinking. I also tried to discharge it at that very moment, but that didn’t make it start either. This condition remains for around 5 minutes. After that, all comes back to normal.
Pros & Cons:
| Pros | Cons |
| Huge Battery Capacity | Thicker body |
| Having both the Type-C and MicroUSB Ports | Slow charging & discharging with comparison to other power banks with same feature and capacity |
| Two Output ports | Charging stops multiple times for no reason |
| Pass-Through feature | |
| Proper safety measures |
Verdict:
During the offer, this boAt PB20 power bank was available at Rs.1,099 on the e-commerce platform Amazon. Post offer the price has become Rs.1,999. There are so many options that are available with similar specs under this price range. But if you take the safety measures very seriously more than it requires and agreed to pay more than 1K then you can happily go for it. There is an 18W I/O variant (PB18) available with a higher price tag. As I didn’t try that, will not recommend you. If you wish, you are free to order. All the variants are currently available on Amazon. I’m providing all of those links down below.
| Model Name | Color | W | Capacity (mAh) | Price (₹) | Link |
| PB20 | Carbon Black | 10W | 20,000 | 1,999 | https://amzn.to/3ak8tYI |
| Martian Red | 10W | 20,000 | 1,999 | https://amzn.to/3gPvXr3 | |
| Midnight Blue | 10W | 20,000 | 1,999 | https://amzn.to/3fTPTb8 | |
| PB18 | Carbon Black | 18W | 20,000 | 2,499 | https://amzn.to/2PPovQL |
| Martian Red | 18W | 20,000 | 2,499 | https://amzn.to/3gQ0G7k | |
| Midnight Blue | 18W | 20,000 | 2,499 | https://amzn.to/30TSL3x | |
| PB06 | Carbon Black | 10W | 10,000 | 999 | https://amzn.to/33YnApG |
| Martian Red | 10W | 10,000 | 999 | https://amzn.to/2DSxCxH | |
| Midnight Blue | 10W | 10,000 | 999 | https://amzn.to/2PN3C93 | |
| PB08 | Carbon Black | 18W | 10,000 | 1,499 | https://amzn.to/2Yff3en |
| Martian Red | 18W | 10,000 | 1,499 | https://amzn.to/3fVdSXk | |
| Midnight Blue | 18W | 10,000 | 1,499 | https://amzn.to/31SgwrV |
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