[PBCC] Xiaomi 10.000mAh “Powerbank 2” with QC2.0
Banggood was once again nice enough to send me another powerbank to put through the wringer. This time they sent me a Xiaomi 10.000mAh “Powerbank 2” with QC2.0 to test. Thanks Banggood!
The casing is made from extruded and dark anodised aluminium, as we have come to expect from Xiaomi. It’s just a little bit bigger than the old 5000mAh model.
Or about the same size as the Mi Pro powerbank, with Type-C
Specs
- Model: PLM02ZM
- Capacity: 10,000mAh 3.85V ( 38.5Wh )
- Battery Type: Lithium polymer battery
- Input: 5.0V2.0A, 9V/12V18W
- Output: 5.1V2.4A 9V/12V15W MAX
- Product weight: 219 gr.
- Dimensions: 130 * 71 * 14.1mm
Performance 5V - Charge cycle
Charging this powerbank at 5V took 5 hours and 25 minutes, reaching a capacity of 45,11Wh (8752mAh)
Performance 5V - Discharge cycle 2A
A total discharge, using a 5V/2A ledstrip resulted in a capacity of 32,82Wh (6484mAh)
Performance 5V - Discharge cycle 1A
But after reading a colleague’s reviews (hat tip to will34 @ BLF!) I also ran a discharge test using a 1A load, just for shits & giggles.
That resulted in a capacity of 35,44Wh (6927mAh) which is very impressive.
Performance QC2.0 - Charge cycle (9V)
A full charge using QC2.0 at 9V took 4 hours and 07 minutes, resulting in a capacity of 46,40Wh (5099mAh)
Performance QC2.0 - Discharge cycle (12V)
A discharge test at 12V resulted in a capacity of 32Wh (2723mAh)
Some more pictures
Front and back
Compared to the old 10.000mAh model
The whole Xiaomi family :)
Conclusion
Once again Xiaomi has put out an impressive powerbank, which performs on par with it’s older brother, the Mi Pro and outperforms most 18650-based powerbanks. These LiPo-pack based powerbanks sure pack a lot of energy into a small package. I was very impressed with the performance at 5V/1A!
I can’t but recommend this powerbank, it’s nicely priced, fits nicely into pockets and looks good too.
If you don’t really need Type-C, this may be the powerbank for you.
This powerbank is for sale at BangGood, and if you use coupon code “XIAOMIPB10” you’ll get some discount :)
If you’d like to compare the results from this test to the other powerbanks I have tested, you can find all results in this Google Sheets document.