Can phone powerbanks powerful enough to charge a Steam Deck, or at least keep it alive?
Steam deck has USB PD. So if your powerbank supports it anything above 40watts will be fine
I am using Baseus Adaman Power Bank 65W 20000mAh. Pretty happy with it, even charges my work laptop at good speed.
most will just slow the rate your deck discharges (if you’re using it), you need a high output charger to actually charge it. Anker makes a few that will, i personally have the 737 and think its worth every single penny with the steam deck.
I can second this. I got mine on sale for $110, but even at full price it is worth it. With 140w of output power, it can even charge my Mac at full speed without issue.
how much extra charge does it give you on the deck?
Just did some testing. While playing a game and pulling 22w, the battery says about 4 hours. While playing a game with a partially depleted battery pulling the full 40w, it says 2hrs.
If you limit the power you will obviously be able to stretch it quite a bit. Overall, quite a bit of extra playtime.
I bought the INIU 65W 25000mAh powerbank. It’s a bit chunky but absolutely does the job
I can second for INUI, works fantastically. Amazon usually has deals making them pretty cheap!
