00:00Spending $20 on a portable charger sounds like a steal, until it dies faster than your phone.
00:06So on Value Verified, we test the internet's most popular cheap gadgets to see what's actually worth your money.
00:12Today, portable chargers all under $20.
00:14All Amazon bestsellers, all 4-plus stars, all thousands of reviews.
00:18Same setup for every test, same phone, 100% brightness, 5G.
00:23First, how long do they actually keep a phone at 100%?
00:26One lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, but it also has a smaller 5,000 mAh battery.
00:32Another hit 5 hours and 17 minutes.
00:34And the best one, nearly 6 hours, and it's the most reviewed of the group.
00:38Next, recharge speed.
00:40The slowest took 1 hour and 44 minutes to hit 50%.
00:43The fastest hit 50% in just 46 minutes, full charge in about an hour and a half.
00:49Final test, a dead phone to 100.
00:51One budget option literally tapped out at 79%.
00:54But the top performers, nearly identical.
00:57All within minutes of each other and with about 40% left after all is said and done.
01:02So are $20 portable chargers actually worth it?
01:05On Value Verified, the answer is kind of.
01:08Some are surprisingly solid.
01:10Some are just a little too basic to have real value.
01:13But tell me what you want us to test next.
01:15The more suspiciously cheap, the better.
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