The Best Surface Go Power Banks and Battery Packs for 2018
What are the best portable power banks for Microsoft Surface Go? Get to know all about our top picked battery packs to help you choose one with a right charging capacity, speed, and interface.
You can treat your Surface Go just like a smartphone or a tablet, as it’s a perfect device for media consumption and productivity on the go. One of its key features is that it can be charged over USB Type-C port which is easy to find and share across your devices. As a result, you can also use a portable battery pack to charge your Surface Go when you’re inaccessible to an electrical outlet.
Not all power banks or battery packs has an ability to charge your Surface Go as it required a compatible technology for fast charging. A standard power bank can charge your Surface Go at very slow speed or even not charge at all. If you need a compatible one, here we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Surface Go power banks and portable battery packs for you to check out.
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USB-C Power Banks for Surface Go
The following power banks are relatively small in size, large capacity, easy to carry around, and powerful enough to fast charge your Surface Go. Especially, since they’re using USB-C interface, you can easily charge all your USB-C devices on the go.
1 ZMI USB PD Backup Battery
-53% Full 45W charging speed with unique USB hub functionality.
- Portability & Battery Capacity
- Dimensions: 6.31 x 3.22 x 0.83 in (160.4 x 81.8 x 21 mm), weight: 14.29 oz (405 g)
- Battery capacity: 20,000mAh x 3.6V = 72Wh
- Color: Blue-tinged black
- Available Ports
- 1 x USB-C in/out port: Max 45W (5-20V)
- 2 x USB-A out ports: Max 18W (5V/2.4A, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A)
- Package Contents
- 1 x ZMI PowerPack
- 1 x USB-C to USB-C cable
- 1 x 2-in-1 microUSB & USB-C to USB-A cable
- 1 x Storage Pouch, User Guide, 18-month limited warranty
The ZMI PowerPack is one of the least expensive 20,000 mAh power bank available, however, it provides an incredible charging speed and functionality. With 45-Watt charging speed, it can fully charge your Surface Go in just under 2 hours. The speed also applied when you recharge the battery as well.
It features a unique a USB Hub mode which allows you to get 2 extra USB-A ports out of a USB-C port available on the battery pack. Plus, it also comes with two cables, a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-A to USB-C/Micro-USB cable.
2 Jackery Supercharge 20000 PD
-20% Fast 45W charge/recharge with easy to read numeric percentage indicator.
- Portability & Battery Capacity
- Dimensions: 6.69 x 3.18 x 0.86 in (170 x 81 x 22 mm), weight: 15.16 oz (430 g)
- Battery capacity: 19,200 mAh x 3.6V = 69.12Wh
- Color: Black
- Available Ports
- 1 x USB-C in/out port: Max 45W (5-20V)
- 1 x USB-A out ports: Max 15W (QC 3.0)
- Package Contents
- 1 x Battery PowerPack
- 1 x USB-C to USB-C cable
- 1 x User guide & warranty and 24-month extended warranty.
Just like ZMI PowerPack above, this Jackery Supercharge power bank also provides a superspeed 45W charging/recharging speed. Another key point, it has a large 69.12 Wh which capable of fully charge your Surface Go up to 2 times. Together with numeric LED indicator, provides an accurate information on how much remaining power it left.
Furthermore, the built-in battery is certified by the Underwriter’s Laboratory, which means that it is pretty safe. Of course, it also comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-A to USB-C/Micro-USB cable.
3 Surface Go Portable Power Bank - Anker PowerCore+ PD
-22% Portable and powerful portable USB-C PD power bank
- Portability & Battery Capacity
- Dimensions: 6.5 x 2.4 x 0.9 in (170 x 81 x 22 mm)
- Weight: 13 oz (358 g))
- Battery capacity: 20,100 mAh (72.36 Wh)
- Available Ports
- 1 x USB-C in/out port
- In: Max 30W (5V/3A, 9V/3A, 15V/2A, 20V/1.5A)
- Out: Max 24W (5V/3A, 9V/2.6A, 15V/1.6A)
- 1 x USB-A out ports: 10W (5V/2A)
- 1 x USB-C in/out port
- Included a 30W USB-C PD power adapter
- Fast charge power bank or Surface individually
- Inside the box
- 1 x Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD.
- 1 x 30W USB-C wall charger.
- 1 x 60 cm Micro USB cable, 1 x 90cm USB-C to C cable.
- 1 x welcome guide, 18-month worry-free warranty.
After all, Anker deserved a spot over here as it a leading company in the charging industry, which offers many reliable products with worry-free 18-month warranty. Different from above power banks, the Anker USB-C PD power bank can output only 24W at maximum. Despite its poor output speed, it offers a better portability, fit, and finish.
It’s the smallest and lightest power banks we introduced here. Moreover, it also features a large battery capacity of 20,100 mAh or 72.36Wh which can fully charge your Surface Go up to 2.5 times.
Surface Go Proprietary Portable Battery Packs
The portable battery packs here are using Surface Connect port as a charging interface. It’s a great choice if you carry multiple Surface devices with you.
4 BatPower ProE 2 ES7/ES10/ES15
-24% Product Key Features
- Compatible with all Surface PCs
- Surface Go/Pro 3/Pro 4/Pro (2017)/Laptop
- Surface Book/Book 2 13.5/15-inch
- Surface RT/2/Pro/Pro 2 (cable not included)
- Battery capacity
- 26,800/40,000/56,000 mAh (98/148/210 Wh)
- Available Ports
- 1 x DC out – 12/15V max 90W
- 1 x QC 3.0 • 2 x 5V/12 W USB ports
- 1 x DC in • 1 x Micro USB in
- Included a 90W power adapter
- Fast charge power bank or Surface individually
- Charge power bank and Surface simultaneously
- Inside the box
- BatPower ProE 2 • S90 Slim 90W adapter
- Surface Pro charging cable • USB-A to USB-C cable • USB-A to Micro USB cable
If you have multiple Surface PCs which most of them don’t have USB-C port, and you want a power bank that can charge them all, here is a way to go. The BatPower has finally released its new version of its ProE portable power bank series after the original version ran out stock for a while ago. The BatPower ProE 2 is now even better with the new design for better portability. On top of that, the new version also upgrades its power adapter’s power up to 90W instead of 65W on the older one.
One outstanding feature that ProE carry on is the ability to use the included 90W power adapter to fast charge the power bank and Surface devices separately or simultaneously. As a result, on a single purchase, you will get both portable battery pack and a power adapter.
5 Lizone QC 5 Ports Portable Charger for Surface PCs
-41% - Support 12V output for Surface Pro 3/4/Book.
- Support 15V output for Surface Go/Surface Pro 4 with Intel Core m3.
- Available in two capacity options 24,000 mAh and 35,000 mAh.
- Included a Surface charging cable.
- No external power adapter included.
Lizone power bank is designed specifically to work great with Surface Go/Pro3/Pro 4 and Surface Book. It does include a Surface charging cable out of the box, so you don’t need to purchase it separately. Lizone has an exclusive Lizone QC technology that can detect your device to deliver the fastest possible charge speed up to 4A for the DC port and up to 3A per USB port.
This power bank available in two capacity 24,000 mAh (88.8 Wh) and 35,000 mAh (129.5 Wh) that can charge your Surface Go/Pro3/Pro4 approach 6 times, 2.5 times and 4.5 times accordingly.
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