Voltaic
Converter

PowerFilm
USB+AA

Solio

Solio Magnesium

SolarMio

Solar Duo

Solar Uno

Solio
H1000

EverLite
Mini

Micro
Solar

Freecharge
12V

Features

What does it charge?...

All small electronics under 7.2V

AA Batteries
+
USB devices (mp3's Blackberries, etc)

Phones
iPod / mp3
PDAs
Blackberry

Phones
iPod / mp3
PDAs
Blackberry

Phones
iPod / mp3
PDAs
Blackberry

Phones
iPod / mp3
PDAs
Blackberry

iPod / mp3
Blackberry
AAA batt.

Phones
iPod / mp3
PDAs
Blackberry

LED lamp

Phones
iPod / mp3
Blackberry
AAA batt.

GPS, phones

Also great for...

AA Charging

Any USB device

GPS

GPS

AA Charging

AA Charging

-

-

iPod / mp3
PDAs
Blackberry
GPS

as a flashlight

Emergencies

How powerful is its solar?

4 Watt

1.4 Watt

1 Watt

1 Watt

2.5 Watt

1.6 Watt

0.5 Watt

0.6 Watt

0.5 Watt

0.4 Watt

~5 Watt

Daily summer output (approx)

12 WHr

4.2 WHr

3 WHr

3 WHr

7.5 WHr

4.8 WHr

1.5 WHr

1.8 WHr

1.5 WHr

1.2 WHr

On-board power storage

Li-Ion

NiMh

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Po

NiMh

NiMh

Li-Po

NiMh

NiMh

NiMh

Storage capacity
(Watt-Hrs)

15.8

(2200mAH @ 7.2V)

6.25

(5000mAH @ 1.25V)

5.7

(1600mAH @ 3.6V)

6.8

(1800mAH @ 3.7V)

3.3

(900mAH @3.7V)

6.25

(5000mAH @ 1.25V)

1.75

(1400mAH @ 1.25V)

3.7

(1000mAH @ 3.7V)

2.5

(700mAH @ 3.6V)

3.5

(700mAH @ 5V)

None

Storage meter?

Yes

No

Yes

Yes (hi/lo)

No

Yes

No

No

No

DC input adaptor?
        (charge it up from a car)

Yes

No

Optional USB

Optional USB

Yes

Yes (USB)

No

USB

Optional

Yes

No

AC input adaptor?
        (charge it up at home)

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Optional

No

No

Included connectors...

Long list of phones, barrels, USB, mini-USB

USB

Nokia
Sony/Eric
Samsung
LG(Choc)
USB
Mini-USB

Nokia
Motorola
Samsung
Sony/Eric
USB
Mini-USB

Nokia(2)
Motorola
Samsung(2)
Sony/Eric(2)
LG(2)
USB
Mini-USB

USB

Nokia
Motorola
Samsung
Sony/Eric

None

Nokia
Motorola
Samsung
Sony/Eric

12V Car CLA Socket

Other optional connectors?

All included

None

12V CLA
Gameboy
LG
PSP
Sharp
HP
...& more

check the page

No

No

No

Gameboy
LG
PSP
Sharp
HP
...& more

check the page

USB
12V
5V Kit

No

No

Use your device's car adaptor

Can it provide AC power?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

What makes this so special?

Fully integrated backpack that avoids the tekkie look

Lots of connectivity

Compact, lightweight & both AA & USB options built-in

Can charge just about any small electronics

Good size back-up battery power

Flexible with corner tie-down grommets

Excellent low-light/indoor performance

Compact, lightweight & both AA & USB options built-in

Small & inexpensive

Excellent low-light/indoor performance

Caribiner clip makes it great for hikers

Lots of connection options

Amazingly long run time as an LED camp light

Excellent range of add-on accessories

Very compact, with handy flashlight mode

Very smooth, quiet military-grade dynamo

No sun required

What are its weaknesses?

-

-

Will not power some high-drain USB devices

Would be nice to have a 12V socket option

Needs more ways to attach it to backpacks etc.

Limited to <5W output

None that we've found

A little less than official 5V USB

Requires manual effort

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