Kuxiu’s solid-state power bank now has more capacity and faster wireless charging

The Kuxiu S3 adds a kickstand for hands-free smartphone use. | Image: Kuxiu

Seven months aft launching its archetypal semi-solid authorities battery that utilized a safer and longer-lasting solid-liquid mixed electrolyte, Kuxiu is introducing a caller mentation with immoderate invited upgrades. The S3 has doubly the capacity of the S2 astatine 10,000mAh – 5,000mAh astatine 7.7V (38.5Wh) – that the institution says is capable to astir treble an iPhone’s artillery life, but that volition alteration depending connected the model.

The Kuxiu S3 is besides Qi2.2-compatible truthful it tin wirelessly complaint compatible devices astatine up to 25W. Its larger artillery means it’s implicit 100g heavier than the 145g S2, but Kuxiu has accrued the fig of N52 magnets it uses from 16 to 18 to assistance trim the hazard of the powerfulness slope being accidentally knocked disconnected your phone. There’s an integrated kickstand present connected the back, a tiny show showing its remaining capableness and charging status, and a built-in cablegram for charging different devices done a USB-C larboard with powerfulness transportation rated astatine up to 35W.

As with the erstwhile model, the S3 is much costly than accepted wireless powerfulness banks offering akin capacity, charging rates, and features, but the outgo of the exertion should driblet implicit clip arsenic manufacturing improves and increases. It’s disposable present for $149.98, but temporarily discounted to $68.99. If that seems hard to stomach, retrieve that portion the capableness of astir powerfulness banks volition commencement to degrade aft 300 to 500 cycles, the S3 should lone spot a driblet to astir 80 percent capableness aft 1,000 charging cycles. It volition person a overmuch longer lifespan, and is little astatine hazard from issues similar occurrence and thermal runaway should you accidentally driblet it.