Today we're looking at the Samsung Wireless Powerbank, a product that does exactly what it's called. While powerbanks are common, as are wireless chargers, there are very few wireless powerbanks on the market and even fewer from reputed manufacturers.
The Samsung Wireless Powerbank goes a step beyond most and also includes fast charging, not just for the wired mode but also for the wireless mode for Samsung's own smartphones.
For wireless charging, the powerbank supports standard Qi charging, Samsung's own Fast Charge protocol as well as all the different Samsung smartwatches.
For wired charging, the powerbank can output at 5V/2A, 9V/1.67A and 12V/1.25A. The powerbank supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 and Samsung Fast Charge protocols. The battery has a capacity of 10000mAh.
We did some quick tests first with the wired charging. The Redmi K20 Pro, which has a 4000mAh battery and supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 up to 27W managed to charge in just under 100 minutes, which is very close to what the phone can do with its supplied 18W charger.
We also tried it with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, which supports the Samsung Fast Charging standard, and managed to charge its massive 7040mAh battery in just over two hours.
For wireless charging tests, we unfortunately did not have any of the Samsung smartphones which support Samsung's Wireless Fast Charge standard, so we just tried it with our iPhone XR, which took a painfully long four hours to charge completely. If we ever get a compatible device that supports the full speed this powerbank is capable of we will update this article with the results.