At 11" x 7" folded and weighing slightly over 1 lb (476g), this portable panel is the size of a book and can easily slip into a backpack or hand bag. (I'm not sure why the product photo shows 2.4lb as the weight!) Comes with an assortment of DC barrel plug tip adapters (5521 female base), two small carabiners for hanging the panel off of a backpack, and a DC5521-to-5521 cable for output. The USB-C port is a fast charging port with both PD 3.0 and PPS (Samsung super fast charging) support, and the USB-A port is QC3.0 as well. Performance wise, from the DC5521 port I was able to get about 17 watts consistently to my power station, which is about 68% of its 25W nominal output. When directly connected to my phone with a USB-C cable, I get around 11W. sustained (after a burst at 17W initially); for comparison, my older Samsung phone with 25W nominal max charging speed typically charges at about 18W with a "super fast charging" adapter. This is far from excellent, but also not bad. 17 watts is not going to knock anyone's socks off, but it's adequate to charge a modern phone with a fast-charge USB-C port at a decent speed. If you're planning to be in the wild (hiking / camping / mountain climbing) for days at a time, would like to keep your phone charged up at a reasonable speed without constantly feeling the weight and size of the solar panel you brought, this 1lb panel might be your ticket. Whether it's worth the $3.50 / watt asking price at the 17W max real world output is a different question, though it's unfair to compare this metric against larger / heavier panels, as you're paying partly for the light weight portability.
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