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Forget sharing a KitKat bar or a pizza; Nimble lets us share power banks by splitting them in half. If you’re having trouble digesting this bit of info, you’re not alone. If I hadn’t been using the Nimble SHARWPOWER 10,000mAh power bank myself for a few weeks, I wouldn’t have believed it either. But it’s a real product, and it’s well executed.
It’s a wild concept, and once you’ve let the idea sit with you for a while, you might ask why do that when a multi-port power bank can easily be shared with extra cables. But there are some occasions that call for such a shareable battery pack.
It’s not cheap, but it’s one in a million
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At $79.95, the Nimble SHAREWPOWER 10,000mAh power bank isn’t an affordable purchase. It supports 35W PD wired charging in total and comes in four colorways: black, pink, white, and blue. It’s a very small power bank that can easily fit in the palm of your hand, even when whole.
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When split in half in what is called Share Mode, both halves are 5,000mAh batteries, and each comes with a built-in USB-C cable. So while this might be a pretty expensive 10,000mAh power bank compared to virtually every other option, its splitting act sets it aside from the rest.
Magnetic pins keep the two 5,000mAh halves together, and when you separate them, you reveal a folded USB-C connector inside. This is attached to the half that has the display indicating the battery percentage.
The other half has a proper USB-C cable that’s tucked inside like a lanyard when the two halves are stuck together, which is called Stack Mode.
Each half also has one extra USB-C port, so you can actually charge four devices altogether when the batteries are split. The two halves support 20W PD each in Share Mode.
A truly and properly shareable power bank
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This is such a fun little power bank, and you can tell how much thought was poured into its design once you start using it. Imagine a day out with your friends, and you need to share a battery pack; the other person can just walk away instead of leaving their phone with you.
Whether it’s friends or family on a longer vacation or a short getaway with you, there is always that one person who refuses to bring their own charger or power bank along and usurps your battery pack. The Nimble SHAREPOWER helps you preserve half for yourself in such scenarios.
Even if someone hijacks one half of the SHAREPOWER power bank for the entirety of the trip or excursion, you don’t need to be side by side or in close proximity all the time. You can go to the bathroom without leaving your phone behind or waiting in separate lines, since this product doesn’t require two people to stay anchored to one power bank.
This is easily the best part of the power bank.
A great power bank for group trips and holidays
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The Nimble SHAREPOWER addresses the main issue with sharing a multi-port power bank with others: you both need to be attached to the power bank and therefore must be close to each other for a while.
This is obviously problematic sometimes, especially when on holiday with lots of other people. Someone might need to go to reception while the other individual heads to the restaurant. One person might decide to skip an activity and stay behind. I’ve faced this issue myself as I’m always the designated tech person on holidays, and there’s always one friend or another borrowing my power bank.
There have been times when I needed to go to a separate location as my friend, and we were both low on phone battery, in an unknown city, with all but one 5,000mAh power bank to share. One of us had to leave our phone with the other person until it fully charged, then meet up at a designated location later. Obviously, this was quite a risky move, but luckily we had other friends to accompany the phone-less person.
This illustrates the usefulness of the Nimble SHAREPOWER’s ability to split into two independent halves that function as two separate 5,000mAh power banks in Share Mode. You don’t even have to worry about bringing extra cables along. So if you’re going on a trip with lots of other people, I highly recommend investing in one or two of these power banks.
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SHAREPOWER 10,000mAh Power Bank
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Put an end to your forgetful friend or family member hogging your battery pack on holiday with this 10,000mAh power bank which is literally two 5,000mAh power banks glued together magnetically. Nimble even includes built-in USB-C connectors on both halves, despite the SHAREPOWER being incredibly compact.