Anker A1695 review. A laptop’s wall plug, in your bag.
The Anker Laptop Power Bank (25,000mAh, 165W) is a portable charger that carries two of its own cables and charges a laptop as fast as the wall charger, if you can carry around 21 oz (594g). Anker sells this Anker 165W power bank as the Anker Laptop Power Bank (25K, 165W, Built-In and Retractable Cables), model A1695.
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The verdict, up front.
One of the few power banks that charges a laptop as fast as wall power. The catch is the weight, and it is worth being honest about it.
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How the A1695 scores
The Anker A1695 is a laptop power bank that carries its own cables and charges a MacBook Pro at wall outlet speed. The trade-off is real: around 21 oz makes it a bag item, not a pocket one. For laptop travel it is an easy recommendation.
What you gain
- Up to 100W per USB-C port, so it charges a laptop at full speed
- Two built-in cables, one retractable, both carry the full output
- A smart display shows live battery, output, input and time to full
- 90Wh clears airline carry-on rules without special permission
- 165W total handles a laptop, phone, tablet and earbuds together
What it costs you
- Heavy at around 21 oz (594g), a laptop-bag brick rather than a daily carry
- A premium tier for the capacity and output you get
- Overkill if you only ever charge phones and small devices
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Six numbers that decide your laptop power bank.
Whether the A1695 is your laptop power bank comes down to these six figures.
The Anker A1695 on paper.
The A1695 in seven rows. Full specifications, each with its source, are further down.
| Capacity | 25,000mAh / approx 90Wh |
| Max output | Up to 165W total |
| Per-port output | Up to 100W per USB-C port Laptop grade |
| Ports | 3x USB-C, 1x USB-A |
| Built-in cables | Two USB-C (one retractable, one lanyard) The stand-out |
| Weight | Around 21 oz (594g) The trade-off |
| Airline status | Carry-on approved (90Wh, under 100Wh) Flight safe |
Every figure here is Anker’s own published specification, taken from Anker’s official A1695 product page. The Amazon UK listing is cited for the retail codes alone (SKU A1695, ASIN B0DCBB2YTR), because a manufacturer’s page and the shop listing it feeds are one source and not two. The A1695H11 (Space Black) and A1695H41 (Silver) codes carry the same spec set.
Charge and output figures are Anker’s published numbers. See how we test and score.
Wall-plug speed, from a battery.
A laptop asks for three to five times what a phone does, and most power banks stop at 20W to 30W, so they trickle it instead of charging it. Each of the A1695’s three USB-C ports delivers up to 100W, so it charges a MacBook Pro at the same speed as the charger in the box. Anker quotes 50 percent in 33 minutes for a 16-inch MacBook Pro.
The cables are already attached.
One retractable USB-C cable pulls out to about 28 in (0.7m) and snaps back into the body. A second lanyard-style cable doubles as the carry strap. Both carry the bank’s full output, so there is no loose cable coiled in the bag, no hunting for the one that actually does 100W, and no leaving it on the hotel desk.
90Wh flies. 21 oz is the price.
The 90Wh rating sits just under the 100Wh ceiling airlines apply to spare batteries, so it goes in the carry-on with no conversation at security. The honest catch is the weight: at roughly 21 oz this is a laptop-bag bank, not a pocket one. Laptop days versus phone days decides whether it is right for you.
A premium brick, not a budget bank.
Out of the box the A1695 reads as a higher-tier unit, and the display is the detail that gives it away.
Out of the box the A1695 reads as a premium brick rather than a budget portable charger. The casing is matte black, the edges are rounded, and the smart display on the top face is the detail that signals this is a higher-tier unit.
The two built-in cables are the real surprise. One is a retractable USB-C cable that pulls out to about 28 in (0.7m) and snaps back into the body. The other is a short lanyard-style USB-C cable that doubles as the carry strap.
Both feel firmly anchored, and both are rated to carry the bank’s full output.
The display shows battery percentage, current output, current input and estimated time to full. It is genuinely useful for working out whether the bank is actually delivering the wattage a device is asking for, and how long it needs to refill.
In the box you get the bank itself and a short USB-C cable for recharging. The built-in cables mean the spare cable is optional for most trips. If you are searching for an Anker 165W portable charger, the A1695 is the model that includes two built-in cables and a smart display rather than forcing you to pack a high-wattage lead.
A thick paperback with the cables built in.
Roughly the size of a thick paperback and the weight of a full water bottle. Fine in a laptop bag, too much in a jacket pocket.
Anker uses ActiveShield 2.0 for temperature and short-circuit protection, and the unit carries FCC, CE and UL marks. The cell layout is the standard high-density pack you would expect in a 25,000mAh-class bank, with the extra thermal headroom needed for 100W output.
There are three USB-C ports and one USB-A port. Any of the USB-C ports can output up to 100W individually, and the USB-A port handles lower-power devices. The ports are clearly labeled, and the display lights up when a device is connected so you can see the live wattage at a glance.
Darleene asks“Do I really need 165 watts? That sounds like a lot just for charging things.”
Alisdair’s answer: For a phone, no. It is far more than you need, and a smaller bank would do.
The 165W matters the moment a laptop is involved. A laptop wants three to five times what a phone does, and most banks simply cannot supply it, so they charge it painfully slowly or not at all.
If the reason you are buying is “I want to top up my laptop on a train or a plane,” this is the spec that makes it possible.
If it is only ever your phone, save your money and your shoulder.
What it delivers on a travel day.
This is the job the A1695 is built for. The figures below are Anker’s own, read against our travel use of the unit.
I have been carrying the A1695 as my travel bank, and it earns its place on any trip where the laptop comes too. Flying long-haul with a MacBook Pro open on the tray table, it kept the laptop topped up through two films and a work session and still had charge left for phones on landing.
The 165W figure is the total the bank hands out when two devices charge together. Across three or four devices it eases to about 130W. In practice you can charge a laptop, a phone and a pair of earbuds at once, and each still gets a proper share.
Recharging the bank itself is unusually quick for this size because it accepts up to 100W input. Anker quotes 30 percent in 20 minutes on a 100W charger. A low-power phone charger will be slow, so pairing it with a 100W GaN charger makes sense if you want the fast refill.
The one thing no spec sheet tells you is how much calmer travel is when the cables are already attached. You do not need to pack a separate high-wattage cable, and you do not need to remember which of your cables can actually carry 100W.
What 90Wh actually refills.
Rated at 90Wh, less about 15 percent in transfer loss, leaves roughly 76Wh to hand out. These are calculated estimates, not timed runs.
Calculated from manufacturer capacities and the usual USB-C transfer loss of about 15 percent, not measured by SmartGadgetKit. Real charge counts move with cable quality, ambient temperature and the condition of the device battery. The single most useful line here is the first one: a 25,000mAh bank does not fully refill a 16-inch MacBook Pro, and no bank you may carry onto a plane does.
The honest bit about carry.
Judge the weight against the job and it reads differently, but there is no world where 21 oz lives in a pocket.
At roughly 21 oz (594g) the A1695 is heavy, about the weight of a full water bottle riding in your bag. You feel it if you carry it every day for a phone that a 7 oz bank would top up just fine. This is a laptop bag or backpack item.
It is not something you slide into a jacket, and there is no world where it lives comfortably in a pocket.
A charger that can run a laptop, hold two days of phone charge and carry its own cables is always going to be dense.
That one distinction, laptop days against phone days, decides whether the A1695 is right for you.
The built-in cables change how it fits into a day too. No loose cable coiled in the bag, and no hunting for the one that actually does 100W.
Can you take it on a plane?
Yes. The 90Wh rating is the quietly important number for anyone who flies.
The Anker A1695 is rated at 90Wh, which sits under the 100Wh threshold airlines apply to spare lithium batteries in carry-on. That means it travels in your carry-on without special permission on most major carriers. It must go in the cabin, never checked bag, because the cargo environment cannot be monitored the way the cabin can.
Rules shift and some airlines add their own limits, so confirm with your airline before you fly. If you want to check any capacity in seconds, our mAh to Wh calculator does the math, and our guide on taking a power bank on a plane has the full rules.
American Airlines
Two banks. Use it in flight, keep it visible.
Permitted
Delta
Two banks. Use at cruise only, never charge the bank.
Permitted
United
Two banks. Use it, keep it within reach.
Permitted
Southwest
One bank only, since April. Keep it visible.
Permitted
British Airways
Two banks. Use it, but not from seat power.
Permitted
Ryanair
Two banks. Use it, except taxi, take-off and landing.
Permitted
All six clear the A1695’s 90Wh without an approval form. None of them lets you recharge the bank itself from a seat outlet, and none allows it in an overhead bin, so it rides under the seat in front or in the seat pocket. Every row was checked against that airline’s own page in October 2026; the full 25-airline table lives in our guide to taking a power bank on a plane.
The single figure that decides it for anyone who flies. The A1695 sits under the 100Wh cabin ceiling most airlines apply, so you are carrying close to the maximum energy allowed with laptop-grade output attached. Airlines set their own rules, so confirm with yours before you travel.
Every figure, with its source.
Every figure in this table is Anker’s own published specification, so read it as a claim and not a measurement. Nothing on this page was measured by SmartGadgetKit in a lab.
| Specification | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Anker Laptop Power Bank (A1695) | Anker |
| Capacity | 25,000mAh / approx 90Wh | Anker |
| Per-port output | Up to 100W per USB-C port | Anker |
| Total output | 165W when charging two devices; about 130W across three or four | Anker |
| Ports | 3x USB-C, 1x USB-A | Anker |
| Built-in cables | Two USB-C: one retractable (approx 28 in / 0.7m), one short lanyard strap cable | Anker |
| Display | Smart display: battery percentage, output, input, time to full | Anker |
| Recharge input | Up to 100W (Anker: 30 percent in 20 minutes on a 100W charger) | Anker |
| MacBook charging | 16-inch MacBook Pro to 50 percent in 33 minutes | Anker |
| Weight | Around 21 oz (594g) | Anker |
| Protection | ActiveShield 2.0; FCC, CE and UL | Anker |
| In the box | A1695 power bank, USB-C charging cable | Anker |
Source: Anker’s published specifications for the A1695. The Amazon UK listing is cited for the retail codes alone (SKU A1695, ASIN B0DCBB2YTR), not as a second source for the figures.
Anker specifies ActiveShield 2.0 temperature monitoring and the usual over-current, over-voltage and short-circuit protections. Confirm the exact certification marks on the unit and packaging when yours arrives.
If the numbers already make the case for you, the current Amazon listing is one tap away.
amazonCheck latest priceWhy we scored the Anker A1695 7.5.
Four category scores, fixed by editorial judgment against one published rubric. The overall is not their average.
The 7.5 is an honest average of a bank that is superb at its job and heavy in the hand. The overall lands there because the audience this suits is narrow: laptop travelers who will use the cables and the wattage.
One of the best laptop banks you can carry.
Provided you are actually carrying a laptop.
The Anker A1695 is one of the best laptop power banks you can carry, provided you are actually carrying a laptop. It charges like a wall outlet, brings its own cables, and slips under airline limits.
It is heavy, and it sits at a premium price, but for travel with a laptop those are easy costs to accept. For phone-only days, look lighter. For everything else, this is the bank that means you never pack a wall charger for the road again.
The reader this is an easy recommendation for is the laptop traveler who wants real 100W charging without carrying a kit of cables and wall chargers.
Genuine laptop charging, two built-in cables and airline-safe capacity: this is the job it does properly.
amazonCheck latest priceWhere it wins, and where it costs you.
The single distinction is laptop days versus phone days.
Buy it if
Laptop days away from outlets
You travel with a laptop and want real 100W charging on the move.
You fly often
A carry-on legal bank that needs no special permission at security.
You hate packing cables
Both are built in, one retractable, so you never pack a kit.
Skip it if
It is mostly your phone
Your daily need is a phone and the occasional tablet.
It has to fit a pocket
You want something light enough to carry all day.
You will not use the power
You would rather not pay for laptop output you never draw.
Buy it if working away from outlets with a laptop is your normal, skip it if a phone is the whole job.
amazonCheck latest priceThe two banks readers weigh it against.
The 737 pushes a higher single-device ceiling but packs no cable of its own. The 87W is lighter and cheaper, but tops out at 65W.
Side by side, on the specs
Anker A1695
Our pick
Anker 737
Closest rival
Anker 87W
The light oneMax output
Capacity
Weightlighter wins
Built-in cables
Smart displaya draw
Best foreach wins its own job
Each figure is that manufacturer’s own published specification. Every row carries a bar for every bank, and a longer bar is better on all of them, weight included, where it runs long for the lightest.
The trophy marks the winner of a row. A draw gets one each, as the smart display does, and on Best for every bank takes one, because each is best at a different job. The dial under each name is our overall score for that bank, from its own review.
Three alternatives, three different readers.
Same job, different trade-offs. Each links to its own review or listing.
Anker 737 (PowerCore 24K)
A similar 24,000mAh travel bank with a smart display and a higher single-device ceiling, but no built-in cable, so you pack your own lead. Excellent if you prefer top-end single-port wattage.
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Anker 87W (A1383)
Lighter at around 15.5 oz (440g) and easier on the wallet, with one built-in cable. It tops out at 65W, so it covers ultrabooks and phones but not full-speed 100W laptop charging.
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UGREEN Nexode 20000mAh 165W
UGREEN’s closest answer to the A1695: the same 165W ceiling and a built-in retractable USB-C cable, but at around 11.8 oz (335g) against 21 oz. You give up capacity, 20,000mAh rather than 25,000, and the second cable, for a bank that is far easier to carry every day.
ugreenCheck priceQuestions readers ask.
The short version of everything people ask before buying the A1695.
Is the Anker A1695 any good?
Yes, for the right buyer. It is one of the best laptop power banks you can carry if you actually carry a laptop, because it delivers up to 100W per port and brings its own cables. The catch is the weight: at around 21 oz (594g) it is too heavy for phone-only users.
Can the Anker A1695 charge a MacBook Pro?
Yes, and this is the job it is built for. A laptop asks for far more power than a phone: a 13-inch MacBook Air wants around 30W to charge at full speed, a 14-inch MacBook Pro around 70W, and a 16-inch closer to 100W.
The A1695’s top USB-C port delivers up to 100W, so it charges a 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro at full speed, the same as the charger in the box. Anker quotes a 16-inch MacBook Pro to 50 percent in 33 minutes.
What are the Anker A1695 specs?
The A1695 holds 25,000mAh (90Wh), delivers up to 165W across three USB-C ports (each up to 100W) and one USB-A port, and carries two built-in retractable USB-C cables. It weighs around 21 oz (594g) and measures roughly 6.0 x 2.8 x 1.3 in (152 x 70 x 34mm). At 90Wh it sits under the 100Wh airline carry-on limit.
What is the Anker A1695H11?
The A1695H11 is the full product code for the black version of the Anker A1695 Laptop Power Bank (25K, 165W). The H11 suffix identifies the color variant. The specifications, ports and performance are identical to the A1695 reviewed on this page.
Can you take the Anker A1695 on a plane?
Yes. At 90Wh it sits well under the 100Wh carry-on limit that applies on most airlines worldwide, so no special approval is needed. It must travel in your carry-on, never in a checked bag.
Does it really output 165W?
Any one USB-C port supplies up to 100W. The 165W is the total when two devices charge together, easing to about 130W across three or four. So a single laptop gets its full 100W, and the 165W headline is the multi-device total.
How many devices can it charge at the same time?
Up to four, across three USB-C ports and one USB-A, sharing the 165W total.
Are the built-in cables any good?
Yes. There are two, one retractable USB-C and one lanyard-style USB-C, and both carry the bank’s high output, so the built-in cable alone can charge a laptop.
How long does it take to recharge?
With a 100W charger it refills quickly for its size, because it accepts up to 100W input. Anker quotes 30 percent in 20 minutes on a 100W charger. A low-power phone charger will be slow.
Is it worth it over a cheaper power bank?
If you charge a laptop, yes, because few cheaper banks can supply laptop-speed power. If you only charge a phone, a cheaper, lighter bank is the smarter buy.
Anker 737 vs A1695: which is better?
Both sit under the 100Wh airline carry-on limit. The A1695 is lighter at 21 oz (594g), has two built-in retractable USB-C cables, and shares up to 165W across its ports.
The 737 holds 24,000mAh and delivers up to 140W with higher single-port output for demanding laptops. Pick the A1695 for convenience and built-in cables; pick the 737 for maximum single-port power.
One question settles it.
Count the days in the next year when a laptop goes in the bag and an outlet does not.
If that number is more than a handful, the weight stops being an argument and the A1695 is the bank to carry. If it is close to zero, every reason to buy this one disappears and a lighter bank does the job better.
If you are still weighing it up, see how we test, or see where it ranks against the lighter class in our best 20,000mAh power banks roundup.
More from the power bank library.
Anker 737 Power Bank Review
The higher-wattage rival with a smart display but no built-in cable.
Read the reviewAnker 87W Power Bank Review
The lighter alternative with one built-in cable and a lower output.
Read the review
Can You Take a Power Bank on a Plane?
The full airline rules for power banks, including capacity limits and carry-on rules.
Read the guide
Best Power Bank for Travel
Where the A1695 sits against the lighter banks most travelers end up carrying.
Read the roundup
Best 20,000mAh Power Banks
One size down, and far easier to carry. The class the A1695 is heavy for.
Read the roundup
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All our power bank reviews, roundups and explainers in one place.
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