Personally I've had good luck with Anker products -- they are reviewed to have robust protection circuitry and semi-frequently go on sale so they're not super expensive.
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Everybody is right that the car plug should put out enough power to charge your phone and it's probably just a shitty 1A adapter. Look into that first. But to answer the question Anker is a solid brand.
Why not get a better charger? They're cheap and you won't have a battery sitting in a hot car which wears them out really quickly.
I second this. A more powerful 12V socket adapter is far better than a battery pack.
Like this.
I would get one new enough to have QC and PD support, since most devices use one of those protocols for charging. Those really old ones that only supply 2.4A @ 5V usually can't keep up with a modern phone.
position of the charger in the center console doesn't work for where my phone fits best.
Something is wrong then. You should be able to pull 36 watts (12 volts x 3 amps) no problem. A phone slow charge is at 5 watts so i assume the charger you have is not working well. Try to find one thats 5 volts 2 amps which would put out 10 watts to the phone.
I've seen people plug heated blankets into those ports. It's definitely capable of fast charging your phone but I'm guessing the adapter is busted (or just real old). You should be able to pick up a fast charger (20-40w) for $20-30 and not have to worry about charging a battery at home.
long story short, with the position of the only spot where I can put my phone holder without it falling off (trust me i've tried a dozen other spots), the charger would be either on my lap or over the steering wheel and i'm not super comfortable with that.
This is the one I have and my only problems with it are that it's a little too big to fit into a smaller purse or something, and it's a little heavy. I can charge my phone and small tablet to full close to 20 times before it needs to be recharged, and it holds its charge just about perfectly between uses.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09H4GLZXT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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