A few months ago, I reviewed the UNU Superpak Battery Pack, and had a great experience with it. That battery pack was more portable with its 6000 mAh battery. The battery pack I have now is not as small: this 10000 mAh beast will keep your devices going for days. The UNU Ultrapak Tour isn’t necessarily supposed to be small though, as in it is packed a turbo-charging ability that uses a charger that looks similar to a computer charger. This battery pack is great for road trips or travel where you know you won’t be near an outlet easily for a while.
Function
I won’t go too deep into this, as we all know how external battery packs, and my experience with this battery pack was very similar to the one I had with the Superpak. However, I will say that what continues to amaze me about UNU’s battery packs is how long they last. Generally external battery pack’s mAh amount doesn’t translate into exact amount it will charge it devices, but UNU’s seems to defy this. I would charge this battery pack, and it lasts me charging my phone, tablet, and my wife’s phone, usually doubling up on two or three of those, and I still have a little left over on this battery pack. I also still enjoy UNU’s addition of two ports, one that charges with an output of 1 volt to 5 volts, and one that charges 2.1 volts to 5 volts. They recommend using the 1v-5v port for phones, and the 2.1v-5v port for tablets. This really helps speed up the charging for tablets that would take most external battery packs 2-3 times as long. All-in-all, UNU provides another great functioning battery pack.
Design
As mentioned before, this battery pack is not particularly small as far as external battery packs go, but the heft comes from the addition of two ports and the charger it uses. It also is due to the addition of a screen on the front of the device, which tells you the percentage the battery pack is at. I find this much more appealing than the typical dot LEDs as you get a more precise number. The power button on the side is flesh with the side, but large enough that it’s easy to find and easy to press. Next to the two ports, there is also an LED flashlight, though to be honest I’m going to be more likely to reach for my phone as a flashlight rather than an external battery pack, but I suppose this is useful in case of emergencies. Other than that, the front and back has a nice smooth finish, and the sides have a sort of rubber that make gripping this beast of a battery pack easier.
Special Features
UNU focuses on bringing well-made, long-lasting external battery packs to consumers, but they also strive to be different by bringing custom features to their battery packs. The Ultrapak Tour’s feature focus is in what UNU calls it’s Ultra-x charging technology. Essentially, the Ultrapak Tour can recharge itself in a fraction of the time other battery packs can, despite its heft in mAh. It can charge to 2000 mAh (about enough to charge up an average smartphone) in 15 minutes, and charge to the full 10,000 mAh in an hour and a half. I can happily say that these numbers are 100% accurate. One of the drags with most other external battery packs is it usually takes 8 hours to charge just 5000 mAh, so you have to plan ahead if you think you’ll need an external battery pack. The beauty of the Ultrapak Tour is you can quickly plug it in before you have to leave for an event, and be assured you’ll have enough juice to get you through the night, if not longer depending on how long you got to charge it. This feature may seem trivial, but it really has been helpful on more than one occasion, and I think it is UNU’s smartest feature yet.
Conclusion
I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience with the Ultrapak Tour, which is an odd thing to say about an external battery pack. Usually I just use it to review it, and then when I need it occasionally. But I know the Ultrapak Tour will be the first battery pack I’ll reach for the next time I need power on the go. If you’d like to pick one up, head to UNU’s site here. The Ultrapak Tour is $129.99, which is an investment, but one you certainly won’t regret.
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