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I have an iPhone 5s, and I want to know if I should recharge it with a specific portable power pack.

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I always recharge my iPhone 5s battery with the Apple data cable and charging cube, plugged into an electrical outlet. But I want to know if a Radio Shack "portable power bank" that uses a rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery and an included charging cable that's USB to micro USB can be used to recharge my iPhone 5s? The specs are: 5VDC, IA. Cell capacity - 3500mAh. Or if it's too strong for my iPhone 5s, could this portable power bank be used to recharge my iPad Air 2 or my Macbook Pro? I do not want to damage any of my Apple devices and shall not use this to recharge any of them until I know it's okay.
 

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It's possible, but if it were me, I'd continue using the charging cable and cube that came with the iPhone. It has yet to fail me.
 

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To me those packs are strictly emergency. Like when the derecho came through a couple of years ago and power was out for two days.


Sent from my GORGEOUS, SEXY, AWESOME Gold 128G iPhone 6
 

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