UGREEN Nexode 100W and 130W, can handle everything

We tested the new Urgen Nexode external batteries, with capacities of 12.000 and 20.000mAh and charging power of 100 and 130W, with a unique power control system and on-screen information that will take care of your device's battery like no other.

Urgen has launched two new external batteries from the Nexode range, the 20.000mAh 130W model and the 12.000mAh 100W model, with fast charging system for all your devices, including your laptop, USB-C and USB-A ports, and on-screen information which in the case of the highest capacity model gives you live information on the charging status, power, and even time graphs.

UGREEN Nexode 20.000mAh

• 20.000 mAh capacity
• Weight 480gr
• output power 130W
• Input power 65W
• Port:
  • USB-C 100W Output/65W Input
  • USB-C 30W Output
  • USB-A 22,5W
• Digital screen
• Protocolos compatibles PD3.0/PD2.0/PPS/SCP/QC3.0/QC2.0/FCP/AFC/APPLE 5V2.4A/BC1.2

UGREEN Nexode 12.000 mAh

• 12.000 mAh capacity
• Weight 309gr
• output power 100W
• Input power 65W
• Port:
  • USB-C 100W Output/65W Input
  • USB-A 22,5W
• Digital screen
• Protocolos compatibles PD3.0/PD2.0/PPS/SCP/QC3.0/QC2.0/FCP/AFC/APPLE 5V2.4A/BC1.2

Apart from the differences in size and weight, both power banks have a very similar design. Instead of the classic flat design, Ugreen has opted for a brick-like design that I personally like, perhaps because it is different from the conventional. The quality of the materials and finishes are of a good level, with a metallic finish on the plastics used. The anodized grey goes well with everything, especially with Apple devices. Both batteries have screens on the front area, but they are different. While the small one is a black and white screen with translucent glass and only gives us numerical information about the remaining battery, the larger one has a full color screen with live information about the charge status (we will analyze this in more detail later). On the side we have a single button that we can use to restart the battery or to interact with the screen that can offer us different types of information. The base of the battery is black with rubber feet to prevent it from sliding, and we can find the technical specifications of the model on it.

Both batteries They have 13 protection systems: temperature, voltage, overload, power, current, short circuit and interruption. They are compatible with Apple's fast charging systems, including both iPhone and Mac, but also with other brands such as Samsung, LG, Huawei, Redmi, Steam Deck... They are batteries for all our devices, it does not matter if they support low or high power, because the battery will manage at all times what output power it should offer depending on the device you have connected to it. Even the power offered will vary depending on time, being higher when the battery is more discharged and lower when it approaches its maximum charge. In addition, depending on the port we use, the power offered will be different:

• USB-C 1: Input port to recharge the battery itself with power up to 65W. Output port with power up to 100W Power Delivery.
• USB-C 2 (130W model only) 30W output port.
• USB-A: 22,5W output.

The output power can vary if we use two or more ports simultaneously. Thus, if we use all three ports of the 130W battery at the same time, the maximum power will be 100W +15W. These powers will also be the maximum, because depending on the device we connect, the output power will be different, and not only that, depending on the time of charge, the output power will also vary. These Ugreen batteries are compatible with the most advanced charging protocols, such as Power Delivery 3.0. With these modern chargers, there is no problem with using a 100W charger to recharge your Apple Watch or AirPods, they will not "fry" because you use a higher power charger, because the device and the charger establish the output power it needs, and also in a variable way over time.

In the video I use cables with which you know the power that is reaching your device at any given time. With the 20.000mAh 130W battery you don't even need that if you want to know what output power is coming out in real time. By pressing the side button you can change the information on the screen to show a detailed graph of the volts and amps of each port. This information may not be too useful for most users, I personally don't understand voltage and amperage, but for the more demanding ones you'll surely like to be able to see all those details. The screen of the other smaller battery only gives us information about the remaining charge, as well as some funny graphics that appear randomly when you press the side button.

Editor's opinion

Two high-capacity batteries with more than enough output power to charge any device you have at home, with a modern and attractive design and, in the case of the largest battery, a full-colour screen with real information about the output power on each port. Added to this is a very attractive price that is now also discounted for Black Friday. The Nexode 20.000mAh battery is priced at €64,99 (link) (official price €99,99) and The 12.000mAh model is priced at €49,99 (link) and you can apply a 25% discount coupon.