How do they compare to Eneloops: Testing and Analysis of the POWEROWL 2800 mAh AA Batteries 

The Curious Engineer confirmed my "these are probably not QUITE what they seem" suspicions and saved me $.

Excellent video. Just the information I needed.

Another great test video - thank you! It's really helpful to have someone apply rigorous testing to the slew of rechargeable batteries out there making wild claims about capacity, self-discharge, etc.

Nice analysis! I have several sets of Eneloops that serve me well; looks like the data supports that! 🙂

I needed some more AA rechargeable batteries and I was seeing these powerowls all over Amazon. Glad I found this video. I decided to just pick up my Eneloop Pros again. Great job!!

I almost bought the power owl batteries for my track pad. I've been using a set of much older eneloop's that likely aren't low self discharge and am getting annoyed at how often I have to swap out/charge them. I figured for tv remote controls and my track pad, a LSD battery would be the best. Glad I found your video!

It's probably important to note, for those watching in 2024, that the price on Amazon of the Powerowl AAs has stayed steady at ~$24 for 16 AAs while the Eneloops (non-pros) have skyrocketed from $30/16 to $55/16. So sure, you might only get 2000mAh out of the Powerowls (i.e. equivalent to the Eneloop non-pros) but you can have almost 2.5x as many of them for the same price. And Eneloops Pros are now $85 for 16. So $1.50 per battery or $3.50 per ($5.30/ for the pros), that really factors into the decision depending on your use case.

This was superb. Thank you so much

Every China made battery (AA, AAA and 18650) that I've tested using my BT-C3400 were about 60-75% of what the max capacity printed on the battery.

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Amazon is pushing the PowerOwl batteries hard during Prime day this year. Glad I looked up how disappointing these would be before considering them, especially as this is one of the only actual reviews of the brand.

I bought 8 of these powerowl aa batteries about 2 yrs ago. Use them in my Sony CD player, they are ok. Will be buying some eneloops pro's soon

Good Stuff!!!

9:05 These are *not low self-discharge* batteries and they hold on average *only about 2.05 Ah* 10:15 There is a *huge amount of deviation in capacity.* This is important when using multiple batteries - the weakest link decides when your device dies. 16:06 If you are buying these for *use in things like remote controls or flash lights* (or things of intermittent duty), *these will disappoint.*

Have you any tests for BONAI batteries?

Basically, Eneloop Pro's are king of Nimh tech and there's no point looking at any of the other cheap brands.

Great data buddy. Do some amazon basics in the same manner

Did you ever test the IKEA lada I believe their called? I recall someone did a review/ comparison and said they are or could be the same batteries but rebranded for IKEA

Once a week charging eneloop pro 50 charges a year in 5 years you have 250 cycles, so if it is 500 cycles it last 10 years at maximum capacity

I like that you test thease rechargeble batteries alot , and i actualy use you testing to compare to what batteries i wanna buy , So fare i use Panasonic eneloop pro in my Camera Flash , commander and trigger , and tbh they work out Great :) So thank you for sharing your testing data with us it helps out alot what do you think about the Cube 2 recharger from Hähnel ? i just bought one becouse it have so many options for sony camara batteri charging, and it can allso recharge 4xAA :)

Have you ever evaluated the Amazon Brand of NiMH cells ? I wonder how they compare to the Eneloops ? I have been using the standard Eneloops for general use for about five years now, and so far in the various applications, they have performed very well. I have about 40 devices that use either AA or AAA cells. Alkaline's like to leak and I have had Brand new DuraCell Alkaline's, leak while still in their shipping carton... That was the last time I used any... -BC

Do you recommend the cross charger or maybe a different one for charging and analyzing?

Are the Eneloop Pro's AA the best for use in Photography Speedlights (flashes)? That's what I've been using for about 6 years. I'm curious if there's a better (cheaper) alternative as I'm watching your videos.

So glad I found this video I bought these to use in my kids Xbox controllers they seem to work great I charge them in a standard charger but I'm sure I got what I paid for

Really good test. I keep going with eneloop 😉thanks . Defentey not same technologie

Would you be able to test the Powerowl pro batteries to see if they are any better?

Just wanted to order 12 Powerowls for usage in video lights. After watching this, I say no thanks. Nice video!

Hi would you test the most affordable AA/AAA rechargeble batteries alike eneloops like Tenergy premium pro 2800mAH and to me much better than ikea.And also if you can confirm about EBL I been avoided that brand since 2 or 3 years before market says is not LSD. Now says is LSB and other websites says a bad LSD brand. For now my election are ladda,tenergy centura ann premium pro and last option amazon 2400

Batteries made in China are notorious for scoring low on the tests...so I'm not surprised that Powerowls suck. I pretty much stick to batteries that were manufactured in Japan...as those typically rank the the highest during comparison tests. Amazon used to get their batteries from Japan, but when they switched to China, the quality of their batteries tanked HARD.

I did a extreme test with the Power Battery in my Garmin on High Mod compare to the Eneloop and it perform arround 1 hour better then the eneloop also it has e protected layer on the bottem off the battery after doing more research i found out the the cell are indeed from panasonic but after 4 weeks off big use the clim and some drop much faster so its time for me to search for something else as Battery freak i will Try the new Engergizer Extreme

Seems to be typical of Chinese made batteries. Nice analysis! 👍🇺🇲

You need to do 3-5 cycles to reach 2800 mAh!

Lithium needs to be stored in sunny day weather and Nickel Metal Hydride can current cascade to fry electronics... WHEN... they are stored below 72F. I found problems only when traveling in -13F. Manufacturers need step up and start putting thermal ratings on all batteries.

Is this a new math or am I missing something? My math shows 500 recharges, recharging once a week...is almost 10 years. You said two years. What gives?

UR is for component parts that are part of a larger product or system. CE is self certifying. As far as I can tell, even Panasonic/Sanyo/Fujitsu, the Japanese makers of Eneloop batteries don't have UL. The Chinese lie through their teeth.

Powerowel let me down... I put them in a trail camera and they went dead quickly. Retrieval and replacement of the dead batteries will require miles of hiking... SUCKS.. Do not buy them.. The Amazon Basics worked well. The Energizer lithium work great.

what's the bottom line? i can't figure and don't want to view 17m long video

Wow, seems like some garbage batteries. Especially since you can get rebranded Eneloops from so many sources, including Amazonbasics unless they changed it.

Powerowl, Bonai, EBL is all the same crap.

Powerowl suck,got it 👎. Try BONAI 1100mAh AAA Rechargeable Batteries 1.2V Ni-MH