BLUETTI AC180 vs Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 portable power station

Pick this if

BLUETTI AC180

Capacity: 1,152 Wh vs 1,070 Wh
Continuous AC output: 1,800 W vs 1,500 W
List price: $499 vs $559
Cost per watt-hour: $0.43 vs $0.52

Buyers who measure value in watts and watt-hours, not in grams and app screens.

Pick this if

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

Weight: 23.8 lb vs 35.3 lb
Watt-hours per pound: 45.0 Wh/lb vs 32.6 Wh/lb
AC recharge time: 60 min vs 78 min
Rated cycles: 4,000 cycles vs 3,500 cycles

A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Spec by spec

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Metric	AC180	Explorer 1000 v2	What it means
Capacity	1,152 Wh	1,070 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	1,800 W	1,500 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	35.3 lb	23.8 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$499	$559	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.43	$0.52	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	32.6 Wh/lb	45.0 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	500 W	400 W	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	78 min	60 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,500 cycles	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
Max expandable capacity	1,958 Wh	—	How far the system can grow with add-on batteries.
Warranty	60 months	60 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

BLUETTI AC180

#14 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.43)
#56 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (32.6 Wh/lb)
#17 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (156 W/100Wh)
#13 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (886 W)
#39 of 55 for Highest solar input (500 W)
#21 of 24 for Most expandable (1.96 kWh)
#34 of 65 for Longest service life (4032 kWh)
#9 of 72 for Most output per dollar (3.61 W/$)
#52 of 75 for Best for home backup (51/100)
#31 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)
#23 of 27 for Quietest under load (45 dB)

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

#29 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.52)
#14 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (45.0 Wh/lb)
#28 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (140 W/100Wh)
#11 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (1.1 kW)
#40 of 55 for Highest solar input (400 W)
#27 of 65 for Longest service life (4280 kWh)
#20 of 72 for Most output per dollar (2.68 W/$)
#58 of 75 for Best for home backup (48/100)
#4 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)
#9 of 27 for Quietest under load (30 dB)

The brands behind them

BLUETTI

The value-and-power buyer who does not mind a heavy box

Best for: Buyers who measure value in watts and watt-hours, not in grams and app screens.

Not for: Buyers who need the lightest possible unit or the simplest possible interface.

Full BLUETTI profile →

Jackery

The mainstream first-time buyer who wants one simple box

Best for: A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Not for: Buyers chasing maximum watt-hours per dollar, or maximum solar input.

Full Jackery profile →

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from BLUETTI’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.bluettipower.com/products/ac180.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 1152Wh”
acOutputW: “4x120V(1800W Total)”
weight: “35.3 lbs”
solarInputW: “Solar Input => 500W Max.”
rechargeAcMinutes: “1.3 hours”
cycleLife: “LiFePO4 3500+ Cycles”
maxExpandableWh: “up to 1,958Wh”
warrantyMonths: “A 5-year warranty”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Jackery’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.jackery.com/products/jackery-explorer-1000-v2.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)