BLUETTI AC240 vs Jackery Explorer 1500 v2

Jackery Explorer 1500 v2 portable power station

Pick this if

BLUETTI AC240

Continuous AC output: 2,400 W vs 2,000 W
Warranty: 72 months vs 36 months

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

Pick this if

Jackery Explorer 1500 v2

Weight: 32.0 lb vs 72.0 lb
List price: $949 vs $999
Cost per watt-hour: $0.62 vs $0.65
Watt-hours per pound: 48.0 Wh/lb vs 21.3 Wh/lb

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

Spec by spec

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Metric	AC240	Explorer 1500 v2	What it means
Capacity	1,536 Wh	1,536 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	2,400 W	2,000 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	72.0 lb	32.0 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$999	$949	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.65	$0.62	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	21.3 Wh/lb	48.0 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	1,200 W	—	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	70 min	64 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,500 cycles	6,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	15 ms	10 ms	How long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Max expandable capacity	10,136 Wh	—	How far the system can grow with add-on batteries.
Warranty	72 months	36 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

BLUETTI AC240

#38 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.65)
#74 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (21.3 Wh/lb)
#18 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (156 W/100Wh)
#6 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (1.3 kW)
#15 of 55 for Highest solar input (1.2 kW)
#9 of 24 for Most expandable (10.14 kWh)
#23 of 65 for Longest service life (5376 kWh)
#28 of 72 for Most output per dollar (2.40 W/$)
#8 of 75 for Best for home backup (74/100)
#1 of 75 for Longest warranty (72 mo)
#24 of 27 for Quietest under load (45 dB)

Jackery Explorer 1500 v2

#34 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.62)
#9 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (48.0 Wh/lb)
#31 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (130 W/100Wh)
#2 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (1.4 kW)
#13 of 65 for Longest service life (9216 kWh)
#36 of 72 for Most output per dollar (2.11 W/$)
#12 of 75 for Best for home backup (72/100)
#60 of 75 for Longest warranty (36 mo)

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/ac240.

Vendor wording for each figure (9)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 1,536Wh”
acOutputW: “(2,400W Total)”
weight: “33kg / 72lbs”
solarInputW: “Solar Input => 1,200W Max.”
rechargeAcMinutes: “allowing a full charge in 70 minutes”
cycleLife: “3,500+ Cycles to 80% Original Capacity (Silent Mode)”
upsSwitchoverMs: “Seamless UPS in 15ms”
maxExpandableWh: “Expandable up to 10,136Wh with 4 B210 Batteries”
warrantyMonths: “6-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-1500-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)