Anker SOLIX C1000 vs Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

Anker SOLIX C1000 portable power station

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 portable power station

Pick this if

Anker SOLIX C1000

Continuous AC output: 1,800 W vs 1,500 W
Max solar input: 600 W vs 400 W

Buyers who want a well-made, well-supported unit and will use the app.

Pick this if

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

Capacity: 1,070 Wh vs 1,056 Wh
Weight: 23.8 lb vs 28.4 lb
List price: $559 vs $1,499
Cost per watt-hour: $0.52 vs $1.42

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

Spec by spec

A green arrow marks the better figure on each row. Rows where only one unit publishes a number are shown without a winner rather than guessed.

Metric	C1000	Explorer 1000 v2	What it means
Capacity	1,056 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	28.4 lb	23.8 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$1,499	$559	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$1.42	$0.52	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	37.2 Wh/lb	45.0 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	600 W	400 W	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	—	60 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,000 cycles	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
Max expandable capacity	2,112 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

Anker SOLIX C1000

#70 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($1.42)
#37 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (37.2 Wh/lb)
#13 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (170 W/100Wh)
#27 of 55 for Highest solar input (600 W)
#20 of 24 for Most expandable (2.11 kWh)
#39 of 65 for Longest service life (3168 kWh)
#58 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.20 W/$)
#50 of 75 for Best for home backup (52/100)
#36 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

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

Anker SOLIX

The existing Anker customer upgrading from power banks and chargers

Best for: Buyers who want a well-made, well-supported unit and will use the app.

Not for: Off-gridders who need the widest accessory ecosystem or the lowest cost per Wh.

Full Anker SOLIX 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 Anker SOLIX’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.ankersolix.com/au/products/c1000-portable-power-station-1-056wh-1-800w-offer.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)

capacityWh: “1056 Wh Capacity (88Ah@12V)”
acOutputW: “1800W Output”
weight: “28.44 lb / 12.9 kg”
solarInputW: “600W Fast Solar Recharging”
cycleLife: “3,000 Cycles”
maxExpandableWh: “Up to Max. 2112Wh Capacity with Expansion Battery”
warrantyMonths: “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)