EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic vs Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic portable power station

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 portable power station

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EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic

Continuous AC output: 1,800 W vs 1,500 W
List price: $499 vs $559
Cost per watt-hour: $0.49 vs $0.52
Max solar input: 500 W vs 400 W

Buyers who want one system to grow from camping into home backup.

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Jackery Explorer 1000 v2

Capacity: 1,070 Wh vs 1,024 Wh
Weight: 23.8 lb vs 26.7 lb
Watt-hours per pound: 45.0 Wh/lb vs 38.4 Wh/lb

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	DELTA 3 Classic	Explorer 1000 v2	What it means
Capacity	1,024 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	26.7 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	$0.49	$0.52	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	38.4 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	—	60 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	—	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
Warranty	60 months	60 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic

#23 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.49)
#33 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (38.4 Wh/lb)
#8 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (176 W/100Wh)
#35 of 55 for Highest solar input (500 W)
#8 of 72 for Most output per dollar (3.61 W/$)
#48 of 75 for Best for home backup (52/100)
#15 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)
#13 of 27 for Quietest under load (30 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

EcoFlow

The tech-forward buyer who reads the spec sheet and wants room to grow

Best for: Buyers who want one system to grow from camping into home backup.

Not for: Buyers who want the lowest cost per watt-hour and will never use an app.

Full EcoFlow 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 EcoFlow’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: us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-3-classic-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (5)

capacityWh: “1024Wh 51.2V 20Ah”
acOutputW: “120V~60Hz 1800W total”
weight: “Net Weight => 12.1kg+0.3kg”
solarInputW: “DELTA 3 Classic supports up to 500W solar input.”
warrantyMonths: “Warranty => 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)