Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra vs PECRON E1500LFP

Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra portable power station

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Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra

AC recharge time: 90 min vs 108 min
Rated cycles: 4,000 cycles vs 3,500 cycles
Warranty: 60 months vs 12 months

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

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PECRON E1500LFP

Continuous AC output: 2,200 W vs 1,800 W
Weight: 38.4 lb vs 38.6 lb
List price: $549 vs $1,199
Cost per watt-hour: $0.36 vs $0.78

Value buyers who care about chemistry and output more than ecosystem.

Spec by spec

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Metric	Explorer 1500 Ultra	E1500LFP	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	1,800 W	2,200 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	38.6 lb	38.4 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$1,199	$549	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.78	$0.36	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	39.8 Wh/lb	40.0 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	800 W	1,000 W	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	90 min	108 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	4,000 cycles	3,500 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
Max expandable capacity	—	9,216 Wh	How far the system can grow with add-on batteries.
Warranty	60 months	12 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra

#47 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.78)
#28 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (39.8 Wh/lb)
#38 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (117 W/100Wh)
#12 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (1.0 kW)
#23 of 55 for Highest solar input (800 W)
#20 of 65 for Longest service life (6144 kWh)
#47 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.50 W/$)
#55 of 75 for Best for home backup (49/100)
#6 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

PECRON E1500LFP

#7 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.36)
#27 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (40.0 Wh/lb)
#26 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (143 W/100Wh)
#15 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (853 W)
#20 of 55 for Highest solar input (1 kW)
#12 of 24 for Most expandable (9.22 kWh)
#24 of 65 for Longest service life (5376 kWh)
#2 of 72 for Most output per dollar (4.01 W/$)
#44 of 75 for Best for home backup (53/100)
#75 of 75 for Longest warranty (12 mo)

The brands behind them

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 →

PECRON

The informed value buyer who wants LiFePO4 and a big inverter for less

Best for: Value buyers who care about chemistry and output more than ecosystem.

Not for: Buyers who need a mature app, dealer support or resale value.

Full PECRON profile →

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-ultra-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 30Ah/51.2V DC (1536 Wh)”
acOutputW: “1536Wh Capacity | 1800W Output”
weight: “Weight => About 38.6 lbs (17.5 kg)”
solarInputW: “Supports solar input up to 800W.”
rechargeAcMinutes: “Fast AC Charging => ~1.5 Hours”
cycleLife: “Cycle life => 4000 cycles to 70%+ capacity”
warrantyMonths: “Warranty => 3+2 Years”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from PECRON’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.pecron.com/products/pecron-e1500lfp-expandable-power-station-2200w-1536wh.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)

capacityWh: “Capacity => 1536Wh”
acOutputW: “Rated Power => 2200W”
weight: “Weight => 38.4lbs(17.4Kg)”
solarInputW: “Solar Input => XT60 Port: 11V-60V 1000W Max / 20A Max”
rechargeAcMinutes: “Charging Time => 1.8 Hours”
cycleLife: “liFePo4 Battery with 3,500+ Life Cycles to 80%”
maxExpandableWh: “1536Wh Large Capacity; Expandable Up to 9,216Wh with 2*EP3800-48V;”
warrantyMonths: “30-day money back guarantee and 12-month worry fee warranty”