allpowers R1500 portable power station
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus portable power station

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allpowers R1500

  • List price: $539 vs $619
  • Cost per watt-hour: $0.47 vs $0.49

Budget buyers who want a station and a panel together at the lowest total price.

Pick this if

Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus

  • Capacity: 1,264 Wh vs 1,152 Wh
  • Continuous AC output: 2,000 W vs 1,800 W
  • Weight: 32.0 lb vs 36.8 lb
  • Watt-hours per pound: 39.5 Wh/lb vs 31.3 Wh/lb

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

Spec by spec

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MetricR1500Explorer 1000 PlusWhat it means
Capacity1,152 Wh1,264 WhHow much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output1,800 W2,000 WThe largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better36.8 lb32.0 lbThe spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better$539$619Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better$0.47$0.49Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound31.3 Wh/lb39.5 Wh/lbCapacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input650 WCaps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
Rated cycles3,500 cycles4,000 cyclesVendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better15 msHow long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Max expandable capacity4,608 Wh5,000 WhHow far the system can grow with add-on batteries.
Warranty60 months60 monthsStated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

allpowers R1500

Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus

The brands behind them

ALLPOWERS

The budget camper who wants a station and a panel in one order

Best for: Budget buyers who want a station and a panel together at the lowest total price.

Not for: Buyers who need reliable support, apps or long-term serviceability.

Full ALLPOWERS 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 allpowers’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: iallpowers.com/products/allpowers-r1500-portable-home-backup-power-station-1800w-1152wh-lifep04-battery.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)
  • capacityWh: “Capacity => 1152Wh
  • acOutputW: “AC Output => 4x120V(1800W Total)
  • weight: “Weight => 16.7KG(36.8lbs)
  • solarInputW: “Solar Input => 12-60V 13A, 650W Max
  • cycleLife: “LiFePO4 3500+ Cycles
  • upsSwitchoverMs: “15ms uninterruptible home backup UPS
  • maxExpandableWh: “maximum of 4,608Wh capacity
  • 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-plus-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (6)
  • capacityWh: “Explorer 1000 Plus 1264Wh Capacity
  • acOutputW: “2000W output
  • weight: “Weight => 32 lbs (14.5 kg)
  • cycleLife: “4000 cycles to 70%+ capacity
  • maxExpandableWh: “Expand power up to 5 kWh.
  • warrantyMonths: “Warranty => 3+2 Years

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