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The only USB-C AA battery I’d buy for myself is the Zepath 3600

The only USB-C AA battery I’d buy for myself is the Zepath 3600

Last September, a company named Lumafield scanned 1,000 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries to shine a light on the hidden risks of cheaping out. At roughly the same time, I found myself testing two awesome new kinds of AA battery that recharge using USB-C cables. It gave me an idea. Could we find the...

Three Zepath AA batteries stick out of its clamshell charging case, sitting on Sean’s bamboo worktop.
The Zepath eight-pack of rechargeable Li-ion batteries. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

Last September, a company named Lumafield scanned 1,000 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries to shine a light on the hidden risks of cheaping out. At roughly the same time, I found myself testing two awesome new kinds of AA battery that recharge using USB-C cables.

It gave me an idea. Could we find the very best USB-C AA batteries by combining my own anecdotal testing with Lumafield's scanning tech?

The answer seems to be yes! Knowing what I now know, the Zepath 3600mWh is the only rechargeable lithium-ion AA I'd buy for myself - even though USB-C is in the charger, rather than each individual cell.

Zepath 3600mWh USB-C Li-ion AA (8-pack)

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Read the full story at The Verge.