Head-to-head test
Anker 535 PowerHouse vs Jackery Explorer 500
The Jackery costs $60 more, holds 6 more watt-hours, and is rated for one-sixth the charge cycles of the Anker — a $60 premium buying a battery that's rated to wear out six times sooner.
Written by Wenny ZhengUpdated
Portable Power Tester, Station Arena Test Desk
Anker
535 PowerHouse
1,813Power Score · Device Hub
$299.99 list · direct from Anker
Jackery
Explorer 500
1,473Power Score · Device Hub
$359.00 list · direct from Jackery
Spec deltas
The Anker 535 PowerHouse costs $299; the Jackery Explorer 500 costs $359 — $60 more for 6 additional watt-hours (518 vs 512) and a battery rated for one-sixth the charge cycles. Jackery's original Explorer 500 runs on older lithium-ion cells rated for about 500 cycles, not the LiFePO4 chemistry powering the newer Explorer 500 v2, and it shows in the numbers.
Run the engine's lifetime math on that gap and it isn't close: $0.19 per lifetime kilowatt-hour for the Anker against $1.39 for the Jackery. The Jackery isn't the premium unit here — it's the one that costs more upfront and delivers energy at roughly seven times the price over its working life.
The Jackery still wins on a few real specs: it's 3.4 lbs lighter, it publishes a 1,000W surge rating the Anker's spec sheet doesn't list at all, and it discloses a 37dB noise figure where the Anker discloses nothing. None of that changes which unit you'd rather own three years from now.
What the Numbers Reveal
Each conclusion stated first — the numbers behind it on one line, the full analysis below.
rated cycles
That gap compounds over the unit's life: the engine's lifetime math puts the Anker at $0.19 per kWh delivered against $1.39 for the Jackery, a roughly sevenfold difference once you account for how few cycles the Jackery's chemistry is rated to survive.
The Jackery Explorer 500 is rated for about 500 cycles on lithium-ion cells, not the LiFePO4 chemistry in the newer Explorer 500 v2The Anker 535 PowerHouse is rated for 3,000-plus cycles on LiFePO4
Why it mattersAnyone who'll cycle this more than a few times a year — weekend campers, anyone testing it as backup power — should treat the Jackery's $359 as the more expensive purchase, not the cheaper one.
weight
Charge a modern laptop off the Jackery and there's no direct DC port for it — everything routes through the AC inverter instead, the same path used for a full-size appliance. The Anker's 60W USB-C line charges a laptop the way the laptop's own charger would.
The Anker 535 PowerHouse has a 60W USB-C port; the Jackery Explorer 500 has no USB-C output at all (0W)The Jackery weighs 13.3 lbs against the Anker's 16.7 lbs, a 3.4-lb gap
Why it mattersBuyers who plan to charge USB-C laptops directly, not just phones, should note only the Anker offers that port at all.
That's not an accident of pricing; it tracks the chemistry. Jackery backed the newer, LFP-based Explorer 500 v2 with a longer warranty than this older lithium-ion model gets, which is itself a signal about how long the company expects this cell chemistry to hold up.
The Jackery costs $180 per warranty year (2-year warranty on a $359 unit); the Anker costs $60 per warranty year (5-year warranty on a $299 unit)The Jackery's chemistry is the older lithium-ion type the newer Explorer 500 v2 replaced specifically for longevity
Why it mattersBuyers treating this as a long-horizon purchase rather than a one-off should weight cost-per-warranty-year heavily: $60 a year against $180, backed by the newer chemistry on the cheaper unit.
solar input
A fridge or small compressor drawing a 2-3x startup surge either trips an undocumented limit or it doesn't — Jackery's published 1,000W figure is a number you can plan around, where the Anker simply doesn't say. The solar edge, meanwhile, mostly evaporates once real-world charging rates are the actual measure.
The Jackery lists a 1,000W surge rating; the Anker's spec sheet doesn't list a surge rating at allThe Anker's 120W solar input is rated higher than the Jackery's 100W, though owners report it realistically delivers only 60-75W in practiceA4
Why it mattersAnyone pairing this with a compressor appliance should weight the Jackery's documented surge rating over either unit's solar spec.
The specific dimensions that decide these two units — everything else is a tie.
Lifetime Value
Selected because: The cycle-life gap (3,000 vs 500) and its cost-per-kWh consequence is the entire decision here.
cost / lifetime kWh
$0.19 against $1.39 per lifetime kWh is the whole argument. The Anker isn't just cheaper to buy — at 3,000 rated cycles against the Jackery's 500, it's cheaper to run by a margin that only widens the longer either unit stays in service.
The Jackery's $359 price tag reads like a premium unit's price tag attached to an entry-level cycle rating. Weekly use gets the Anker to 57.7 years before it hits its cycle ceiling; the same weekly habit gets the Jackery there in 9.6. Buy the Jackery expecting to use it rarely, or expect to replace it.
What the Specs Don't Tell You
Selected because: Four cards fire — cycle life, warranty, solar recharge, and Anker's undisclosed noise level — worth interpreting together.
rated cycles
Cycle life and warranty tell the same story from two angles: 3,000 cycles and a 5-year warranty on the Anker against 500 cycles and 2 years on the Jackery. Solar recharge is the one place both units are mediocre together — 120W and 100W ceilings that mean a full day of sun to refill either from empty, and owners report the Anker's real-world draw lands closer to 60-75W than its rated 120WA4.
The one card working against the Anker here is that it never publishes a noise figure at all, where the Jackery discloses 37dB. That's a real gap in the data, not a compliment to either unit — the spec sheet staying quiet about how loud the fan gets isn't the same thing as the fan actually being quiet.
Portability & Form Factor
Selected because: Jackery's weight edge trades against a real port omission (no USB-C) and an undocumented surge rating.
weight
The Jackery's 3.4-lb weight advantage (13.3 lbs against 16.7) is real and it's the strongest card in its favor. Some of that savings comes from leaving out USB-C Power Delivery entirely — the Anker's 60W USB-C port is the only direct laptop-charging line between these two units.
The Jackery's other genuine edge is a published 1,000W surge rating against an Anker spec sheet that simply doesn't address surge. For a small compressor fridge or anything with a startup jolt, that's the one place the lighter, shorter-lived unit has documentation the longer-lived one doesn't.
Brand Trust
Selected because: Cross-brand pair with different support track records worth surfacing.
Anker brings better dollar-per-watt-hour value across its lineup and, historically, a stronger support reputation, though recent reports describe SOLIX-specific service sliding toward AI-driven agents and complicated return logistics for heavier units.
Jackery brings the widest retail footprint of any brand here — Costco, Home Depot, Best Buy — and the deepest brand recognition, which matters if you'd rather return a defective unit at a physical counter than ship one back. Its own support reputation is weaker than Anker's, though, with Reddit reports describing scripted responses and strict receipt requirements.
Strengths & trade-offs
Anker 535 PowerHouse
Strengths
- +Costs $59 less
- +Longer warranty
- +Faster solar charging
- +Rated for 3,000 charge cycles — much longer battery lifespan
Trade-offs
- –Lacks smartphone app control for remote monitoring.
Jackery Explorer 500
Strengths
- +Lighter by 3.4 lb
- +Larger battery capacity
Trade-offs
- –Lacks smartphone app control for remote monitoring.
- –Shorter-lived battery — rated for 500 charge cycles vs the 535 PowerHouse's 3,000, so it wears out sooner.
Will It Power Your Gear?
Scenario math and per-appliance runtimes, modeled from the spec record.
Scenario verdicts
We ran the math on six real-world scenarios. Here's which unit survives your actual life.
SCN-01 · 2 nights · needs 2,100Wh
Weekend Camping
Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 2,100Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Phone Charger 15W×6h · LED Lights 40W×8h · Box Fan 75W×14h · CPAP Machine 40W×16h
SCN-02 · 8 hours · needs 1,645Wh
8-Hour Blackout
Keep the essentials running through a night without power
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 1,645Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Fridge 150W×8h · Router + Modem 20W×8h · LED Lights (4 bulbs) 40W×6h · Phone Charger 15W×3h
SCN-03 · 8 hours · needs 320Wh
CPAP Overnight
Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
Either unit
Both handle a CPAP overnight without much drama — the Anker uses about three-quarters of its usable capacity, the Jackery about the same. There's no power-based reason to prefer one over the other for this job alone; let cycle life and price make the call instead.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD CPAP Machine 40W×8h
SCN-04 · 8 hours · needs 910Wh
Remote Workday
Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 910Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Laptop 60W×8h · External Monitor 30W×8h · Router + Modem 20W×8h · Phone Charger 15W×2h
SCN-05 · 4 hours · needs 670Wh
Tailgate Party
Game day power for the crew
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 670Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Blender 400W×0.5h · LED TV (55") 80W×4h · Bluetooth Speaker 15W×4h · Phone Charger (×3) 45W×2h
SCN-06 · 24 hours · needs 4,685Wh
Van Life Daily
A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
Neither unit
Neither unit can fully handle this scenario (needs 4,685Wh). You'd need a higher-capacity station or to cut back on usage.
Battery budget usedlower = more headroom
LOAD Mini-Fridge 150W×24h · Laptop 60W×4h · Phone Charger 15W×3h · LED Lights 40W×5h · Fan 75W×8h
The Load Test
RUNTIME = (Wh × 0.85) ÷ LOAD
None of the six scenarios above exactly yours? Build it. Toggle what you'd plug in; both units are tested against the combined draw.
Essentials
Comfort & Convenience
High-Draw Appliances
Test duration
8h
Continuous draw
205W
Projected runtime
Dead heat — both run this 205W load for roughly 2.1h. Pick on price, weight, or ports.
Modeled from the spec record — same math as the tables below. Methodology
Runtime by appliance
Real-world runtime estimates for common appliances, modeled at 85% inverter efficiency.¹
Essentials
The basics you need runningscale 0–29.4hComfort & Convenience
Makes off-grid life actually enjoyablescale 0–5.9hHigh-Draw Appliances
These reveal the real limits¹ Runtime = (capacity × 0.85) ÷ appliance watts. Within each group, all bars share one time scale (the group's longest runtime), so lengths are comparable across appliances; identical runtimes collapse into a single blue/orange bar. Actual runtime varies with battery age, temperature, and simultaneous loads — see methodology.
Conclusion
July 15, 2026
Verdict: the 535 PowerHouse, on Power Score margin
The Anker 535 PowerHouse is $60 cheaper, holds nearly identical capacity (512Wh vs 518Wh), and is rated for 3,000 cycles on LiFePO4 chemistry against the Jackery Explorer 500's 500 cycles on older lithium-ion cells — a 6x gap that turns into a 7x gap in the engine's cost-per-lifetime-kWh math ($0.19 vs $1.39). The Jackery answers back with a documented 1,000W surge rating, 3.4 fewer pounds, and a published 37dB noise figure the Anker doesn't have an equivalent for. If this unit gets cycled more than a handful of times a year, the Anker's cheaper sticker price and far longer rated life both point the same direction. If it's going to sit in a closet as insurance and get used rarely, the Jackery's lighter weight and surge headroom are real, if secondary, advantages.
Editor-assigned confidence, based on cited owner research and spec analysis.
List prices as of July 15, 2026. The links below open Anker's and Jackery's current prices.
$299.99 list · direct from Anker
or check the Explorer 500 price$359.00 list
Written by Wenny Zheng, Portable Power Tester · Station Arena Test Desk · Updated July 15, 2026
Measured Data
Benchmark scores and the full spec record, side by side.
Benchmark scores
Not rated for both units (minimum threshold unmet): Tailgating.
Full specifications
ᵈ Derived: price ÷ rated capacity. See the data behind our comparisons →
Comparison ToolAdd more power stations, side by sideOpen Tool →How these numbers are produced
Numeric verification
Every figure on this page traces to our spec database or arithmetic on it — no estimated numbers.
Owner claims
Statements about owner experience are cited to published reviews — see Sources & Research Notes below.
Runtime model
Runtime = (rated capacity × 0.85 inverter efficiency) ÷ device wattage. Solar recharge estimates assume panels deliver 70% of rated output. Cold weather, battery age, and stacked loads reduce real-world results.
Power Score
Computed from 14 published spec dimensions, weighted per use-case bench. Higher is better; a unit must meet a bench's minimum threshold to be rated.
See the full weight table and data sourcing on our methodology page →Class ranking (the star rating)
Each unit's star score is a category ranking, not customer reviews — no buyer opinions feed it. We score every station on size-independent quality (value, output, portability, endurance, ports, warranty, and more), then percentile-rank it against the other units in its capacity class, so a class-leading compact unit and a class-leading whole-home unit can both earn 5★. Here, 535 PowerHouse rates 3.5/5 (11th percentile of 19 Compact-class units), and Explorer 500 rates 3.3/5 (1st percentile of 19 Compact-class units).
How the class ranking is computed →Test Notes & Caveats
Hidden gotchas and advantages we spotted that you won't find on the product page.
Neither Refills Fast From a Panel
120W and 100W solar ceilings mean a full day of strong sun to recharge either unit from empty, and real-world draw on the Anker tends to land below its rated number. If solar is your primary charging plan, budget for slow.
5 Years Against 2, on the Cheaper Unit
The Anker backs a lower price with a longer warranty — $60 per warranty year against $180 for the Jackery. Jackery reserves its longer coverage for the newer, LFP-based Explorer 500 v2, not this model.
3,000 Cycles Against 500
The Anker's LiFePO4 chemistry is rated for six times the charge cycles of the Jackery's older lithium-ion cells. At weekly use, that's the difference between a battery that's still going in year 58 and one that's due for replacement before year 10.
The 535's Fan Noise Isn't on the Spec Sheet
The Jackery publishes a 37dB rating; the Anker publishes nothing. That's a real gap in the available information, not a point in the Anker's favor — go in expecting an unknown, not a quiet one.
Full record above — the Test Desk pick is the 535 PowerHouse.
Check 535 PowerHouse price →or check the Explorer 500 priceOwnership Analysis
What happens after you buy — true cost of ownership, brand trust, and growth potential.
Lifetime value
Service lifeyears at one full cycle per day
Lifetime energy delivered
Cost per delivered kWh
│ warranty ends · Reaching the cycle rating means ~80% capacity remains — degraded, not dead.
Analyst note
The 535 PowerHouse wins on both sticker price and long-term value. At $0.2/kWh over its lifetime, it's meaningfully cheaper to own. Clear value winner.
Delivers each lifetime kWh for $1.19 less — check the 535 PowerHouse price →
Brand trust
Anker
Ecosystem
7-8 SOLIX portable power stations across C-series (compact) and F-series (flagship), plus the X1 home energy system
Support
US-based support. Historically known for incredible no-hassle replacements, but recent reports describe AI-driven support agents giving generic responses and complex return logistics for heavy units (hazmat shipping). The Anker brand reputation is still strong, but SOLIX-specific support quality is trending down.
Community
Moderate — active Reddit (r/Anker, r/AnkerSOLIXCommunity) and growing. Benefits from Anker's massive consumer electronics brand awareness.
App experience
Rated 4.5/5 iOS (~1,100 ratings) · 4.3/5 Android
Unique strength
Parent brand trust from Anker's consumer electronics dominance. InfiniPower technology for long cycle life. Strong $/Wh value in the mid-size and larger units — the S2000, F2600 and C1000 are among the better buys per watt-hour in the catalog.
Worth knowing
Support quality appears to be declining from its historically excellent level. Firmware updates have removed features without warning. Expansion ecosystem is smaller than EcoFlow's.
Jackery
Ecosystem
12-15+ models across Explorer (portable) and HomePower (home backup) series, plus SolarSaga panel ecosystem and innovative form factors
Support
US-based support but widely criticized. Reddit reports describe slow/dismissive responses, scripted AI agents, strict receipt requirements for warranty claims, and refurbished replacements for clearly defective units. Strongly recommended: buy from Costco or Amazon for return protection.
Community
Smallest community of the major brands — Reddit r/Jackery has ~2,000 members. YouTube presence is solid due to brand recognition.
App experience
Rated 2.3-3.3/5 iOS and Android — the weakest app experience of the major brands. Multiple confusing apps (Jackery app vs Jackery Home) and mandatory login even offline.
Unique strength
Highest brand recognition and widest retail distribution (Costco, Home Depot, Best Buy, Amazon). The "Toyota" of power stations — dependable, proven, wide availability. Innovative form factors like the Solar Gazebo and Solar Mars Bot.
Worth knowing
A couple of older models still ship NMC chemistry with a shorter rated lifespan, so check the cycle rating on the specific unit — though most of the current line has moved to LFP. Generally perceived as overpriced for the specs offered compared to newer competitors. App experience is significantly behind rivals.
Analyst note
Anker's advantage here is durability-per-dollar backed by a longer warranty; Jackery's is retail reach and brand recognition wide enough that returns are easier to manage in person. Neither company's support has been consistently excellent lately — factor that into either purchase, not just the spec sheet.
Growth path
535 PowerHouse
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 512Wh, with no expansion — so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 120W of solar. Limited to a single portable panel.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
Explorer 500
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 518Wh, with no expansion — so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 100W of solar. Limited to a single portable panel.
Limited ports. You'll likely need a power strip or splitter.
Realistic full solar rechargeat 70% of rated panel output — see methodology
Analyst note
Neither expands, and that's no knock on either — each is a complete unit at a fixed size. Buy the capacity that covers your needs now (the Explorer 500 gives you the larger ceiling); you can't add to either later.
What Owners Report
Patterns from published owner reports and long-term reviews — every claim cited to its source below.
Anker 535 PowerHouse
Reviewers describe the 535 PowerHouse as compact for its capacity class, with a full port spread — four AC outlets, three USB-A, a USB-C, and a car outlet — packed into a roughly 16.5-lb shellA2. Its LiFePO4 cells are rated for 3,000-plus cycles and about a decade of use, backed by a 5-year warrantyA1.
One test measured 89% round-trip efficiency, with the unit staying stable and cool while delivering its full 500W AC outputA3. The honest catch: AC charging to 80% takes about 2.5 hours, and while the solar input is rated at 120W, owners report it realistically delivers only 60-75W in practice — panel charging runs slower than the spec sheet number suggestsA4.
“512Wh capacity with 500W output on LiFePO4 cells rated for 3,000+ cycles and a 10-year lifespan, backed by a 5-year warranty.”
Sources
ankersolix.com · trustedreviews.com · macrumors.com · batteryessence.com
Jackery Explorer 500
Coverage of the Explorer 500 frames it as an affordable, portable entry point into Jackery's ecosystem — about 13 lbs, with a 518Wh capacity Jackery has priced as its budget option for weekend warriors and occasional usersB2B3. That capacity runs on traditional lithium-ion cells, with Jackery itself rating 80% retention after 800 cyclesB1.
The honest catch here is chemistry, not build quality: this is an older lithium-ion unit, and coverage of the newer Explorer 500 v2 is explicit that the LiFePO4 upgrade exists specifically to fix this model's shorter cycle lifeB4. Buy this one knowing you're buying the version the company has already replaced for longevity.
“518Wh capacity with a 500W output, on traditional lithium-ion cells — Jackery rates 80% capacity retention after 800 cycles.”
Sources
backuppowerhub.com · jackery.com · greencitizen.com · poweredportablesolar.com · batteryessence.com
Sources & Research Notes
Every owner claim in this report is traceable to a published source. The bracketed references above resolve here.
Recurring owner themes
- Durable LFP (3,000+ cycles, 5-yr warranty), efficient, and compact for weekend camping; slow solar input is the caveat. [535 PowerHouse · 2 entries]
- Affordable, portable Jackery entry unit, but on older lithium-ion chemistry with limited cycle life vs newer LFP models. [Explorer 500 · 3 entries]
- A1
“512Wh capacity with 500W output on LiFePO4 cells rated for 3,000+ cycles and a 10-year lifespan, backed by a 5-year warranty.”
ankersolix.com / trustedreviews.com — 535 PowerHouse review · 2026 · [positive]
- A2
“Weighs 16.5 lbs and is compact for a 512Wh unit, with 4 AC ports, 3 USB-A, a USB-C, and a car outlet.”
macrumors.com / batteryessence.com — 535 PowerHouse review · 2026 · [positive]
- A3
“Demonstrated 89% round-trip efficiency and stayed stable and cool while delivering its full 500W AC output.”
batteryessence.com — 535 PowerHouse review · 2026 · [positive]
- A4
“AC charging to 80% takes about 2.5 hours; solar input caps at 120W (realistically 60-75W), so panel charging is slow.”
batteryessence.com — 535 PowerHouse review · 2026 · [mixed]
- B1
“518Wh capacity with a 500W output, on traditional lithium-ion cells — Jackery rates 80% capacity retention after 800 cycles.”
backuppowerhub.com / jackery.com — Explorer 500 review · 2026 · [mixed]
- B2
“Weighs about 13 lbs — a compact, portable unit.”
greencitizen.com / poweredportablesolar.com — Explorer 500 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B3
“The 518Wh capacity at $449 is the most affordable entry into Jackery's reliable ecosystem — good for weekend warriors and occasional users.”
backuppowerhub.com — Explorer 500 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B4
“An older lithium-ion unit; the newer Explorer 500 v2 uses LiFePO4 rated for far more cycles, offering significantly better longevity.”
batteryessence.com / backuppowerhub.com — Explorer 500 v2 review · 2026 · [mixed]
Research compiled July 15, 2026.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the 535 PowerHouse if you…
- →You'll cycle this more than a handful of times a year — weekend trips, testing as backup power — where the 6x cycle-life gap and $0.19-per-kWh cost actually get used up.
- →You need to charge a USB-C laptop directly rather than routing everything through the AC inverter; the Anker's 60W USB-C port is the only one of these two that offers it.
Buy the Explorer 500 if you…
- →You want the lightest unit on this page and will use it rarely enough that 500 rated cycles is plenty — an emergency-only backup that spends most of its life in a closet.
- →You're pairing this with a small compressor appliance and want a documented surge number to plan around rather than an unlisted spec.
If neither fits
If your real need is a weekend camping trip (about 2,100Wh) or an 8-hour multi-appliance blackout (about 1,645Wh), both units fail that math by roughly 4-5x — you'd be recharging either one several times over mid-trip. Look at a 1,500Wh-plus unit instead; either brand makes one.
The Bottom Line
This one comes down to how often you'll actually use it. The Anker 535 PowerHouse costs $60 less, holds essentially the same capacity, and is rated for six times the charge cycles — a gap that turns into a sevenfold difference in cost per kWh delivered over the unit's life.
Cycle this regularly and the Anker wins outright, on price and on longevity both. Buy it as rarely-used emergency insurance and want the lightest option with a documented surge rating, the Jackery's real advantages — 3.4 fewer pounds, 1,000W of surge headroom — become the more relevant ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers drawn from the spec record and cited owner research.
Is the Anker 535 PowerHouse or Jackery Explorer 500 the better value?
The Anker, clearly. It costs $60 less, holds nearly identical capacity (512Wh vs 518Wh), and is rated for six times the charge cycles on LiFePO4 chemistry against the Jackery's older lithium-ion cells. The engine's lifetime math puts the Anker at $0.19 per kWh delivered against $1.39 for the Jackery.
Why does the Jackery Explorer 500 have such a short cycle rating?
This is the original Explorer 500, built on older lithium-ion cells rated for about 500 cycles to 80% capacity, not the LiFePO4 chemistry in the newer Explorer 500 v2. Jackery's own coverage of the v2 model frames the chemistry switch as a fix for exactly this shorter cycle life.
Does either one charge a laptop over USB-C?
Only the Anker. It has a 60W USB-C port; the Jackery Explorer 500 has no USB-C output at all, so laptop charging has to go through its AC outlet instead.
Which one is quieter?
The Jackery discloses a 37dB noise rating; the Anker doesn't publish a noise figure at all. That's a real gap in the available data rather than evidence either way — don't assume the undocumented unit is the quiet one.
Which is better for running a small fridge or compressor?
The Jackery has the edge on paper: it lists a 1,000W surge rating for handling a compressor's startup jolt, where the Anker's spec sheet doesn't address surge at all. Weigh that against the Jackery's much shorter rated cycle life if the fridge runs often.
Where to buy
Anker 535 PowerHousePick
$299.99
$299.99 list · direct from Anker
Jackery Explorer 500
$359.00
$359.00 list · direct from Jackery
Prices may vary by retailer and are subject to change.