Head-to-head test
Anker SOLIX C800 vs BLUETTI Elite 100 V2
Buy the C800 today and you pay $100 more for a smaller tank, a slower solar refill, and a louder fan — the Elite 100 V2 now wins on price and on nearly every spec that decides these things.
Written by Ian SchneiderUpdated
Solar & Off-Grid Tester, Station Arena Test Desk
Anker
SOLIX C800
2,245Power Score · Appliance Class
$599.00 list · direct from Anker
BLUETTI
Elite 100 V2
3,334Power Score · Appliance Class
$499.00 list · direct from BLUETTI
Spec deltas
The BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 is $100 cheaper than the Anker SOLIX C800 right now — $499 against $599 — and it out-specs the C800 almost everywhere else too. This isn't a budget-versus-premium trade-off. It's a straight upgrade for less money.
Run the math past the sticker price and the gap gets wider, not narrower. The Elite costs $0.12 per lifetime kWh; the C800 costs $0.26, more than double, on a tank that's smaller to start with (1,024Wh against 768Wh) and refills more than triple as fast from the sun (1,000W solar input against 300W). Every dollar spent on the C800 buys less capacity, a slower recharge, and a shorter run once the sun's involved.
The C800 isn't a bad unit. It runs a fridge's startup surge and holds a charge like a competent LFP box should. It's just been out-priced and out-specced by something $100 cheaper, and there's exactly one place it still wins: it's 1.2 lbs lighter, 23.8 lbs against the Elite's 25. That's not a reason to buy it on its own.
What the Numbers Reveal
Each conclusion stated first — the numbers behind it on one line, the full analysis below.
cost / lifetime kWh
Bring in total lifetime energy delivered — 4,096 kWh from the Elite against 2,304 kWh from the C800 — and the case compounds. The Elite delivers more total energy over its life for less money up front, not despite the price gap but stacked on top of it.
C800 costs $599, Elite 100 V2 costs $499C800 costs $0.26 per lifetime kWh, Elite 100 V2 costs $0.12
Why it mattersAnyone weighing this on cost alone, from any angle, lands on the Elite — there's no version of the ownership math where the C800 comes out ahead.
solar input
The Tailgate Party scenario shows what that combination means in practice: the C800 needs 103% of its own capacity to cover a 670Wh afternoon and comes up short, while the Elite covers the same afternoon at 77% with room to spare. A smaller, slower-charging tank isn't a rounding error in the field — it's the difference between finishing the day and not.
Elite 100 V2 accepts a 1,000W solar input against the C800's 300WElite 100 V2 holds 1,024Wh against the C800's 768Wh
Why it mattersAnyone recharging off-grid or running loads close to either unit's rated capacity should weight this pair of specs heavily; the C800's shortfall here isn't hypothetical.
CPAP Overnight is the clean test case. Both units handle the 320Wh load easily, at 49% and 37% of their tanks respectively, so capacity isn't what decides it. The quieter fan is.
C800 rated at 45dB under load against the Elite 100 V2's 30dBC800 switches over in 20ms against the Elite 100 V2's 10ms
Why it mattersBedside and sensitive-electronics buyers should lean Elite for the noise-and-switchover pair alone, independent of price.
rated cycles
Follow it out and it matches the lifetime-value math from the top of this page: 4,096 total lifetime kWh from the Elite against 2,304 from the C800. Pick the winner on cycle life alone, cost alone, or capacity alone — it's the same unit each time.
C800 rated for 3,000 cycles against the Elite 100 V2's 4,000C800 costs $120 per warranty year against the Elite 100 V2's $100
Why it mattersThere's no spec on this page worth building a counter-argument around; the C800's case rests entirely on brand loyalty or the 1.2-lb weight edge, not on anything usage-related.
The specific dimensions that decide these two units — everything else is a tie.
Lifetime Value
Selected because: The price order flipped — the Elite is now cheaper to buy and less than half the cost per lifetime kWh. This is the central story of the page.
cost / lifetime kWh
The Elite 100 V2 is the cheaper unit to buy and the cheaper one to run: $499 against $599 up front, and $0.12 against $0.26 per lifetime kWh once the cycles are counted. Over an identical 5-year warranty term that works out to $100 a year of coverage on the Elite against $120 on the C800.
Total energy delivered over each unit's life tells the same story from a different angle: 4,096 lifetime kWh from the Elite against 2,304 from the C800. There's no reading of the ownership math where the C800 comes out ahead.
What the Specs Don't Tell You
Selected because: Four gates fire: noise, UPS switchover, warranty value, and cycle life. All four now point the same direction, including warranty, which used to be closer.
rated cycles
Four real gaps live here, and all four point the same direction. Solar input: 1,000W against 300W, more than triple. UPS switchover: 10ms line-interactive against 20ms standby, twice the margin for gear that can't tolerate a break. Cycle life: 4,000 rated cycles against 3,000. Noise: 30dB against 45dB under load, the difference between a quiet room and a running appliance.
Warranty value looks like the natural fallback case for the cheaper-sounding name, but the math doesn't cooperate. The C800 costs $120 per warranty year against the Elite's $100, on an identical 5-year term. Even the one gate that could have favored the C800 lands with the Elite instead.
Your Life, Your Pick
Selected because: Tailgate Party is a hard capacity cutoff the C800 can't clear regardless of price.
Tailgate Party is a hard cutoff, not a preference. The C800 needs more energy than its 768Wh tank holds, landing at 103% of its own capacity, while the Elite covers the same 670Wh afternoon at 77%. CPAP Overnight goes to the Elite too, though both units handle the 320Wh load easily — the real edge there is the quieter fan, not a capacity gap that matters at that size.
Weekend Camping, the 8-Hour Blackout, Remote Workday, and Van Life Daily are out of reach for both units, from 105% up to 718% of what's needed. Neither is built for a multi-day trip or whole-house backup — that's a different, bigger category of unit.
PowerScore Breakdown
Selected because: The composite score gap is now reinforced by price rather than offset by it.
overall power score
The Elite 100 V2 outscores the C800 by a wide margin, 3,334 against 2,245 — a composite of the capacity, solar, switchover, and noise gaps covered elsewhere on this page, not a new fact on its own.
What's different now is that the score gap and the price gap point the same way. The C800 isn't a poorly engineered unit. It's simply outbuilt here by something that also costs less.
Strengths & trade-offs
Anker SOLIX C800
Strengths
- +Lighter by 1.2 lb
Trade-offs
- –Weaker inverter (-600W) limits appliance compatibility.
- –Shorter-lived battery — rated for 3,000 charge cycles vs the Elite 100 V2's 4,000, so it wears out sooner.
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2
Strengths
- +Costs $100 less
- +Larger battery capacity
- +Higher AC output
- +Faster solar charging
- +Rated for 4,000 charge cycles — much longer battery lifespan
Trade-offs
- –No major technical downsides compared to rival.
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 is sized for two nights of camping — the C800 needs 322% of its own capacity, the Elite 241%. If that's the actual trip, look at a bigger unit than either of these.
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
Elite 100 V2
Both units handle a CPAP's 320Wh easily — the C800 at 49% of its tank, the Elite at 37%. Capacity isn't the deciding spec here; the Elite's quieter fan next to the bed is.
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
Elite 100 V2
The C800 can't actually cover a tailgate afternoon — it needs 103% of its own tank, which means running out before the day does. The Elite covers the same 670Wh at 77%, with real margin left.
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
For this load: Elite 100 V2 runs 4.2h vs 3.2h.
$499 list · direct from BLUETTI
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 0–58hComfort & Convenience
Makes off-grid life actually enjoyablescale 0–11.6hHigh-Draw Appliances
These reveal the real limitsscale 0–0.9h¹ 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 26, 2026
Verdict: the Elite 100 V2
Take the Elite 100 V2. It costs $100 less than the C800 ($499 against $599), holds 256Wh more capacity (1,024Wh against 768Wh), accepts a 1,000W solar input against the C800's 300W, runs 15dB quieter (30dB against 45dB), switches over twice as fast on UPS duty (10ms against 20ms), and is rated for 1,000 more cycles (4,000 against 3,000). It also costs less than half as much per lifetime kWh: $0.12 against $0.26. The only place the C800 wins at all is weight, 23.8 lbs against 25 — a 1.2-lb edge, not a real deciding factor for most buyers. Buy the C800 for Anker ecosystem loyalty or that pound and a bit; everyone else should buy the Elite 100 V2.
Editor-assigned confidence, based on cited owner research and spec analysis.
List prices as of July 26, 2026. The links below open Anker's and BLUETTI's current prices.
$499.00 list · direct from BLUETTI
or check the SOLIX C800 price$599.00 list
Written by Ian Schneider, Solar & Off-Grid Tester · Station Arena Test Desk · Updated July 26, 2026
Measured Data
Benchmark scores and the full spec record, side by side.
Benchmark scores
Not rated for both units (minimum threshold unmet): RV Living, Home Backup, Food Truck.
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, SOLIX C800 rates 4.1/5 (50th percentile of 19 Compact-class units), and Elite 100 V2 rates 4.8/5 (87th percentile of 24 Everyday-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.
15 Decibels You'll Actually Notice
45dB against 30dB under load is the difference between a running appliance and a quiet room. If either unit sits near where you sleep or work, weigh this one heavily — it's not a marginal spec-sheet gap.
Twice the Switchover Margin
The Elite 100 V2 switches over in 10ms against the C800's 20ms. For a desktop, NAS, or networking gear that can't tolerate even a brief gap, that's real headroom the C800 doesn't have.
Same Term, Now a Different Price Per Year
Both units carry a 5-year warranty, but at current prices that works out to $120 per warranty year on the C800 against $100 on the Elite. Identical coverage length — and now the cheaper coverage belongs to the Elite too.
1,000 More Cycles
The Elite 100 V2 is rated for 4,000 cycles against the C800's 3,000 — roughly a third more trips to empty and back before either hits its rated degradation point.
Full record above — the Test Desk pick is the Elite 100 V2.
Check Elite 100 V2 price →or check the SOLIX C800 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 Elite 100 V2 wins on both sticker price and long-term value. At $0.12/kWh over its lifetime, it's meaningfully cheaper to own. Clear value winner.
Delivers each lifetime kWh for $0.14 less — check the Elite 100 V2 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
Anker's brand recognition is real and broad, but reports describe SOLIX-specific support trending down even as the parent brand stays strong — worth knowing if service quality matters to you as much as the spec sheet.
BLUETTI
Ecosystem
One of the broadest lineups — 15-20+ models from budget (AC2A) to flagship (Apex 300, 3072Wh). Includes specialized products: vehicle solar hubs, sodium-ion cold-weather units, and balcony storage systems.
Support
The most inconsistent support in the space. Heavily email-based with China timezone delays. Some users get smooth, efficient service; others report weeks of troubleshooting runarounds, being offered discounts on new units instead of repairs, and confusing third-party purchase claim processes. Buying direct from Bluetti's website tends to produce better support outcomes.
Community
Active and growing — Reddit r/bluetti has a dedicated community. Second-largest after EcoFlow in engagement.
App experience
Rated 4.5/5 iOS and Android — tied for best app experience in the category. V3.0 UI redesign was well-received.
Unique strength
Among the best capacity-to-price ratios available — several Elite and Apex units are the lowest $/Wh in the catalog. Widest product diversity including industry-firsts like sodium-ion cold-weather units and dual solar+alternator vehicle hubs. Full LFP standardization across lineup (3,500-6,000+ cycles). Dual-voltage (120V/240V) in flagships.
Worth knowing
BLUETTI's app is tied for the best-rated in the category, though support is the brand's known weak point: inconsistent and email-heavy, with better outcomes reported buying direct from BLUETTI.
Analyst note
Anker's bigger consumer name and BLUETTI's active owner community are both real, but neither offsets paying $100 more for the smaller, slower-charging, louder unit. Brand alone isn't a reason to override the spec sheet here.
Growth path
SOLIX C800
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 768Wh, with no expansion — so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 300W of solar. Limited to a single portable panel.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
Elite 100 V2
FIXED CAPACITYFixed at 1,024Wh, with no expansion — so size it for your needs up front rather than planning to add capacity later.
Accepts up to 1,000W of solar. Enough for a serious multi-panel array.
Adequate ports for most setups, but heavy users may want a power strip.
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 Elite 100 V2 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 SOLIX C800
Reviewers pushed the C800 past its own rating and it held: a 1,500W space heater ran for 25 minutes before the unit throttled, against a 1,200W continuous ratingA8. Under lighter loads it's quiet too — testers reported zero fan noise below 500W, with only a mild hum at max outputA7.
Two honest catches show up repeatedly. Its 300W solar input is called middling next to similarly sized rivalsA5, and its 1,200W output won't sustain a full-size fridge's startup draw plus other essentials for longA11. Both matter more now that the C800 no longer has a price edge to offset them.
“We dropped it from a tailgate (30 inches) onto gravel—only minor scuffing, no damage.”
Sources
backuppowerhub.com · portablepowergeek.co.uk · batteryskills.com · batteryessence.com · toolsandtoys.net · bikmantech.com
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2
After 30 days of testing, one reviewer called the Elite 100 V2 the best portability-to-power ratio in the 1,000Wh class, delivering its full rated output with strong solar specs behind itB5. That solar speed shows up again elsewhere: the 1,000W MPPT input reaches a full charge in about an hour, among the fastest in its size classB2.
On noise, testers running it under a large heater said they never actually heard the fans, though the sub-30dB spec applies specifically to Silent mode, with Turbo mode running louderB1. The honest catch: this is a new 2026 release, and a minority of owners report charging faults and a display that occasionally reads zero, worth watching as more field data comes inB4.
“Reviewers found it remarkably quiet in practice — some never heard the cooling fans even while it powered a large heater. The sub-30 dB claim only applies in Silent mode, which caps charge/discharge power; Turbo mode is noticeably louder.”
Sources
thesolarlab.com · trustedreviews.com · notebookcheck.net · outdoortechlab.com · backuppowerhub.com · popsci.com · voltagebasics.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
- Build quality/chassis is repeatedly called solid and drop-resistant, but reviewers flag the lack of an IP weather rating as a real-world caveat for outdoor use. [SOLIX C800 · 3 entries]
- The 58-minute AC fast-recharge is the single most-mentioned standout feature, praised as faster than rivals like the Jackery 700. [SOLIX C800 · 2 entries]
- Reviewers note the unit can briefly exceed its 1200W rating for heavy appliances, but caution it can't sustain full-size continuous loads like a full-size fridge. [SOLIX C800 · 2 entries]
- Long 5-year warranty and strong retailer star ratings are cited as reassurance/value signals. [SOLIX C800 · 2 entries]
- Weight (~23-24 lbs) is repeatedly flagged as a downside relative to lighter rivals despite the compact footprint. [SOLIX C800 · 2 entries]
- Fast solar charging, quiet real-world operation, and best-in-class portability-to-power are the standout praise; occasional charging-failure reports are the main negative. [Elite 100 V2 · 3 entries]
- A5
“Only allows a middling amount of solar charge at 300W max solar panels, when compared to its equivalently-sized models.”
portablepowergeek.co.uk — Anker Solix C800 Review · 2024-11 · [mixed]
- A7
“Zero fan noise under 500W loads, unlike louder competitors (e.g., Bluetti EB55). Only a mild hum at max load.”
batteryskills.com — Anker SOLIX C800 Portable Power Station Review · 2025-10 · [positive]
- A8
“Powered a 1500W space heater (surpassing its 1200W rating) for 25 minutes before throttling—unexpectedly robust for its size.”
batteryskills.com — Anker SOLIX C800 Portable Power Station Review · 2025-10 · [positive]
- A11
“The 1200W output won't run a full-size refrigerator (700-800W startup) plus other essentials for long.”
batteryessence.com — Anker SOLIX C800 Portable Power Station 768Wh Review · 2026-03 · [negative]
- B1
“Reviewers found it remarkably quiet in practice — some never heard the cooling fans even while it powered a large heater. The sub-30 dB claim only applies in Silent mode, which caps charge/discharge power; Turbo mode is noticeably louder.”
thesolarlab.com / trustedreviews.com — BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B2
“One of the faster solar chargers in the 1kWh class — 1,000W solar input with built-in MPPT enabling a full charge in about an hour, faster than most equivalent-size units.”
notebookcheck.net / outdoortechlab.com — Elite 100 V2 review · 2026 · [positive]
- B4
“Some customer reports mention charging failures and the display occasionally showing zero charge.”
voltagebasics.com / BLUETTI community — Elite 100 V2 owner reports · 2026 · [negative]
- B5
“After 30 days of testing, it delivers the best portability-to-power ratio in the 1000Wh class — comfortably provides its rated 1,800W output and charges quickly, with strong solar specs.”
outdoortechlab.com / popsci.com — Elite 100 V2 review · 2026 · [positive]
Research compiled July 26, 2026.
Who Should Buy Which
Buy the SOLIX C800 if you…
- →You're already inside Anker's SOLIX ecosystem — accessories, app account, brand trust built on other Anker gear — and that consistency is worth $100 to you. It's the one honest reason left to pick the C800 over the Elite.
- →You're weight-constrained down to the pound, maybe an airline carry-on rule or a pack limit, and the C800's 23.8 lbs beats the Elite's 25. It's a real edge, just a small one — 1.2 lbs won't decide most trips.
Buy the Elite 100 V2 if you…
- →You want more capacity for less money — 1,024Wh against 768Wh, and it costs $100 less to get there.
- →You recharge from the sun in the field — 1,000W against the C800's 300W turns a multi-hour refill into about an hour.
- →You're running something sound-sensitive nearby — CPAP, a home office, a nursery — where 30dB against 45dB and a 10ms UPS switchover both matter.
If neither fits
If your real need is a two-night camping trip (about 2,100Wh) or an 8-hour blackout with a fridge running (about 1,645Wh), both units fall well short — landing between 189% and 322% of what's needed. Look at a larger-capacity unit before choosing between these two.
The Bottom Line
The Elite 100 V2 costs less and does more. $499 against $599 up front, $0.12 against $0.26 per lifetime kWh after that — the same unit wins on both the sticker and the math you'd do six months in.
Buy the C800 only if you're already committed to Anker's ecosystem or you need every one of those 1.2 pounds. Otherwise this one's easy: get the Elite 100 V2.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers drawn from the spec record and cited owner research.
Anker SOLIX C800 vs BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 — which one should I buy?
Take the Elite 100 V2. At today's prices it's $100 cheaper ($499 against $599), holds more capacity (1,024Wh against 768Wh), and costs less than half as much per lifetime kWh ($0.12 against $0.26). There's no genuine trade-off left to weigh here — it's the better unit at the lower price.
Isn't the C800 supposed to be the cheaper option?
Not at today's prices. The Elite 100 V2 currently lists for $499, $100 less than the C800's $599 — and it's also the larger-capacity, faster-charging, quieter unit. If you've seen a different price order somewhere else, check the date; prices on both move.
Which one recharges faster from solar?
The Elite 100 V2, by a wide margin. Its 1,000W solar input is more than triple the C800's 300W, and testers clocked a full solar charge in about an hour on the Elite — a pace the C800's slower input can't match.
Which one is quieter?
The Elite 100 V2, rated 30dB under load against the C800's 45dB — a 15dB gap you'd notice from a nightstand. Testers running the Elite under a large heater said they never heard the fans, though that quiet rating is specific to Silent mode; Turbo mode runs louder.
Does the C800 have any real advantage left?
Barely one. It's 1.2 lbs lighter — 23.8 lbs against 25 — and if you're already invested in Anker's SOLIX ecosystem, that consistency has some value. Beyond that it now costs more and does less: smaller tank, slower solar, louder fan, fewer rated cycles.
Where to buy
Anker SOLIX C800
$599.00
$599.00 list · direct from Anker
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2Pick
$499.00
$499.00 list · direct from BLUETTI
Prices may vary by retailer and are subject to change.