Quick answer
The best Anker power station for most UK buyers is the SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 at £499 at our September 2026 check: 1,024Wh of LiFePO4, 2,000W of output across four UK three-pin sockets, and a full mains recharge in 49 minutes with its app-enabled HyperFlash mode, the fastest recharge of any current model we cover from any brand. If you only carry USB-C kit, the £189 C300 DC drops the sockets and the weight entirely; if you want capacity that can double later, the C2000 Gen 2 at £999 takes an expansion battery.
Our pick: Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- Best overall: Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 (~£499)
- Budget / USB-only: Anker SOLIX C300 DC (~£189)
- Expandable: Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 (~£999)
- Home backup: Anker SOLIX F3000 (~£1,899)
Which Anker power station should you buy?
The best Anker power station for most UK buyers is the SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 at £499 at our September 2026 check: 1,024Wh of LiFePO4, 2,000W of output across four UK three-pin sockets, and a full mains recharge in 49 minutes with its app-enabled HyperFlash mode, the fastest recharge of any current model we cover from any brand. If you only carry USB-C kit, the £189 C300 DC drops the sockets and the weight entirely; if you want capacity that can double later, the C2000 Gen 2 at £999 takes an expansion battery.
Charging speed is Anker's whole argument, and the numbers hold up: the C1000 Gen 2's 49 minutes is the fastest mains recharge in our pool, the C2000 Gen 2's 58 minutes is the fastest published full recharge of any 2kWh unit we cover, and the wheeled F3000 refills from 2,400W of solar in a claimed 90 minutes. Anker also sells the market's cleanest lesson in what an AC socket actually costs you, in the shape of the C300 twins below.
Here is the whole current range at a glance (tap a model name to jump to its full breakdown):
| Image | Product | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Anker SOLIX C300 DC | ~£189 | Buy now |
| 288Wh · USB & 12V only · 2.8kg · up to 100W solarBest for USB-C-only kit at minimum weight | |||
 | Anker SOLIX C300X | ~£249 | Buy now |
| 288Wh · 300W output · 4.13kg · up to 100W solarBest for Small trips that still need a socket | |||
| Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 | £499.00 | Buy now |
| 1,024Wh · 2,000W output · 11.29kg · up to 600W solar · mains 0–100% in 49 minBest for Most buyers: the fastest recharge anywhere | |||
 | Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 | ~£999 | Buy now |
| 2,048Wh (expands to 4,096Wh) · 2,400W output · 18.9kg · up to 800W solar · mains 0–100% in 58 minBest for 2kWh now, 4kWh later | |||
 | Anker SOLIX F3000 | ~£1,899 | Buy now |
| 3,072Wh (expands to 12,288Wh) · 3,600W output · 41.5kg · up to 2,400W solarBest for Home backup on wheels | |||
Weighing Anker against the other brands? The complete buying guide ranks all 24 current models side by side, or let the finder choose for you.
How the Anker SOLIX range works
The naming tracks capacity class: C300 means roughly 300Wh, C1000 a kilowatt-hour, C2000 two, and the F prefix marks the 3,072Wh F3000 as a different kind of object, a wheeled home-backup unit rather than a carry item. Gen 2 marks the current versions of the C1000 and C2000. The range splits cleanly by question: C300 DC or C300X for the rucksack and the campsite table, C1000 Gen 2 for most buyers, C2000 Gen 2 when you want expansion, F3000 when the job is keeping a house running.
The C300 pair deserves a moment, because the same 288Wh battery ships in two very different boxes. The C300 DC has no AC socket anywhere on the unit: seven ports, all DC, led by two 140W USB-C outputs, at 2.8kg and £189. The C300X adds two UK three-pin sockets, a 300W inverter, AC charging and a 10ms UPS mode for an extra 1.33kg and £60. If everything you carry charges over USB, the DC is a saving rather than a compromise; if anything still ends in a three-pin plug, the X is the one.
One change of direction to know about before you buy: expandability moved up the range. The original C1000 took an expansion battery; the Gen 2 does not, so buy it as the size it is. Growing capacity later now starts at the C2000 Gen 2, which doubles from 2,048Wh to 4,096Wh with one BP2000 Gen 2 battery, and the bundle maths just favours buying together: the C2000 Gen 2 plus BP2000 cost £1,848 at our check against £1,898 bought separately, a £50 saving. The F3000 goes further, from 3,072Wh to 12,288Wh with up to three BP3000 batteries.
Beyond that, Anker's variants are mostly the same unit with different accessories in the box: the C1000 Gen 2 comes with an AC cable, a car cable or an IP54 carry bag, and the price gaps between them are small, so pick by the accessory you will actually use. Solar bundles run from 100W to 400W panels; the F3000's dual inputs only earn their keep with serious panel wattage.
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Every current Anker SOLIX model
Five models, from the 288Wh C300 DC to the 3,072Wh F3000, every one verified against Anker's UK spec pages with Amazon prices checked 24 September 2026.
SOLIX C300 DC, from £189
288Wh, 2.8kg and seven ports, including two 140W USB-C outputs, with no AC socket anywhere on the unit. That's the point: if everything you carry charges over USB, you skip the weight and cost of an inverter and pay £189 at our September 2026 check. It recharges through the same USB-C ports (80% in a claimed hour), from solar or from the car; note there's no wall adapter in the box, so you'll need a decent USB-C charger. Not expandable, and it never pretends to be a mains replacement.
Read the full SOLIX C300 DC guideSOLIX C300X, from £249
The same 288Wh capacity as the C300 DC plus the things it deliberately leaves out: two UK three-pin sockets, a 300W inverter (600W SurgePad), AC charging and a 10ms UPS mode, for an extra 1.33kg at 4.13kg. At £249 with a carrying case at our check, the £60 gap to its sibling is the cleanest answer in the market to what a mains socket actually costs. Buy the C300X if any of your kit still ends in a three-pin plug; buy the DC if none of it does.
Read the full SOLIX C300X guideSOLIX C1000 Gen 2, from £499
Our best overall power station across all five brands, not just Anker's range. 1,024Wh, 2,000W across four UK sockets, a 49-minute full mains recharge via app-enabled HyperFlash, a 4,000-cycle battery rating and under 20dB of noise below 200W of load, at £499 at our September 2026 check. The one thing it doesn't do is grow: unlike the original C1000, the Gen 2 takes no expansion battery, so buy it as the size it is.
Read the full SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 guide- SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 (1024Wh) with AC charging cable£499Buy now
- SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 with car charging cable£519Buy now
- SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 with IP54 carry bag£539Buy now
- SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 + 100W solar panel£623Buy now
- SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 + 200W solar panel£729Buy now
- SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 + 400W solar panel£898Buy now
SOLIX C2000 Gen 2, from £999
The expansion story in the current range: 2,048Wh and 2,400W of output, doubling to 4,096Wh with a single BP2000 Gen 2 battery through its dedicated rear port. It keeps the brand's charging pace with a 58-minute full mains recharge, takes 800W of solar and runs at a quoted 30dB under a 1,000W load. £999 at our check, and at 18.9kg it's the biggest Anker you'd still call luggable.
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 (2048Wh) with AC charging cable£999Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 with car charging cable£999Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 with alternator charger£1,228Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 + water-resistant case£1,049Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 + BP2000 expansion battery (4096Wh)£1,848Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 + 200W solar panel£1,298Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 + 2x 200W solar panels£1,597Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 + 400W solar panel (listing A)£1,498Buy now
- SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 + 400W solar panel (listing B)£1,498Buy now
SOLIX F3000, from £1,899
A home-backup unit that's portable in the suitcase sense: 3,072Wh, 3,600W of output, 41.5kg on built-in wheels with a towing handle, and expansion to 12,288Wh with up to three BP3000 batteries. It swallows 2,400W of solar across dual inputs for a claimed 90-minute refill, and with the right adapter it recharges at up to 3,600W from an EV charger. £1,899 at our September 2026 check. Buy it for power cuts and off-grid bases, not for anything you plan to lift.
Anker expansion batteries & accessories
The add-ons the buying options above refer to, sold separately.
SOLIX Solarbank 4 Pro (E5000)
- 5024Wh LiFePO4 base unit, expandable to 30kWh with up to 5x BP5000 batteries (5kWh each)
- Solar input up to 5000W across 4 independent MPPTs (4-12 panels)
- On-grid output 800W default, unlockable to 2500W via app after installation; separate off-grid port up to 2990W; both simultaneously
- 10,000 cycles, 15-year design life, IP66, 50kg, 46 x 30.5 x 35.5 cm
C1000 Gen 2 or C2000 Gen 2: which one should you buy?
The C1000 Gen 2, unless one of two things is true. It is our best overall power station across all five brands, not just Anker's range: 1,024Wh covers a family camping weekend or a day-long power cut for the essentials, 2,000W runs almost anything with a UK plug, the 49-minute recharge means an empty battery is never more than an hour from full, and at 11.29kg it is still a one-handed carry. At £499 it is also half the price of its bigger sibling.
The first reason to spend the extra £500 is expansion. The C1000 Gen 2 is sealed at 1,024Wh for life; the C2000 Gen 2 doubles to 4,096Wh whenever you add a BP2000 battery, which makes it the only Anker between £200 and £1,899 whose capacity is not a one-time decision. The second reason is sustained load: 2,048Wh runs a fridge through a long outage or an off-grid weekend with real appliances, where a 1kWh unit is into its reserves by evening.
Everything else is closer than the price gap suggests. Both charge faster than any rival at their size, both carry four UK sockets and 140W USB-C, and both hold a 4,000-cycle battery rating. So the question is simply capacity: if 1,024Wh covers your realistic worst week, take the C1000 Gen 2 and keep the £500.
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