C800
- you want a drawer for cables
- you carry it: 23.15 lb
- the built-in light is enough
C800 Plus
- you camp: two detachable lights
- you’d mount a light on a pole
- 0.9 lb more doesn’t matter
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One station, two lids: a drawer for your cables or two lanterns for your campsite.
The Anker SOLIX C800 and the Anker SOLIX C800 Plus share everything electrical: 768Wh of LFP, 1,200W from five 120V outlets with 1,600W SurgePad for heaters, a 58-minute UltraFast refill, 300W of solar and a 20ms UPS. The C800 puts a storage compartment under its lid; the C800 Plus puts two detachable camping lights and a mounting pole there, for 0.9 lb more. Anker US sells neither now: both pages redirect to the C1000 Gen 2. If you own either, keep it; if you camp in the dark a lot, the Plus is the one to look for.
Below: the five differences, a 20-second calculator for your own gear, seven modeled situations, what the replacement costs today, and what published tests found on the C800 Plus.
Same battery, same inverter, same ports, same charging. The C800 Plus trades the C800’s storage compartment for two rechargeable camping lights and a pole. Anker US sells neither now: both pages redirect to the C1000 Gen 2.
- you store cables on board
- you want the lighter one
- the light strip is enough
- you camp after dark
- you want lights that detach
- lights that run 8 to 130 h
The five differences that decide it
Both store 768Wh of LFP, deliver 1,200W from five 120V outlets with SurgePad up to 1,600W, refill in 58 minutes in UltraFast mode, take 300W of solar and switch in 20ms. Only the top of the box differs.
Will it run your setup? Check in 20 seconds
Estimates use 85% usable capacity and 70% of rated solar output. Real results vary with temperature, inverter load, shade and appliance cycling. Fridge and freezer watts are daily averages and do not include compressor startup surges.
Runtime by appliance, one at a time
Simple energy estimates, not measured runtimes: about 653Wh usable on either. Trusted Reviews got 655Wh out of a C800 Plus at 600W and 580Wh at its full 1,200W (UK unit).
Same battery, same runtime.
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What the replacement costs today
Anker’s US C800 and C800 Plus pages both redirect to the C1000 Gen 2: a third more battery, 800W more output, twice the solar and a 10ms UPS, but no light and no storage drawer. If a seller still has a new C800 or C800 Plus, check that Anker’s 5-year warranty applies. Prices move often.
The third option: the Anker SOLIX C1000 at $499.99
Anker SOLIX C1000: $499.99 today
The C1000 Gen 2 that Anker’s C800 pages now open has no light at all. If lighting is why you looked at the C800 Plus, the C1000 keeps a light bar: 1,056Wh and 1,800W from six AC outlets, SurgePad up to 2,400W, a 58-minute refill, 600W of solar and a port for one BP1000 battery, at 28.4 lb. It has no detachable lights. Our C1000 review goes deeper. See the C1000 at Anker.
Seven modeled situations, worked out
Same formula as the calculator above: 85% of the rated capacity, no extra battery. Both share the same battery, so most bars are equal.
24-hour outage, essentials only
An evening and part of the night on either. Neither takes an extra battery.
CPAP, a weekend away
Two nights on either before you need the sun or the car.
Space heater on high
Both run it on SurgePad, which holds the output at 1,200W by lowering the voltage. Lifehacker kept a 1,500W heater running on a C800 Plus; an 1,800W rice cooker started, then tripped it.
A night at the campsite
The C800 lights its surroundings from the strip on its front. The C800 Plus adds two lights you take with you, each running 8 hours at full brightness and up to 130 at the lowest, without drawing on the station; they recharge in their bay while the station is on.
A desktop PC through a grid drop
Same 20ms switchover. Lifehacker kept a modem and router online through a power cut on a C800 Plus; a desktop PC may not ride through 20ms, so test it.
Refill from solar, 300W of panels
Identical. Anker quotes 80% in 2.3 hours in ideal sun; Lifehacker took eight hours on a single 100W panel on a semi-clear day.
Carrying it
A 0.9 lb difference, the weight of the lights and pole. Both have two molded handles; Trusted Reviews found them a two-hand carry.
Eight more differences, the spec sheet and the box
Smaller gaps that rarely decide the purchase, then the full specifications and what ships in the box.
C800 and C800 Plus weight, dimensions and full specifications
Weight: 23.15 lb for the Anker SOLIX C800 and 24.03 lb for the C800 Plus. Dimensions: 14.61 × 8.07 × 9.96 in for both. Everything else is in the sheet below.
Anker SOLIX C800 and Anker SOLIX C800 Plus full specifications
Every published figure for both units, grouped. Green marks the better value.
What’s in the box
C800
- C800 power station768Wh, 23.15 lb
- AC charging cable
- Car charging cable
- User manual
- Built-in storage compartmentabout 7.3 × 5.9 × 1.8 in inside
C800 Plus
- C800 Plus power station768Wh, 24.03 lb
- Two AK-01 camping lightsstored in the top bay
- AC charging cable
- Car charging cable
- User manual
From both archived US pages; the C800’s US manual also lists a solar charging cable.
07 · ChargingHow fast each one refills
Shorter bar, faster refill. Each row is scaled to its slower unit.
C800 Plus: Trusted Reviews measured a full recharge at 851Wh from the wall, about 90% efficiency (UK unit)C800 Plus: wall power cuts the solar or car input, the two don’t combine (Trusted Reviews)
Our solar times assume panels deliver 70% of their rating; the brands’ figures assume ideal sun.
Every port, side by side
C800
C800 Plus
Practical consequence: identical outputs on both, five 120V outlets, a 100W and a 30W USB-C (output only), two 12W USB-A and a 120W car socket. The C800 Plus adds a charging bay for its two lights.
09 · NoiseNoise: C800 vs C800 Plus
Anker published no noise rating for the Anker SOLIX C800 or the Anker SOLIX C800 Plus. Trusted Reviews found the C800 Plus fans a little loud and high-pitched at full load.
No decibel figure published for either.Every figure we found, with its source
No decibel figure published.
No decibel figure published.
What reviewers heard: Harder to ignore than a quieter rival under a full load (Trusted Reviews, UK unit).
Measured by a tester Brand figure
- Charge during the day, or lower the charging speed in the Anker app overnight.
Cold and heat: C800 vs C800 Plus
Same limits on the Anker SOLIX C800 and the Anker SOLIX C800 Plus: charging from 32°F to 104°F, running from −4°F to 104°F.
Figures from the C800 US manual and Anker’s US spec table for the C800 Plus.- Charge either one indoors in winter: neither charges below 32°F.
App, UPS and smart features
Same app, same 20ms UPS, same UltraFast charging. The Anker SOLIX C800 Plus adds two lights that charge in their bay.
Neither takes an extra battery.Green zone: a switch under about 16ms, which most desktop PCs ride through without restarting.
Are there detachable lights? Only the Anker SOLIX C800 Plus has two detachable camping lights; both have the ambient light strip with SOS.
Does it work as a UPS? Both the Anker SOLIX C800 and the Anker SOLIX C800 Plus switch in 20ms, per Anker; Lifehacker kept a modem and router online through a power cut on a C800 Plus.
Does it have a fast charging mode? Both charge at 750W by default and at 1,100W in UltraFast mode, switched on in the Anker app.
Can it run a heater above its rating? Both run heating loads up to 1,600W on SurgePad, at reduced power.
How does the app connect? Both use the Anker app over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Warranty and support
Anker gave the Anker SOLIX C800 and the Anker SOLIX C800 Plus the same 5 years. Neither is sold by Anker US now; an existing unit keeps the term it was sold with.
Same term, same cycle rating.Subject to each brand’s warranty terms and eligibility.
Anker rates both at 3,000+ cycles to 80%, about 8 years at one full cycle a day. Calendar aging and heat also reduce capacity, so read it as a ceiling.
- If you own either one, keep your proof of purchase: the term runs from that date.
- Buying a leftover unit, check that it is new and that Anker’s warranty applies.
What reviewers report
We have not lab-tested these two units. Here is what 4 published reviews found, with the source, author and date for each point. Reviews of UK and EU units are flagged: those models charge from 230V outlets and have different sockets, so their charge times and outlet findings don’t carry over to US units.
C800: no verifiable independent test foundC800 Plus: Trusted Reviews (April 2024, UK unit), The Gadgeteer (April 2024), AndroidGuys (May 2024), Lifehacker (April 2024)
Usable capacity
- C800 PlusReviewer At 600W and 200W loads it delivered 655Wh and 656Wh of the rated 768Wh. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer A 12V truck fridge-freezer in eco mode used 10% of the battery over 8 hours. The Gadgeteer, Frank Myers, April 2024
- C800 PlusReviewer It ran a desktop computer for around four hours. AndroidGuys, Andrew Allen, May 2024
Charging
- C800 PlusReviewer The default 750W mode refilled it in just over an hour and a half. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer Once the battery had cooled, UltraFast mode refilled it in exactly 58 minutes; hot after a heavy discharge, it held at 450W. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer Mains power disconnects the solar or car input: the two can’t be combined. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer A full recharge drew as little as 851Wh from the wall, about 90% charging efficiency. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer One 100W panel on a semi-clear day refilled it in eight hours. Lifehacker, Amanda Blum, April 2024
Noise and heat
- C800 PlusReviewer The fans are a little loud and quite high-pitched under a full load. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
UPS and output
- C800 PlusReviewer At a constant 1,200W it ran 29 minutes and delivered 580Wh before shutting off. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer An 1,800W kettle drew just under 1,600W, then SurgePad held it at 1,200W after about 15 seconds and still boiled it. Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit
- C800 PlusReviewer He doubts the 20ms switchover is fast enough for computer equipment. The Gadgeteer, Frank Myers, April 2024
- C800 PlusReviewer It ran a toaster oven, a toaster and a coffee maker. AndroidGuys, Andrew Allen, May 2024
- C800 PlusReviewer Used as a UPS for a modem, router and home hubs, nothing rebooted when she cut the power. Lifehacker, Amanda Blum, April 2024
Daily use and issues
- C800 PlusReviewer The two lights recharge through pogo pins when stored in the top compartment. The Gadgeteer, Frank Myers, April 2024
- C800 PlusReviewer He missed a way to add an extra battery. The Gadgeteer, Frank Myers, April 2024
- C800 PlusReviewer The two torches charge in the top compartment without cables. AndroidGuys, Andrew Allen, May 2024
Practical limits before you buy
- Anker US sells neither one. Both pages redirect to the C1000 Gen 2, which has no light and no storage drawer.
- Both stop at 1,200W. SurgePad keeps heaters running at reduced power; motors and electronics need the rated 1,200W.
- The C800 Plus lights charge only on a running station. Leave it switched on if you want them topped up.
- Both charge at 750W by default. The 58-minute refill needs UltraFast in the app, and a cool battery.
- Neither takes an extra battery.
- Neither charges below 32°F.
- C800, per its US manual (A1753): SurgePad does not work in bypass mode and suits heating devices, not precision instruments.
- C800, per its US manual (A1753): The USB-C ports are output only.
- C800, per its US manual (A1753): Solar input is 11 to 60V, 10A, 300W max, through an XT-60 connector.
- C800, per its US manual (A1753): In storage, check the charge weekly and charge it to 100% at least every 3 months.
- C800 Plus, per its archived US page: The camping lights recharge only on the station while it is switched on.
- C800 Plus, per its archived US page: SurgePad works best with heating devices and does not support precision instruments.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the Anker C800 and the C800 Plus?
Only the top of the box: the C800 has a storage compartment, the C800 Plus two detachable camping lights and a mounting pole, for 0.9 lb more. Battery, output, ports, charging and UPS are the same.
Are the C800 and C800 Plus discontinued?
Anker US no longer sells either: both pages redirect to the C1000 Gen 2.
What replaced the C800 and C800 Plus?
Anker US points both to the C1000 Gen 2: 1,024Wh, 2,000W, a 10ms UPS and 600W of solar, at 24.9 lb, without lights.
How long do the C800 Plus camping lights last?
8 hours at maximum brightness and 130 hours at minimum, per Anker. They recharge on the station while it is switched on.
Can they run a space heater?
On SurgePad, both run heating loads up to 1,600W at reduced power. Lifehacker kept a 1,500W heater on with a C800 Plus.
How long will each run a refrigerator?
At a 60W average, about 10.9 hours on either.
How much do they weigh?
23.15 lb for the C800 and 24.03 lb for the C800 Plus, per Anker’s US spec tables.
What warranty do they have?
5 years on both, per Anker US.
Related comparisons and reviews
How we compared and sources
Research-based comparison. We have not physically tested these units. Anker US no longer sells either and redirects both pages to the C1000 Gen 2, so specs come from the US pages as archived (C800 on May 19, 2026, C800 Plus on August 20, 2025) and the C800’s US user manual (A1753). Usage observations are attributed to named reviewers. Checked on October 31, 2026.
- Specs: Anker US, C800 (archived May 19, 2026) and its US user manual (A1753); Anker US, C800 Plus (archived August 20, 2025), US spec table and FAQ.
- The C800 Plus page’s Tech Specs block and the A1754 manual it links describe the 230V European version (230V output, 10.9 kg); we use the US spec table on the same page (120V, five outlets, 24.03 lb). Anker’s table labels the outlets NEMA 6-20; they are standard 120V outlets.
- Replacement: Anker’s US /products/c800 and /products/c800-plus pages both redirect (301) to the C1000 Gen 2, checked on October 31, 2026.
- Reviewer reports on the C800 Plus: Trusted Reviews, Simon Handby, April 2024, UK unit, The Gadgeteer, Frank Myers, April 2024, AndroidGuys, Andrew Allen, May 2024, Lifehacker, Amanda Blum, April 2024.
- Runtime = capacity × 0.85 ÷ watts. Solar harvest = min(panel watts, max input) × sun hours × 0.70. Cost per lifetime kWh = price ÷ (cycles × capacity in kWh).
Same 768Wh, 1,200W station: a drawer on the C800, two camping lights on the C800 Plus. Anker US sells neither.
Prices checked November 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM EST
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Originally published: November 1, 2026