Which AA Batteries (alkaline And Lithium) Brand Wins?
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Which AA Batteries (alkaline And Lithium) Brand Wins?

In our test we compared 29 aa batteries (alkaline and lithium) options head to head. Blinkspower came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.

Some figures on this page were transcribed from the test video and have not been independently re-verified. Treat the numbers as a close guide and watch the full video for the exact readings.

The verdict
Blinkspower
Winner

Blinkspower

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Power Owl
Budget pick

Power Owl

Price shown in test: $1.56 per cell

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The quick take

The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.

WinnerBlinkspower

Looking at just performance and not the price, the blinks power which is a lithium cell came out on top with an average finish of 2.3... If one factors price into the equation, power out [Power Owl] moves from second place to first, in my opinion it's a great battery for a fair price and would definitely be my choice.

Budget pickPower Owl$1.56 per cell

Best in 1 of 3 measurements, including Subfreezing test.

The measured results

Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.

Spec claims

  • 1Varta

    made in Indonesia, weighs 23.12 g, 1.61V, 87 milliohm internal resistance

  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand

    claims reliable, long lasting and dependable; made in China, 23.7 g, 1.62V, 88 milliohm internal resistance

  • 3EBL

    claims high performance and leak proof; made in China, 1.61V, 97 milliohm internal resistance (high); weight in the transcript reads "2.93 G" which is roughly 10x lighter than every neighboring AA battery weight (all in the low-to-mid 20s of grams); almost certainly a dropped digit, likely intended near 22.93 g, kept verbatim

  • 4ACDelco

    made in Vietnam, transcript states it is "designed and distributed by Paramax USA"; weighs 23.24 g

  • 5Paramax

    claims long lasting, consistent and reliable power; made in Vietnam (same country as ACDelco), 1.6V, 97 milliohm internal resistance, 23.11 g

  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand

    claims to last as long as "the competition"; made in China, 1.6V, 68 milliohm internal resistance (best of the lineup up to that point), 24.2 g (heaviest of the lineup up to that point)

  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA

    made in China, 1.61V, 87 milliohm internal resistance (average), 23.12 g

  • 8Energizer regular alkaline

    claims up to 50 percent longer lasting, 7 year shelf life; made in Singapore, 1.61V, 94 milliohm internal resistance, 22.86 g

  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)

    assembled in USA, 23.36 g, 59 milliohm internal resistance (best of the lineup up to that point)

  • 10Kirkland

    typically sold at Costco, claims 7 year shelf life and no mercury added; assembled in USA, 1.68V, 61 milliohm internal resistance, 23.41 g

  • 11Panasonic alkaline

    claims extremely powerful alkaline batteries; cells made in Thailand, 1.6V, 80 milliohm internal resistance, 23.61 g

  • 12Energizer Max

    claims up to 50 percent longer lasting plus better performance in extreme temperatures, 12 year shelf life; made in China, 23.9 g, 1.63V, 76 milliohm internal resistance

  • 13Rayovac Fusion

    claims holds power up to 12 years in storage, described in its own marketing as the most powerful alkaline AA battery from Rayovac; made in USA, 1.6V, 78 milliohm internal resistance, 23.11 g

  • 14Power One

    claims three layer safety and leak proof design; made in Germany, 1.58V, 71 milliohm internal resistance, 23.38 g

  • 15Eveready Gold

    claims 10 year shelf life; made in Singapore, 1.58V, 101 milliohm internal resistance, the highest (worst) internal resistance of all 16 alkaline brands, 23.35 g

  • 16Procell

    owned by Duracell; made in Belgium, 1.6V, 75 milliohm internal resistance, 24.6 g, the heaviest of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 17Galvita lithium AA

    claims no-liquid technology and a 20 year shelf life (shelf life explicitly not tested); made in China, 15.88 g, 1.81V, 274 milliohm internal resistance, by far the worst (highest) internal resistance recorded up to that point in the video

  • 18Bevigor lithium AA

    claims no leakage, up to 3,000 mAh; made in China, 1.79V, 144 milliohm internal resistance; weight garbled in the transcript ("15.58176")

  • 19Allmax lithium AA

    internal resistance of 138 milliohms (price introduction was not clearly captured in the transcript before this spec, likely a caption gap); weighs 15.7 g

  • 20Power Owl

    claims 3,000 mAh, no leakage, more safety; made in China, 1.8V, 118 milliohm internal resistance; weight garbled in the transcript

  • 21NRT lithium AA

    claims 20 year shelf life with a very low self-discharge rate; made in China, 1.79V, 225 milliohm internal resistance, 15.7 g

  • 22Tipsun lithium AA

    claims locks in power for up to 15 years; made in China, 1.92V (narrator remarks it 'seems overcharged'), 129 milliohm internal resistance; weight garbled in the transcript

  • 23Voniko lithium AA

    claims lasts up to 10 years and stays as good as the day it was made; made in China, 1.78V, 151 milliohm internal resistance; weight garbled in the transcript

  • 24Enegitech lithium AA

    claims not to leak for up to 2 years after being fully used up; made in China, 1.87V, 179 milliohm internal resistance; weight garbled in the transcript; price introduction not clearly captured, likely a caption gap

  • 25Ninmax lithium AA

    claims 20 year shelf life; made in China, 1.8V, 155 milliohm internal resistance, 15.62 g; price introduction not clearly captured, likely a caption gap

  • 26Bonai lithium AA

    claims 3,500 mAh capacity; made in China, 1.8V, 107 milliohm internal resistance, the best (lowest) resistance among lithium brands recorded up to that point; weight garbled in the transcript

  • 27Energizer Lithium

    marketed by the manufacturer as 'the number one longest lasting battery'; made in Singapore, 1.8V, 131 milliohm internal resistance; weight garbled in the transcript; price introduction not clearly captured, likely a caption gap

  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA

    no distinct spec/price introduction segment was captured for this brand in the transcript; it first appears directly in the runtime recap

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    not tested

High-drain device test (1.25A load)

  • 1Varta
    1.21 V
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    1.21 V
  • 3EBL
    1.21 V
  • 4ACDelco
    1.21 V
  • 5Paramax
    1.21 V
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    1.21 V
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    1.21 V
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    1.36 V

    the highest of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 10Kirkland
    1.28 V2nd

    tied for 2nd place with Energizer Max

  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    1.21 V
  • 12Energizer Max
    1.28 V2nd

    tied for 2nd place with Kirkland

  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    1.21 V
  • 14Power One
    1.13 V

    described as struggling

  • 16Procell
    1.21 V
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    1.06 V

    described as really struggling, the weakest of all lithium brands

  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    1.28 V
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    1.36 V

    the best of the lithium brands up to that point in the test

  • 20Power Owl
    1.36 V
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    1.28 V
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    1.43 V

    tied for the highest of all lithium brands with Enegitech

  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    1.28 V
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    1.43 V

    tied for the highest of all lithium brands with Tipsun

  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    1.36 V
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    1.36 V
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    1.36 V
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    1.36 V
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    not tested

Subfreezing test (~0F)

  • 1Varta
    0.83 V
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    0.75 V
  • 3EBL
    0.75 V
  • 4ACDelco
    0.75 V
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    0.75 V
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    0.75 V
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    0.75 V
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    0.98 V

    tied for the best of all 16 alkaline brands with Kirkland and Energizer Max

  • 10Kirkland
    0.98 V

    tied for the best of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    0.75 V
  • 12Energizer Max
    0.98 V

    tied for the best of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    0.9 V
  • 14Power One
    0.9 V
  • 15Eveready Gold
    0.75 V
  • 16Procell
    0.9 V
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    0.68 V

    the weakest of all lithium brands

  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    1.06 V

    tied for best-so-far with Allmax at that point

  • 20Power Owl
    1.21 V

    the best cold-temperature result of all lithium brands, won this category outright

  • 21NRT lithium AA
    0.98 V
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    0.98 V
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    0.98 V
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    1.06 V
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    1.06 V
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    1.13 V2nd

    2nd best cold-temperature result behind Power Owl

  • 27Energizer Lithium
    1.06 V
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested
  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    not tested

Device drain capacity test

  • 1Varta
    6 hours 9 minutes

    runtime, 1,829 mAh capacity

  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    7 hours 10 minutes

    runtime, 2,130 mAh capacity

  • 3EBL
    7 hours 34 minutes

    runtime, 2,248 mAh capacity, the best of the first 4 brands tested

  • 4ACDelco
    7 hours 27 minutes2nd

    runtime, 2,213 mAh capacity, 2nd best of the first 4 brands

  • 5Paramax
    6 hours 54 minutes

    runtime; capacity transcript reads "253" mAh which is far below every neighboring alkaline's 1,800 to 2,500 mAh range, almost certainly a dropped leading digit, likely intended as 2,253 mAh, kept verbatim

  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    7 hours 39 minutes

    runtime (stated as 29 minutes longer than the regular Thunderbolt's 7h10m), 2,273 mAh capacity, took the lead at that point in the showdown

  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    6 hours 49 minutes

    runtime, 2,026 mAh capacity

  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    6 hours 51 minutes

    runtime; capacity transcript reads "235" mAh, far below the surrounding 2,000+ mAh range, almost certainly a dropped digit, likely intended as 2,350 mAh, kept verbatim

  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    8 hours 16 minutes3rd

    runtime (longest of the lineup up to that point), 2,456 mAh capacity (highest of the lineup up to that point), finished 3rd overall on final capacity ranking

  • 10Kirkland
    8 hours 12 minutes

    runtime, 2,439 mAh capacity

  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    7 hours 42 minutes

    runtime, 2,287 mAh capacity

  • 12Energizer Max
    8 hours 16 minutes2nd

    runtime (tied with Duracell for longest of the lineup up to that point), 2,459 mAh capacity, finished 2nd overall on final capacity ranking, barely edging out Duracell

  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    8 hours 24 minutes

    runtime (longest of all 16 alkaline brands), 2,498 mAh capacity, the single best capacity result of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 14Power One
    6 hours 10 minutes

    runtime, 1,831 mAh capacity, the worst capacity result of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 15Eveready Gold
    7 hours 53 minutes

    runtime, 2,342 mAh capacity

  • 16Procell
    7 hours 25 minutes

    runtime; capacity transcript reads "2,23" mAh which is truncated, likely intended as approximately 2,230 mAh, kept verbatim

  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    11 hours 47 minutes

    runtime

  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    11 hours 51 minutes

    runtime

  • 20Power Owl
    12 hours 20 minutes

    runtime, took the lead in the lithium showdown at that point

  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    12 hours 6 minutes

    runtime, 3,588 mAh capacity

  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    12 hours 20 minutes3rd

    runtime, 3,670 mAh capacity, 3rd best of all lithium brands

  • 27Energizer Lithium
    12 hours 29 minutes2nd

    runtime; capacity transcript reads "377" mAh which is far below the surrounding 3,500 to 3,700+ mAh lithium range, almost certainly a dropped digit, likely intended as approximately 3,770 mAh, kept verbatim; finished 2nd overall on final lithium capacity ranking per the closing recap

  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    12 hours 33 minutes

    runtime, the longest of all lithium brands

  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    not tested

2-cell fan runtime test

  • 1Varta
    3 hours 14 minutes

    the shortest of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    5 hours 36 minutes
  • 3EBL

    transcript renders this as 'DBL' at 4 hours 36 minutes, resolved to EBL by testing-order position

  • 4ACDelco
    4 hours 14 minutes
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    8 hours 15 minutes

    the longest of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    4 hours 37 minutes
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    4 hours 43 minutes
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    6 hours 37 minutes
  • 10Kirkland
    7 hours 29 minutes
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    6 hours 24 minutes
  • 12Energizer Max
    8 hours 3 minutes3rd

    3rd best of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    8 hours 7 minutes2nd

    2nd best of all 16 alkaline brands

  • 14Power One
    5 hours 14 minutes
  • 15Eveready Gold
    6 hours 18 minutes
  • 16Procell
    6 hours 25 minutes
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested
  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    not tested
All measurements (13 more)+

Capacity

  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    3,728 mAh

    the highest capacity of all lithium brands, won this category outright per the closing recap

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    not tested

Test description

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    Narrator retested a set of rechargeable AA batteries first put into service about 6 years earlier in solar-powered outdoor lights (roughly 2,200 charge/discharge cycles), discharging each at a 700 milliamp rate after a fresh full charge

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Eneloop

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    1,874 mAh

    described as almost as good as new; transcript renders the name as 'in Loop'

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Energizer (rechargeable)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    1,931 mAh

    described as doing great; a distinct product line from the alkaline Energizer, Energizer Max and Energizer Lithium entries above

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Amazon Basics (black)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    1,754 mAh

    working properly

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Amazon Basics (silver)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    failed the discharge test entirely, described as no longer any good

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

EBL (rechargeable)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    1,733 mAh

    about 1,000 mAh below its rating; a distinct product line from the alkaline EBL entry above

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Ikea Ladda

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)
    2,385 mAh

    described as still about as good as new; transcript renders the name as 'Ikea L'

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Power Ex

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    rated for 2,600 mAh but only reached 588 mAh, described as running out of steam; transcript renders the name as 'powerx'

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Duracell (rechargeable)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    only 259 mAh, described as in bad shape; a distinct product line from the alkaline Duracell entry above

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Active Energy

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    the only battery in its final test group functioning properly at the full 700 mA target, but only in service about 5 years versus 6 for the others

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

Varta (rechargeable, about 5 years old)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    lost about 250 mAh of capacity since last tested; transcript renders this group's results as 'Thunderbolt... 1,634 mahs Rayovac and V... 997 and 1,960', which reuses brand names (Thunderbolt, Rayovac) already assigned to unrelated single-use alkaline products earlier in the same video; this pairing could not be confidently resolved and is flagged rather than guessed

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

High-drain re-test after recharging (1.25A load)

  • 296-year rechargeable AA battery durability retest (separate segment)

    Eneloop 1.21 V (best of the group), Energizer (rechargeable) 0.83 V (running low), Amazon Basics black 0.98 V, Amazon Basics silver could not support the load at all, EBL 0.68 V (bad shape), Ikea Ladda 0.98 V, PowerEx and Duracell (rechargeable) no longer working properly, Varta/Active Energy (about 5 years old) both at 1.06 V

  • 1Varta
    not tested
  • 2Thunderbolt (Magnum) Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 3EBL
    not tested
  • 4ACDelco
    not tested
  • 5Paramax
    not tested
  • 6Thunderbolt Edge Harbor Freight house brand
    not tested
  • 7Amazon Basics alkaline AA
    not tested
  • 8Energizer regular alkaline
    not tested
  • 9Duracell alkaline (Copper Top implied)
    not tested
  • 10Kirkland
    not tested
  • 11Panasonic alkaline
    not tested
  • 12Energizer Max
    not tested
  • 13Rayovac Fusion
    not tested
  • 14Power One
    not tested
  • 15Eveready Gold
    not tested
  • 16Procell
    not tested
  • 17Galvita lithium AA
    not tested
  • 18Bevigor lithium AA
    not tested
  • 19Allmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 20Power Owl
    not tested
  • 21NRT lithium AA
    not tested
  • 22Tipsun lithium AA
    not tested
  • 23Voniko lithium AA
    not tested
  • 24Enegitech lithium AA
    not tested
  • 25Ninmax lithium AA
    not tested
  • 26Bonai lithium AA
    not tested
  • 27Energizer Lithium
    not tested
  • 28Blinkspower lithium AA
    not tested

How it was tested

  • device capacity drain test measuring runtime and mAh capacity in a constant-current tester
  • voltage under a 1.25 amp high-drain load
  • voltage performance in a sub-freezing (~0 degrees F) freezer
  • 2-cell fan runtime test
  • dead vs fully charged battery bounce height myth test (Duracell only, aside from the main brand comparison)
  • separate 6-year daily-use durability retest of previously reviewed rechargeable AA batteries (distinct segment, see summary product entry)

Looking at just performance and not the price, the blinks power which is a lithium cell came out on top with an average finish of 2.3... If one factors price into the equation, power out [Power Owl] moves from second place to first, in my opinion it's a great battery for a fair price and would definitely be my choice.

From the test video verdict.

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