Outdoors head-to-head
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2vsEcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus
8.3 against 8.1 overall, which settles nothing. Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 takes Design 8.2 to 7.4, and that is the axis to decide on.
8.3
2,000 watts out and a 49-minute recharge, in a body that cannot take an extra battery later.
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EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus
EcoFlow
8.1
Recharges from a wall in under an hour and grows with add-on batteries. Loud fan under heavy load.
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Where they diverge
The widest gap is Design, Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 ahead 8.2 to 7.4. They come closest on Performance, 9.0 to 8.9. Left of center is Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2, right is EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus.
Which one to pick
Take the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
Leads on Value and Design.
- You want the highest continuous output here without going past 25 pounds
- Tools, a microwave, or a small induction plate at a campsite
- It may sit for months between outages
Take the EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus
Leads on Performance and Durability.
- Home backup where a desktop or router has to ride through an outage without rebooting
- You want to start at one kilowatt-hour and add capacity later
- Big solar arrays, since it takes up to 1,000W
What each one gets wrong
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- You might want more capacity later, because there is no expansion port
- Firmware updates through an app are something you would rather never deal with
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus
- It will run at high output near people trying to sleep
- You carry it more than a few yards at a time
Specs, side by side
| Spec | Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 | EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1,024Wh, LiFePO4 | 1,024Wh, LiFePO4, expandable to 5kWh |
| AC output | 2,000W continuous, 3,000W peak | 1,800W continuous, 3,600W surge |
| Weight | 24.9 lb | 27.6 lb |
| Wall recharge | 49 min with UltraFast (1,600W), enabled in the app | 0 to 100% in 56 min (1,500W input) |
| Rated cycles | 4,000 to 80% capacity | — |
| Solar input | 600W max | 1,000W max |
| UPS switchover | Under 10ms | Under 10ms |
| Outlets | 5 AC, 3 USB-C (two at 140W), 1 USB-A, 12V car | 6 AC, 2 USB-C (140W), 2 USB-A |
| Warranty | — | 5 years |
Rankings they both appear in
Questions
- Only 0.2 separates them. What breaks the tie?
- Design does, at 8.2 against 7.4. That axis covers build quality and how it sits in a room. Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 takes Value and Design; EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus takes Performance and Durability. Neither leads on more axes than the other, so it comes down to which of those you care about.
- Why are the totals this close?
- The total is the plain average of the 4 Outdoors axes, so opposite results cancel. Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 averages 8.3 and EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus averages 8.1, a gap of 0.2, while the individual axes run as far apart as 0.8.
- Which one ranks higher in "Power stations: the label overstates every battery here"?
- Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 sits at #1 in "Power stations: the label overstates every battery here", EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus at #3.