DeeKom takes it. It topped the scorecard,
and the numbers behind that are consistent rather than lopsided: the longest
runtime in the group at 3 hours 55 minutes, the second-highest battery output
at 57.89 W, 10.59 Wh of measured capacity, and 7:03 to drive the aluminum block
to 120°F. It also fits the hand well, adds a flashlight, and offers five heat
settings. The cost is patience at the wall — 4 hours 15 minutes to recharge.
Funaudio is the pick if DeeKom is unavailable, and arguably the more comfortable
unit of the two. It produced the highest peak battery power of any warmer tested
at 61.72 W, held 10.71 Wh of capacity, and ran 2 hours 46 minutes on high. Its
one real drawback is a 6 hour 17 minute recharge against a four-hour claim, so it
wants an overnight. UNIHAND ties it on the scorecard and is the better choice if
its shape suits you: it heated the block in 6:46 and was the strongest performer
in the cold, holding 115.7°F after 35 minutes at 40°F in wind.
Two cautions. First, ignore claimed capacity — UNIHAND advertises 30,000 mAh
and measured 10.51 Wh, while Lerat's 2,000 mAh rating delivered 1,621 mAh. The
teardown numbers are the ones that predict runtime. Second, peak temperature is
a poor buying signal. COTOP and Kesguar hit 160.6°F and 157.8°F but emptied in
1 hour 52 minutes, and Okayice, Mstoekn, and DeeKom all faded hard once wind and
40°F air got at them. At the budget end, Lerat at $12 heats the block in 7:42
and runs 1 hour 20 minutes, which is honest performance for the money. And for
long, low-maintenance warmth with no charging at all, HotHands reached 115.3°F
after a 20-minute warm-up, at about $0.65 apiece in a $26 box of 40.