>>2239026Yes and no. Being a noob to solar you are probably contemplating one of the cheap little chinese power banks with an index sized solar panel in it. When that doesn't hardly work you'll throw your hands up and say "welp I guess solar is a useless technology"
Solar works perfectly if you know you need a lot of surface area, and buy 3x more than your load requires, to account for varying sunlight quality. Do not bring your switch, retard. For charging a modern smartphone (like it's plugged into a wall outlet ) you'll want somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 watts.
You can make due with less but it will cut into charging speed. If it's very sunny you can make due with 20 or even 10 watts but you won't be fast charging like at home. The more PV you buy as measured in watts, the better experience you will have.
