BLUETTI SORA 500 500W Portable Folding Solar Panel

3rd of 29 we've scored in Portable Solar Panels

3rd of 29 in Portable Panels

BLUETTI SORA 500 500W Portable Folding Solar Panel

400 W or more panel
TOPCon (N-type) cells
1-year warranty

SVT Score, Top

Usability5.0/10Social7.0/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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Twelve N-type panels fold into one 500 W solar blanket with an MC4 lead, an XT60 adapter and an IP67 rating, for charging larger BLUETTI and MC4-input stations at camp or in an RV.

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SKU: SORA500-UJ-BK-MD-SPFUS-00 Category: Portable Solar Panels Brand: BLUETTI

Usability

5.0 out of 10

Capacity10500 W rated at STC, on the 400 W and above rung for portable panels

Electrical: 40.92 V at maximum power, 49.1 V open circuit, 13.31 A short circuit
Current: the manual and US page give 10.22 A at maximum power, about 418 W at 40.92 V; BLUETTI's Australian page gives 12.22 A

Efficiency817.2 percent computed over the 2541 x 1146.6 mm unfolded face, on the 17 to 17.9 percent rung

Marketed: up to 25 percent from N-type cells, against the computed module figure
Face: the unfolded size includes the gaps between the 12 panels, whose own sizes BLUETTI does not publish

Lifespan1No power-output warranty on the product page or in the manual

Better on lifespanRenogy 400W Solar SuitcaseRenogy's December 2025 warranty schedule gives 5 years to 95 percent. $495.99Scores 5.0

Features7IP67, ETFE-coated face, built-in stand, MC4 to XT60 cable in the box; not bifacial, no diode data

Mounting: BLUETTI's FAQ says it is not for a house roof

Verification2no directory record for the SORA 500; FCC, CE and RoHS marks only.

Searched: Intertek UL TÜV SÜD Certipedia SGS CEC LabTest

Warranty & Support112 months in BLUETTI's warranty policy, on the product page and in the manual

Better on warranty & supportRenogy 400W Solar SuitcaseRenogy's spec table. $495.99Scores 4.0

Operating Range

Temperature: rated to run from −13 to 149 °F

Price

List: $849.00 at bluettipower.com
Pack: two panels $1,698.00 at bluettipower.com

Summary

Big output, small fold, short warranty

What it is: twelve N-type panels folded into one 500 W blanket with an MC4 output and an XT60 adapter
The trade-off: high output that packs small, against a one-year warranty and no output guarantee
Not checked: the temperature coefficient, the 12 panels' own sizes and bypass diodes; BLUETTI does not publish them
Look elsewhere for: a long warranty, a bifacial panel or a station with a low solar input voltage limit

Strengths

High output from one folding blanket
Packs into a small bundle
Dust-tight and splash-resistant
Adapter cable in the box
Standard MC4 output

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Drawbacks

Short workmanship warranty
No power-output warranty
Published current rating differs between BLUETTI's pages
Not for permanent roof mounting
Needs a station that accepts its voltage

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Social score

7.0 out of 10

RedditBrand-level5 out of 10

r/SurvivalGear: an owner of an AC60 and PV200 read about 150 W of input once a part-cloudy sky cleared and 40 to 50 W under passing cloud, and liked both (September 2023)
Caveat: the same owner called it an initial evaluation and said he would need longer use to judge durability (September 2023)

Google8 out of 10

Liked

Up to 509 W measured into a van's station (The Verge)
Small folded size for the output
Easy to carry by its handle (Impulse Gamer)

Complaints

Not bifacial (The Verge)
A little heavy to carry (Impulse Gamer)

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The Verge: Thomas Ricker read up to 509 W from the panel into his van's power station and rated it 8 out of 10, powerful for its size though not bifacial (March 2026)
Impulse Gamer: averaged about 400 W into a BLUETTI Elite 300 in the Australian winter and scored it 4.5 out of 5, a little heavy but easy to carry by its handle (August 2026)

YouTube8 out of 10

Liked

460 W into an Elite 300 (Wheels By The Ocean, April 2026)
More input in less space than BLUETTI's 350 W panel (The Solar Lab)
Lighter than BLUETTI's 350 W panel (The Solar Lab)

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Wheels By The Ocean: pulled 460 W into a BLUETTI Elite 300 in Brisbane sun (April 2026, about 8,600 views); the description links to BLUETTI's Australian store
Greg Yurchenko: unboxed it and ran a real-world output test, asking whether it is fragile (April 2026, about 2,400 views)
The Solar Lab: set it against BLUETTI's 350 W panel and found it gives more input in less space and weight (September 2026, about 12,000 views)
Disclosure: The Solar Lab's description carries BLUETTI affiliate links and a discount code

Amazon7 out of 10

Liked

Works great, per an owner quoted on the listing
Worth adding to a power setup
Positive charging performance in most mentions

Complaints

A handle that came apart on a first camping trip
A panel that stopped working after one season
Negative charging performance in some mentions

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Listing: BLUETTI's Amazon US listing for the 500W panel (B0GXTVVHS3) reads 4.4 from 1,210 ratings: 73 percent five-star, 14 four, 5 three, 2 two, 6 one-star (October 2026)
Themes: Amazon's summary counts 34 mentions of charging performance, 21 positive and 13 negative

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: no US retailer listing of the SORA 500 carries product reviews, Lowe's included (October 2026).

Trustpilot

Trustpilot rates BLUETTI US (bluettipower.com) 4.5 from 752 reviews on a page claimed in November 2024 that has not invited reviews recently, 79 percent five-star and 7 percent one-star (October 2026).

Track record

The BBB rates Bluetti Power Inc of Las Vegas, Nevada an F, not accredited, with 36 complaints in three years (October 2026).
No CPSC or Health Canada recall names any BLUETTI product, its solar panels, LiFePO4 batteries, D40 charger and RV5 system included, searched in October 2026.

Not countedExcluded

Not counted in any pool: bluettipower.com's own reviews and entries reposted from it, Home Depot Reviewer Program entries, r/bluetti, which carries BLUETTI's official links, BLUETTI's YouTube channels and Facebook pages, and its staff posts, all first-party.
Also not counted: BLUETTI's affiliate and creator programs and their discount codes, reviews flagged Incentivized at Walmart, and anything gathered in BLUETTI promotions.

Summary

Brand-level

4.5 on Trustpilot, an F from The BBB

Specs

CapacityNot applicable
AC OutputNot applicable
System VoltageNot applicable
Panel Power400 W or more
Charge CurrentNot applicable
Safety ListingNone verifiable
Cell TypeTOPCon (N-type)
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty1 Year
MonitoringNot applicable
Weight28.4 lb

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At a glance

22.4 x 17.5 x 3.3 in folded
49.1 V open-circuit voltage
1.5 m MC4 to XT60 cable
Twelve panels in one fold

Company

BLUETTI Power Inc., a Nevada corporation based in Las Vegas, sells BLUETTI in the US, and the brand belongs to Shenzhen PowerOak Newener Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China.

Where it sells

It sells its panels, batteries and RV systems with a cart at bluettipower.com and on Amazon US through its own store, and its panels are listed at Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy and Walmart, partly through BLUETTI's own marketplace stores.

Description

The BLUETTI SORA 500 (model SORA 500, store SKU SORA500-UJ-BK-MD-SPFUS-00) is a 500 W folding solar blanket of 12 N-type monocrystalline panels with an ETFE-coated surface and a built-in stand.

Its user manual gives 40.92 V at maximum power, 49.1 V open-circuit and 13.31 A short-circuit, and BLUETTI markets conversion efficiency of up to 25 percent.

The manual and BLUETTI's US page give 10.22 A at maximum power, which with 40.92 V comes to about 418 W, while BLUETTI's Australian and New Zealand pages give 12.22 A.

Unfolded it measures 100 x 45.1 x 0.1 in (2541 x 1146.6 x 3 mm), folded 22.4 x 17.5 x 3.3 in (570 x 445 x 85 mm), and it weighs 28.4 lb (12.9 kg) without the cable. It is rated IP67 and runs from −13 to 149 °F (−25 to 65 °C), and BLUETTI says it is not for mounting on a house roof.

It has a standard MC4 output, and the box holds the panel, a 1.5 m MC4 to XT60 cable, the user manual and a warranty card. BLUETTI's warranty policy, the product page and the manual give 12 months. It sells at $849.00 on bluettipower.com, which also lists a set of two at $1,698.00.