Jackery SolarSaga 100 Air Bifacial Portable Solar Panel

12th of 21 we've scored in Portable Solar Panels

12th of 21 in Portable Panels

Jackery SolarSaga 100 Air Bifacial Portable Solar Panel

100-149 W panel
Mono PERC cells
3-year warranty

SVT Score, Mid

Usability4.2/10Social5.7/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

Versus

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A 7.1 lb W-fold bifacial 100 W panel with an IP68 rating, a built-in stand and USB ports, for charging Jackery power stations at camp or on the road.

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SKU: 21-0002-000113 Category: Portable Solar Panels Brand: Jackery

Usability

4.2 out of 10

Capacity1100 W rated front side, on the 100 to 119 W rung for portable panels

Electrical: 25.4 V and 3.95 A at maximum power, 29.7 V open circuit, 4.1 A short circuit
Rear side: 110 W rated under bifacial irradiance, Pmax bifaciality above 65 percent

Better on capacityRenogy 400W Solar SuitcaseAt 400 W it sits on the top rung for a portable panel. $495.99Scores 10.0

Efficiency414.2 percent computed from 65.67 x 16.65 in, on the 14 to 14.9 percent rung

Marketed: 23 percent bifacial efficiency, against the computed module figure

Better on efficiencyRenogy 300W Solar Suitcase300 W from 2.358 by 0.738 m unfolded. $386.99Scores 8.0

Operating Range10Pmax coefficient of −0.22 %/°C, on the −0.26 or better rung

Temperature: rated for −4 to 149 °F operation
Voltage: open-circuit coefficient of −0.25 %/°C

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

Fold test: Jackery cites 4,000 fold cycles and 18 international tests

Better on lifespanRich Solar MEGA 200 Briefcase PanelRich Solar's spec sheet promises a 25-year output warranty. $399.99Scores 7.0

Features7IP68, bifacial and a built-in stand; DC8020 lead, no MC4, no diode count

Connectors: DC8020 plug on a 3 m cable, with a DC8020 to DC7909 adapter in the box
USB: USB-A 5 V 2.4 A and USB-C 5 V 3 A on the cable's adapter
Fit: Jackery says it cannot recharge the Explorer 300 v2, 300, 300D or 240D

Verification4TÜV SÜD consumer-panel certificate Z2 115854 0022 for JS-100H; no UL 61730 listing

Searched: Intertek UL CEC LabTest TÜV SÜD Certipedia SGS
Standard: UL 61730 needed for a listing
Certificate: TÜV SÜD Z2 115854 0022 Rev. 00, PPP 58200B:2022, valid, dated 2025-10-24
Claim: manual prints IEC TS 63163 Consumer Product Category 2
Holder: Jackery Inc.; its UL and CEC PV listings name JS-36A to JS-45A only

Warranty & Support41+2 years on jackery.com orders, a 3-year term; manual base term 12 months

Manual: 12-month standard warranty, extended by registering the product

Price

List: $249.00 at jackery.com

Summary

Light bifacial folder, high voltage limits its stations

What it is: a 7.1 lb W-fold bifacial 100 W panel with a built-in stand and USB ports, for charging Jackery stations
The trade-off: light and heat-tolerant, but low module efficiency, no output guarantee and a proprietary lead
Not checked: front-sheet material and bypass diodes; Jackery publishes neither
Fit: its 29.7 V open-circuit voltage is too high for the Explorer 300 v2, 300, 300D and 240D
Look elsewhere for: an MC4 lead, more than 100 W, or a panel for the smallest Explorers

Strengths

Light for its output
Holds its output well in heat
Bifacial cells add rear-side output
Fully waterproof and dustproof
Built-in standstake holes and sun-angle indicator

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Drawbacks

Well below its advertised efficiency once the whole folded area counts
No power-output warranty
Only the base warranty when bought outside jackery.com
High open-circuit voltage rules out the smallest Explorer stations
Proprietary station plugwith no MC4 output

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Social score

5.7 out of 10

RedditNot scored

The Reddit pool is blank: no owner thread about SolarSaga panels was found outside r/Jackery.

Google6 out of 10

Liked

Near-rated output in full sun (Top-Notch Outdoor)
Light for a 100 W panel (Top-Notch Outdoor)
Quick kickstand setup (Top-Notch Outdoor)

Complaints

Pricey next to other 100 W panels (Top-Notch Outdoor)
Output well under rating in partial cloud (OffsetSolar)
Warranty term unconfirmed (OffsetSolar)

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Top-Notch Outdoor: scored it 86 of 100 and named it its best camping solar charger, reporting 90 to 100 W in full sun and 5 to 8 W more from the rear over a white tarp or concrete (July 2026)
Ties: the site says it buys what it tests, takes no free product and earns affiliate commission; its spec box lists IP65 and one DC output, against Jackery's IP68 and two USB ports
OffsetSolar: rates it Watching rather than a buy, citing a single independent field test with output at 40 to 60 percent of rating on partly overcast days (2026)

YouTubeBrand-level5 out of 10

Tolbers: reviewed the SolarSaga 500 X in Apr 2026 (7.7K views); the description carries Amazon affiliate links and does not say how the unit was obtained.
Tie: The Bug Out Location tested a 1000 v2 with the SolarSaga 200W in Jul 2025 under Jackery Prime Day sale copy with affiliate links, so it is not independent.

Amazon6 out of 10

Liked

Output near rating, per one owner running two panels
Build quality, per Amazon's review summary

Complaints

Well under rating in full sun, per one owner
Price too high for what it is, per one owner
Will not connect to some smaller Jackery stations, per one owner

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Listing: Jackery Inc's Amazon US listing for the SolarSaga 100W Air (B0FX8P4JST), shipped by Amazon, reads 4.4 from 46 ratings: 71 percent five-star, 9 four, 11 three, 6 two, 3 one-star (October 2026)
Earlier listing: Jackery's earlier Air listing (B0D5CCY5Y2), now unavailable, reads 4.6 from 202 ratings, 79 percent five-star and 4 percent one-star (October 2026)
Owners: there, one owner saw 194 to 200 W from two panels on a concrete deck (October 2025), and another reports 65 W at best on a fully sunny day

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: Walmart's listing of the 100 Air holds no product ratings, and no other US retailer sells it on its own.

Trustpilot

Trustpilot rates Jackery 4.4 from 1,039 reviews on a claimed page that invites reviews, 66 percent five-star and 22 percent one-star (October 2026).

Track record

The BBB rates Jackery Power Outdoors of Fremont an F, not accredited, with 69 complaints in three years (October 2026).
No CPSC or Health Canada recall names any Jackery product, searched in October 2026.

Not countedExcluded

Not counted in any pool: jackery.com's own reviews and entries reposted from it, Home Depot Reviewer Program entries, r/Jackery, which Jackery staff moderate, Jackery's YouTube channel and Facebook pages, and its affiliate program.

Summary

Brand-level

4.4 on Trustpilot, an F from The BBB

Specs

CapacityNot applicable
AC OutputNot applicable
System VoltageNot applicable
Panel Power100-149 W
Charge CurrentNot applicable
Safety ListingCertificate published
Cell TypeMono PERC
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty3 Years
MonitoringNot applicable
Weight7.1 lb

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At a glance

17.05 x 16.65 x 1.85 in folded
29.7 V open-circuit voltage
3 m DC8020 cable in the box
Ø10 mm ground-stake holes

Company

Jackery Inc. of Fremont, California sells Jackery in the US, and the brand belongs to Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co., Ltd., listed on the Shenzhen ChiNext board since September 2022.

Where it sells

It sells SolarSaga panels with a cart at jackery.com, on Amazon US, at Home Depot, Lowe's and Best Buy, and on Walmart through its own marketplace store.

Description

The Jackery SolarSaga 100 Air, model JS-100H in its manual (store SKU 21-0002-000113), is a W-fold bifacial panel of PERC cells with an integrated aluminium stand, a sun angle indicator and Ø10 mm ground-stake holes.

It is rated 100 W ±5% at STC, 25.4 V and 3.95 A at maximum power, 29.7 V open-circuit and 4.1 A short-circuit, and 110 W ±5% under bifacial irradiance, with a Pmax bifaciality above 65%.

Its manual gives a power temperature coefficient of −0.22%/°C and a voltage coefficient of −0.25%/°C, an operating range of −4 to 149 °F (−20 to 65 °C), a maximum system voltage of 80 V and Class II protection.

Unfolded it measures 65.67 x 16.65 x 0.67 in (1668 x 423 x 17 mm), folded 17.05 x 16.65 x 1.85 in (433 x 423 x 47 mm), and it weighs 7.05 lb ±0.44 lb (3.2 kg). It is rated IP68.

Its output is a DC8020 plug on a 3 m (9.84 ft) multifunctional cable, whose adapter also carries a USB-A port (5 V 2.4 A) and a USB-C port (5 V 3 A). The box holds the panel, the storage bag, that cable, a DC8020 to DC7909 adapter and the user manual.

Jackery says it cannot recharge the Explorer 300 v2, 300, 300D or 240D. The manual gives a 12-month standard warranty that registration extends, and the product page gives 1+2 years on jackery.com orders. It sells singly at $249.00.