Jackery SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel

3rd of 21 we've scored in Portable Solar Panels

3rd of 21 in Portable Panels

Jackery SolarSaga 500 X Bifacial Portable Solar Panel

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

SVT Score, Upper

Usability5.6/10Social6.3/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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Six 85 W bifacial TOPCon panels hinged into one folding 500 W array with ground stakes and an IP68 rating, for charging Jackery’s larger Explorer stations at home or camp.

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SKU: 21-0002-000093 Category: Portable Solar Panels Brand: Jackery

Usability

5.6 out of 10

Capacity10500 W rated front side, on the 400 W and above rung for portable panels

Electrical: 41.7 V and 12.0 A at maximum power, 48.5 V open circuit, 13.02 A short circuit
Rear side: 545 W at bifacial nameplate irradiance, bifaciality above 80 percent

Efficiency817.3 percent computed over six 977 x 493 mm panels, on the 17 to 17.9 percent rung

Marketed: 25 percent cell conversion, against the computed module figure
Footprint: the 2493 x 996 mm set-up size is the tilted stand, which would read 20.1 percent

Operating Range5Pmax coefficient of −0.32 %/°C, on the −0.31 to −0.36 rung

Temperature: rated to run from −40 to 185 °F

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

Features7IP68, bifacial, bag and staked stand; no MC4, front sheet or diode data

Wiring: an Anderson output on each panel, parallel only, six panels per DC8020 input at most

Verification2No record for JS-500A; TÜV SÜD certifies only its JS-85A panel

Searched: Intertek UL CEC LabTest TÜV SÜD Certipedia SGS
Standard: UL 61730 needed for a listing
Certificate: TÜV SÜD Z2 115854 0019 Rev. 01, PPP 58200B:2022, valid, names JS-85A
Model: the set is JS-500A, six JS-85A panels wired in parallel
Holder: Jackery Inc.; its UL and CEC PV listings name JS-36A to JS-45A only

Warranty & Support65-year limited warranty on the product page and in the manual

Coverage: the manual covers the panel's normal generation, with no output percentage

Price

List: $799.00 at jackery.com

Summary

500 W in one bag, staked not mounted

What it is: six 85 W bifacial panels hinged into one folding 500 W array for Jackery's larger Explorer stations
The trade-off: big output from one bag and a long warranty, but no output guarantee and no permanent mounting
Not checked: the front-sheet material, bypass diodes and gaps between panels; Jackery does not publish them
Look elsewhere for: a rooftop install, MC4 leads or a station outside Jackery's compatibility list

Strengths

High output from one folding array
Panels work alone or as a set
Fully waterproof and dustproof
Packs into one bag with its own stand
Long workmanship warranty

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Drawbacks

No power-output warranty
Not made for permanent installation
Works only with Jackery's larger Explorer stations
Assembly takes hinges and screws

Social score

6.3 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

A good fit for a 5000 Plus's low-voltage inputs, per one forum member

Complaints

Costly per watt against rooftop glass panels, per one forum member

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DIY Solar Forum: a member running 3,300 W of solar on an Explorer 5000 Plus called a couple of SolarSaga 500X a very good fit for its low-voltage inputs (2026)
Cost: the same member put it at about $1.60 per watt, against about 40 cents for rooftop glass panels

YouTube7 out of 10

Liked

About 410 W into a Jackery 3000, laid flat (Steve DOES Quickies, August 2026)
Accordion fold and carry bag
430 W read on a station display (Tolbers, June 2026)

Complaints

Light enough to blow away unless staked

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Steve DOES Quickies: laid the six panels flat into a Jackery 3000 and read about 400 to 410 W of input in afternoon sun (August 2026, about 2,000 views)
Build: he liked the accordion fold and the carry bag, and warned the light panels need staking in wind
Tolbers: read 430 W on a Jackery station's display (June 2026) and 227 W under cloud (April 2026), and recommends it
Disclosure: Tolbers' video descriptions carry Amazon affiliate links

Amazon6 out of 10

Listing: Jackery's Amazon US listing for the SolarSaga 500X (B0DKJQ9DVW) reads 4.3 from 15 ratings: 72 percent five-star, 5 four, 14 three, 0 two, 9 one-star (October 2026)

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: Best Buy's listing holds 1 review, and other US retailers sell the 500 X only in station bundles.

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 Power400 W or more
Charge CurrentNot applicable
Safety ListingNone verifiable
Cell TypeTOPCon (N-type)
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty5 Years
MonitoringNot applicable
Weight23.1 lb

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At a glance

39.2 x 20.7 x 3.8 in folded
Six 85 W hinged panels
Anderson output on each panel
Eight ground stakes in the box

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 500 X, model JS-500A in its manual (store SKU 21-0002-000093), is a folding bifacial array of six SolarSaga 85 panels (model JS-85A) with N-type TOPCon cells, joined by hinges into an M-shaped stand held down with ground stakes.

Wired in parallel, the six are rated 500 W (±5%) at standard test conditions, 41.7 V and 12.0 A at maximum power, 48.5 V open-circuit and 13.02 A short-circuit, and 545 W at bifacial nameplate irradiance.

Each 85 W panel measures 977 x 493 x 14 mm and weighs about 1.6 kg, and each works on its own through an Anderson output.

Jackery markets 25% conversion efficiency; the manual gives temperature coefficients of −0.32%/°C for Pmax and −0.26%/°C for Voc, a bifaciality coefficient above 80% for Pmax, and an operating range of −40 to 185 °F (−40 to 85 °C).

Set up, the array stands about 98.1 x 39.2 x 11.6 in (2493 x 996 x 294 mm); folded it is about 39.2 x 20.7 x 3.8 in (996 x 526 x 97 mm), and the manual gives 23.1 lb (10.5 kg ±0.5 kg). It is rated IP68 and Protection Class II, with a 90 V maximum system voltage.

It connects in parallel only, at most six 85 W panels per DC8020 input, and Jackery lists it for the Explorer 5000 Plus, 3000 Pro, 2000 Plus, 1000 Plus and 1000 v2.

The box holds the six panels, 10 hinges, 8 ground stakes, 40 screws, a hex key, two Anderson rubber plugs, a compass carabiner, an Anderson to DC8020 charging cable and a storage bag. Jackery is clear that it is not intended for permanent installation. The product page and the manual give a 5-year limited warranty.

It sells at $799.00 on jackery.com, also listed there as an add-on at the same price.