Goal Zero Yeti 1500 vs Goal Zero Yeti 1500X
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 comes out ahead of Goal Zero Yeti 1500X on 4 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 takes it, 4–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, Goal Zero Yeti 1500 takes 4 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Goal Zero Yeti 1500 if…
- • You want Goal Zero Yeti 1500's edge on how long the battery lasts and how much solar it takes
Choose Goal Zero Yeti 1500X if…
- • You want Goal Zero Yeti 1500X's edge on how heavy it is
Round by round
- Round 1How long the battery lastsGoal Zero Yeti 1500 winsGoal Zero Yeti 1500X5/10
500 cycles to 80%
cycle life to 80%
- 500 cycles to 80%, against 4,000 cycles to 80%
Source: goalzero.com ↗
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much solar it takesGoal Zero Yeti 1500 winsGoal Zero Yeti 1500X5/10
600 W solar
max solar input
- 600 W solar, against 900 W solar
Source: goalzero.com ↗
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How heavy it isGoal Zero Yeti 1500X wins
Goal Zero Yeti 1500X wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How long the warranty lastsGoal Zero Yeti 1500 wins
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Which battery chemistry it usesGoal Zero Yeti 1500 winsGoal Zero Yeti 1500X5/10
Li-ion NMC
battery chemistry
- Li-ion NMC, against LiFePO4
Source: goalzero.com ↗
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6What it costsTieGoal Zero Yeti 1500X7/10
$1,499.95
regular price (last sale $1,124.89); no longer available
Source: goalzero.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 23.93 kg, against 20.7 kg
- $1,499.95, against $619
- 3,600 W surge, against 4,000 W surge
- 23.93 kg, against 14.5 kg
- 500 cycles to 80%, against 4,000 cycles to 80%
- 600 W solar, against 900 W solar
- 2 years, against 5 years
- Li-ion NMC, against LiFePO4