Disclaimer: Aerogogo sent this product to us for free for a review. That does not affect our opinion about the product. In this article, we list both what we like and dislike. Read more about this here.
Aerogogo Giga Pump Air Review: Tiny Pump, Surprisingly Useful
The Giga Pump Air by Aerogogo is a tiny USB-C air pump. And when I say tiny, I mean it. It weighs 28 grams, about one ounce, and it fits easily in the palm of your hand. It doesn’t have a built-in battery. Instead, you plug it into a power bank, a phone, or anything else with a USB port that puts out at least 10W (5V/2A).
Most travelers, hikers, and campers already own a power bank, so there’s no point adding another battery just for a pump.
It pushes out 3.5kPa of pressure at 300 litres per minute. That’s a lot of air for something so small. Aerogogo says it can fill a sleeping pad in 30 seconds, and I can say now that it’s true. It depends on how big the sleeping pad is, of course.
What You Get With It
In the box you get the pump, seven different nozzles, and a small drawstring storage bag. The USB C cable connected to the pump is 10cm long (almost four inches) and should be plugged into a USB C port capable of outputting 15W (5V, 3A) for the best performance.
The bag is one of my favourite things about it. All the nozzles stay together, nothing gets lost, and the whole lot fits in your pocket. The nozzles included covered everything I inflated: air mattresses, sleeping pads, pool floats, inflatable pillows, and vacuum bags. The pump body itself even works as a nozzle for some things.
How Well Does It Work?
Plug it into a power bank and it turns right on. The airflow is strong, and things inflate fast. It also works in reverse, so you can use it to deflate things, which saves a lot of time when packing up. I was impressed by how much air it moves for its size.
It is noisy, in a whiny way. But it’s not louder than other small electric pumps I’ve used before, and since you likely won’t be using it for a long time each time, it’s not really a big deal. It’s not so loud that I have to cover my ears, which is the case with my electric SUP pump.
The nozzles can fall off if you’re not careful, the locking mechanism is pretty basic. I found that as long as you don’t twist the pump while it’s running, or if you do twist it, make sure you turn it the right way, they stay on fine.
It Doesn’t Work With My iPhone 17 Pro Max
This was the biggest disappointment with the pump, but it’s not Aerogogo’s fault.
When I plugged the pump into my iPhone 17 Pro Max, my phone showed a notification saying the accessory plugged in was requiring too much power. The pump just wouldn’t turn on.
I tried it with a power bank that has a 20W USB C input/output (I recommend this one by Anker) and it worked fine, so the pump itself is not the problem here.
It simply looks like the iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max can’t supply enough power through its USB C port to run it.
Something I’d love to see in a future version is a similar pump with a low and high power mode. If the low setting only needed around 5W instead of the current 10-15W, it might work with an iPhone. I understand the pump wouldn’t be as powerful, but at least it would be usable.
More Uses Than Just Inflating Things
The obvious use case for a portable little electric pump like this is blowing up camping gear: sleeping pads, air mattresses, pool floats, inflatable pillows. But I’ve found a few other uses.
The airflow is strong enough to blow mosquitoes and other flying bugs away when you’re sitting outside. I wouldn’t bring it on a camping trip as the only way to battle mosquitos though since the air output radius is limited.
I also used it to blow dust off my camera lens and clean out a keyboard, which is something you’d normally need a can of compressed air for. It works just as well, and you’re not throwing away a single-use can each time.
3.5 kPa equals about 0.5 psi, so don’t expect it to inflate something like a stand-up paddleboard or a similar high-pressure inflatable.
It’s also strong enough to help get a campfire going faster. Just point it at the base of the fire and it stokes the flames up quickly. And in reverse, it sucks the air out of vacuum storage bags, which leads me to the next part of this review.
Testing It With the Aerogogo Travel Vacuum Bags
Aerogogo also sent me one of their travel vacuum compression bags. They come in medium and large and are made from waterproof, anti-rip material. It feels well-made.
I took them on a trip abroad, and they were genuinely useful. I packed my clothes in, used the Giga Pump Air to suck the air out, and my clothes compressed down to take up much less space in my suitcase. It made a noticeable difference to how much I could fit in.
The main thing I learned is that you have to make sure the pump sits properly on the valve when you’re using it. If there’s any gap, air sneaks back in and it doesn’t compress properly. Once I got that sorted, it worked well.
One tip: when you want to open the bag back up, open the air vent or vacuum seal first before you touch the zipper. If you try to unzip it while it’s still under vacuum the zip is really hard to pull. Open the vent first and it opens easily.
Too Early to Say How Durable It Is
I’ve only had the pump and the vacuum bags for two weeks, so I can’t tell you how well they hold up. Both feel solid so far, but two weeks is not long enough to know for sure. I’ll come back and update this if anything changes.
The Giga Pump Air has a five-year warranty, you can find Aerogogo’s warranty policy here.
Final Thoughts
The Giga Pump Air is a genuinely handy thing to have. It’s tiny, it pumps a lot of air, it comes with everything you need in a neat little bag, and it does more than just inflate things. If you already carry a power bank, adding this costs you almost nothing in terms of weight or space.
The iPhone 17 Pro issue is annoying, and I hope Aerogogo looks at adding a low-power mode down the line. But as long as you’re using a power bank, it works great.
An on/off switch would be nice to have as well, since the pump will turn on and run for as long as it’s plugged into power. It would be more convenient to turn it on and off without unplugging it.
Last but not least, the vacuum bags are also worth picking up if you travel a lot. They help you save a lot of space in a suitcase.
