Amazon Basics Performance AAA review
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- AAA
- Alkaline

Amazon’s Basics range of alkaline batteries are affordable and come in larger pack sizes than you’ll find with some brands. However, it’s not worth stocking up on batteries if they don’t actually last very long – cheap or not. We’ve tested both the AA and AAA sizes so read our full test results to see how well they did.
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First reviewed by Which?
September 2020

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