Up until now, you may have been under the belief that to charge and use your electronic devices, you must plug them into the USB or other port. However, in some cases, depending on the type of device that you are using, you may be able to navigate on your device without the battery (using the power straight from the solar charger). Though, there are a few caveats that you need to be concerned with. First of all, if the device is voltage-sensitive or requires an initial surge of power on it is best to veer away from running it straight from the solar panels.
Secondly, some solar chargers will shut down when they do not have access to sunlight. If you do not have a battery in your device and the charger shuts down or loses its ability to deliver power for even a moment, your device will perform a hard shut-down which is not good for the hardware.