When the temperature rises, a fan and a portable air conditioner become an instant necessity, but once you’ve left the house you’ll need something more portable to keep cool in soaring temperatures. This is where the best handheld fans become essential – they’re dinky enough to fit in a bag and powerful enough to circulate a breeze, so you can actually cool down on a stuffy, sweaty commute.
And they don’t break after a few uses anymore either. The best handheld fans are significantly quieter, more powerful and more versatile than ever before, transforming from a desk-style fan to wearable units that you can hang round your neck. Some even edge into air conditioner territory, thanks to features like misting and contact-based cooling, seen with Shark’s chillpill.
