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DAH vs Phono Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

DAH
China Founded 2009 Tier 1
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VS
Phono Solar
China Founded 2004 Tier 1
Read the Phono Solar review
At a glance

Phono Solar has the broader catalog (174 vs 0 models). Phono Solar leans bifacial (43% of lineup).

Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.

Panel models
0 174
Highest power
0 Wp 730 Wp
Best efficiency
- 23.5%
Average efficiency
- 21.8%
Bifacial share
0% 43%
Average warranty
- 27 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
DAH
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Hefei, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
Phono Solar

Phono Solar Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in the research, development, and manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels and is a global provider of solar products and services. The company is affiliated with SUMEC Group, a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH). Phono Solar has been...

Founded
2004
Headquarters
Nanjing, China
Annual capacity
3-4 GW/year
Employees
13000+
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric DAH Phono Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 174+174
Max Power 0 W 730 W+730 W
Avg Power 0 W 515 W+515 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 23.50%
Avg Efficiency - 21.77%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.306%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 74 (43%)+43 pp
Avg Warranty - 27.1 yrs

An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

Phono Solar skews to higher efficiency: 11% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Phono Solar offers more 600W+ panels (20% of lineup)

DAH cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
Phono Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: PERC (37%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
No panels from this manufacturer are in the database yet.
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Written summary

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.