Mophie Announces Juice Pack Helium for iPhone 5

MacRumors · Feb 5, 2013, 11:10 AM

Mophie has announced the iPhone 5 version of its popular Juice Pack line of battery cases. The $79.95 Juice Pack Helium comes with a 1500mAh battery that can give the iPhone 5 80% more battery life, good for an estimated additional 6 hours of LTE use.

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Engineered with edge-to-edge protection and outfitted with 80% more battery life to keep your iPhone 5 safe and charged, the juice pack helium allows you to truly Do more(TM). Its elegant, thin design makes it the perfect accessory, easily fitting into any pocket or handbag. The enhanced forward-ported acoustics redirects the iPhone audio towards you, optimizing playback and maximizing your experience.

The dark metallic color ships on February 14th, while the silver units will ship in early March. They are available through Mophie's online store.

Article Link: Mophie Announces Juice Pack Helium for iPhone 5

JaySoul · Feb 5, 2013, 11:21 AM

Does it make your voice high-pitched?

gmanist1000 · Feb 5, 2013, 11:22 AM

Took long enough!

JediZenMaster · Feb 5, 2013, 11:23 AM

It's about time! I wonder how this compares to the otterbox charging case that's coming out

thacube · Feb 5, 2013, 11:25 AM

ordered mine this morning

CrAkD · Feb 5, 2013, 11:31 AM

just ordered mine. I dunno if apple is the culprit or if its mophie. why not just a lightning pass through? i flipping HATE micro usb. the stupid chip has broken in 2 other mophies I've owned.

Crzyrio · Feb 5, 2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CrAkD

just ordered mine. I dunno if apple is the culprit or if its mophie. why not just a lightning pass through? i flipping HATE micro usb. the stupid chip has broken in 2 other mophies I've owned.

I would think then they would have to pay licensing to apple?

guzhogi · Feb 5, 2013, 11:34 AM

I had the corresponding case for my iPhone 4 and really liked it. Might get this for my iPhone 5.

My gripes with the iPhone 4 version: it used micro-usb instead of a regular dock passthrough connection. That means that I couldn't use any other accessories while using this. So I had to remove the case to use any of my other accessories. Which didn't work well if I had depleted my iPhone's battery and was using the Mophie case to charge it.

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Originally Posted by CrAkD

just ordered mine. I dunno if apple is the culprit or if its mophie. why not just a lightning pass through? i flipping HATE micro usb. the stupid chip has broken in 2 other mophies I've owned.

Beat me to it!

My other gripe is how much thickness it added. It made using the volume buttons difficult to use with my fat fingers. I wouldn't mind the added thickness if they had overlays for the various buttons.

pepsplace · Feb 5, 2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thacube

ordered mine this morning

Full price including sales tax and shipping. Better off waiting till it his the apple store, at least you'll get itune rewards!!

bornblind · Feb 5, 2013, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsplace

Full price including sales tax and shipping. Better off waiting till it his the apple store, at least you'll get itune rewards!!

Nevermind I found it.

Yumbo · Feb 6, 2013, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pepsplace

Full price including sales tax and shipping. Better off waiting till it his the apple store, at least you'll get itune rewards!!

What rewards?

Squilly · Feb 5, 2013, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JediZenMaster

It's about time! I wonder how this compares to the otterbox charging case that's coming out

There's one coming out?

pgiguere1 · Feb 5, 2013, 12:08 PM

Still too bulky, I'm waiting for the Juice Pack Hydrogen.

spurbs · Feb 5, 2013, 12:11 PM

any idea if it will be in stores 2/14? I leave for vacation 2/15 and would really like to have it with me

davidgnomo · Feb 5, 2013, 12:30 PM

Coupon code given by Mophie not working on their site ... seems like they don't want to sell their new battery case !!! Way to go ... I'm not buying !!!

BornAgainApple · 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pgiguere1

Still too bulky, I'm waiting for the Juice Pack Hydrogen.

I see what you did there

cclloyd · Feb 5, 2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pgiguere1

Still too bulky, I'm waiting for the Juice Pack Hydrogen.

NUL is better.

1080p · Feb 5, 2013, 05:30 PM

If I was keeping my iPhone 5, I'd be interested, but when 6.1 didn't solve my signal issues, I ordered myself a Galaxy Note 2, 64gb SD card and a Mugen 6400 mah extended battery. Reviews say that battery gives the Note 2 a whopping 3-4 days battery life with regular usage!

PinoyAko · Feb 6, 2013, 08:13 AM

It seems to interfere with the iPhone's signal. Maybe it is just me but does anyone experiences this?

MLMcMillion · Feb 5, 2013, 12:13 PM

I wish I had a need for this, because it looks slick.

Fresh Pie · 05:52 PM

Jeez, it looks like the Juice Packs in the picture are having a particularly intense make out session.

mrsir2009 · Feb 5, 2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MLMcMillion

I wish I had a need for this, because it looks slick.

You do: You’ll only need to charge your iPhone every second day, rather than every single day

JSmoove05 · Feb 5, 2013, 02:24 PM

All this time and they cant make it with a lighting cable passthrough??? Gotta be kidding me thats really a deal breaker for me.

camnchar · Feb 5, 2013, 11:30 AM

This will allow me to play Temple Run 2 for an additional 20 minutes!

tarasis · Feb 5, 2013, 11:51 AM

Yay something to help with the poor iPhone 5 battery. (3GS/wifi signal, LTE is just dire though fab speeds)

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CrAkD macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boston, MA	just ordered mine. I dunno if apple is the culprit or if its mophie. why not just a lightning pass through? i flipping HATE micro usb. the stupid chip has broken in 2 other mophies I've owned. __________________ iPhone 5 64GB Macbook Air TV iPad Mini 16gb 4G Hackintosh i7 920
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Fresh Pie macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vermontpelier	Jeez, it looks like the Juice Packs in the picture are having a particularly intense make out session. __________________ Siri and I have the same approach Last edited by Fresh Pie; Feb 5, 2013 at 05:52 PM. Reason: Something is wrong with me!
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JaySoul macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2008	Does it make your voice high-pitched?
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gmanist1000 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2009	Took long enough!
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JediZenMaster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portland,Oregon	It's about time! I wonder how this compares to the otterbox charging case that's coming out
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thacube macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tampa, FL	ordered mine this morning
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pgiguere1 macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Canada	Still too bulky, I'm waiting for the Juice Pack Hydrogen.
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Feb 5, 2013, 12:11 PM	#14
spurbs macrumors member Join Date: May 2010	any idea if it will be in stores 2/14? I leave for vacation 2/15 and would really like to have it with me
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Feb 5, 2013, 12:30 PM	#15
davidgnomo macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: My place !	Coupon code given by Mophie not working on their site ... seems like they don't want to sell their new battery case !!! Way to go ... I'm not buying !!!
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Feb 5, 2013, 05:30 PM	#18
1080p macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Planet Earth	If I was keeping my iPhone 5, I'd be interested, but when 6.1 didn't solve my signal issues, I ordered myself a Galaxy Note 2, 64gb SD card and a Mugen 6400 mah extended battery. Reviews say that battery gives the Note 2 a whopping 3-4 days battery life with regular usage!
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Feb 6, 2013, 08:13 AM	#19
PinoyAko macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2012	It seems to interfere with the iPhone's signal. Maybe it is just me but does anyone experiences this?
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Feb 5, 2013, 12:13 PM	#20
MLMcMillion macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas, USA	I wish I had a need for this, because it looks slick.
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Feb 5, 2013, 02:24 PM	#23
JSmoove05 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	All this time and they cant make it with a lighting cable passthrough??? Gotta be kidding me thats really a deal breaker for me.
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Feb 5, 2013, 11:30 AM	#24
camnchar macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SLC, Utah	This will allow me to play Temple Run 2 for an additional 20 minutes!
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Feb 5, 2013, 11:51 AM	#25
tarasis macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	Yay something to help with the poor iPhone 5 battery. (3GS/wifi signal, LTE is just dire though fab speeds)
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