It's so ugly, I wonder what the designers of the product were thinking when they came up with it. When we complained about Apple being too "form over function" no one meant make something hideous yet useful.
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Apple Launches Official $99 Battery Enhancing Case for iPhone 6s
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Correct. No phone will last me a week like my old lg Vx8300. A week is what I'm looking for. Anything else is a day late and a dollar short.
And because of Apple not taking care of aesthetics and design, at least before Steve passed, it went so successful... sorry, that's bs...
From the design team that brought you the Magic Mouse 2 charge port...I give you the iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case...clap...clap...
So sad and subtly done by
I feel like Steve was himself. Everyone else were followers. I have yet to look forward to a smart phone that I need charge twice a week at most.
This looks crap and rushed. And definitely an admittance to inferior battery life.
I feel like Steve was himself. Everyone else were followers. I have yet to look forward to a smart phone that I need charge twice a week at most.
This looks crap and rushed. And definitely an admittance to inferior battery life.
Wonder for how long they think something will just because it has an Apple logo.... they are really trying hard to find out, first it was the new mouse and it's charging port, then the dock for the watch and now this monstrosity....
I was commenting on the fact that since it is a work tool doesn't have to look good... thank you for your "wiseness" i now know i can decide not to buy and that you allow that (and it's definitely what i will do).
And a Godsend (what God do you believe in?? it's not like there were no batteries before......funny how you are entitled to your opinion yet do not allow others to have their own.
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It looks better than the other battery cases primarily because it's not as bulky. That's all that matters.
Or simply from people who like things that both works well and look good.(one does NOT make the other impossible, and Apple usually is king in getting both right!!).
If i was closed minded like you i could say, I am guessing the positive comments comes from people who would buy anything with an Apple attached to it, but the reality is that we all like different things.
Where have you been for the last 5 years? Beats Music purchase, Apple Watch, Apple Music, musical guests at the end of every keynote presentation, etc. it's been obvious for years that Tim Cook doesn't have vision and is running the company into the ground one bit at a time.
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You know there is quite a good reason for the Lightning Port placement on Magic Mouse 2, right?
Or would you prefer a Mouse looking like this...
And we can probably rest assured the seemingly odd shape of the battery case is well thought through and has a very good reason.
I would be okay with a slightly thicker iPhone with a better battery out of the gate as opposed to having to use this add-on; to me the aesthetics of the former are much better than the latter. I wonder if Jobs would have approved this design?... It looks like a solid solution, but it's the principle I guess. 
I wonder if the battery back is in the middle so it's more comfortable to hold in landscape?
I wouldn't mind a slightly thicker phone to hold a bigger battery but I'm not sure I'd like the extra weight.
I wouldn't mind a slightly thicker phone to hold a bigger battery but I'm not sure I'd like the extra weight.
As some people believes in here, it's a tool, a work tool so it is entitled to look bad if it works....
Again in reality there were other ways to make it look good and work well, inductive charging might have been one!
What is very telling is Apple wants to profit from its battery design shortcomings. 9to5 says it best. http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/08/opinion-apple-design-cases/
A possible reason might be that it feels thinner that way. Also I could imagine that this terraced design won't look as odd in your pocket as a plain flat thick case. Might also be easier to grab. Another reason probably is not making the phone itself seem thick, and embracing the function (extra battery) in form also.
Those are all good reason I give you that but i am sure in Cupertino there are very talented designers who could have accomplished that in a "better way", and i appreciate your positive way of replying (compared to some others).
We can all have different opinion and live happy together, BIG thumbs up for you!
The Zune of battery cases.
Surprised they didn't offer brown as a color option.
Surprised they didn't offer brown as a color option.