Because it’s better designed, aesthetically and functionally. It shows a battery icon in iOS and the silicone material feels premium compared to cheaper cases. Since it’s a hump that doesn’t consume the entire backside of your phone, it’s also probably lighter too. It also supports wireless charging and of course it has the Apple logo, which some will laugh at, but its a touch that I can certainly appreciate.
For those that don’t care about these “niceties”, by all means go for the cheaper alternatives and be happy, but personally I would still pay more for the Apple battery case myself because I do care about those little things.
I almost want one, if only to see how far I can stretch my XR battery with it.
Designed by Jony Ive, modelled after his pot-belly.
Yea the apple battery cases really do act like an extended battery for the phone. They report their charge level in iOS as well. The charging and discharging is automatically managed instead of having to turn on the charging like on third party cases. The problem with waiting until your internal battery draining before switching on the external battery is that it uses up a charge cycle on the internal battery. If you can keep the internal battery close to full for longer then you can extended its useful service life.
Those cases look AWESOME! I had Apple's Smart Battery Case for my iPhone 7...you really need to own one to realize how great it is! Charging with Lightning, view charge for phone and case on screen...
My concern is the lower speaker looks blocked on these new cases. My iPhone 7 case had holes that fired the sound forward. These new cases are nice in that they don't increase the length of the phone like the older ones did...but if the sound is blocked that's gonna be a dealbreaker for me.
Just looked up... $170USD here in New Zealand.You think that's bad, try $US145 in Australia!!!! Lost touch indeed!
wow! same here! ETA is Thursday.Mine shipped yay!
[doublepost=1547596320][/doublepost]Mine shipped yay! Will be here a day early, Thursday.
Yup same glad it’s arriving a day earlywow! same here! ETA is Thursday.
oh man! mine actually comes tomorrow which is a day earlier than expected![doublepost=1547596320][/doublepost]
Yup same glad it’s arriving a day early
Wish they also made one for the X
I looked at those. Two objections: 1)micro usb charging to the case, although it is Qi supported. 2) it leaves the bottom of the phone exposed.
Micro usb alone is a deal breaker.
Edit for clarification: the juice pack acces uses usb c, the juice pack air uses micro usb.
Lol, I would rather pay $10 more for the official Apple case, that's for sure.
Just curious, what do you think Apple should have charged for it?$129 BWAHAHA they must be smoking crack
Im sorry, Im an Apple fan and owned every iPhone since the 3GS but they've lost touch with reality in recent years.
The Hump is back!
It looks nice! I was going to wait for Mophie, but I think this will be better on the internal battery. I could be wrong, just my thinking.
I’m just hoping the white can stay relatively clean.
It looks nice! I was going to wait for Mophie, but I think this will be better on the internal battery. I could be wrong, just my thinking.
I’m just hoping the white can stay relatively clean.
Why not make a slightly thicker iphone and call it the XS Max Battery Plus? Then sell a special case for it. $$
Actually it's pretty cool if you need the extra battery life but I think that's a slim market. Even so, I'd like to charge it wireless with my watch and airpods. How do I do that?