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iPhone XS and XS Max Smart Battery Cases Each Have 1,369 mAh Capacity But More Watt-Hours [Updated]
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I really wonder what he is up to these days. I don't think he is actively overseeing the updates to current products but rather working on some of the possible next big things (likely with AR). I cant wait to see what him and his team have been up to, even if its not for several more years.
"These websites gotta stay in business somehow... cue clickbait.Seems like we are getting a story almost daily now about Apple’s missteps
Now, what if this new battery case offers actually more energy (10 Wh) vs the iPhone 7 Smart Battery case (7 Wh), while also adding the wireless charging option? Would that still make a 30% price increase unconscionable?
Edit: It appears based on mAh and output voltage, the Xs/XsMax and iPhone 7 Smart Battery cases might have pretty similar Wh (both about 11.x Wh), but let's see if those numbers get confirmed further.
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I think it's time for Apple to make the leap to solid state sodium ion battery technology. Lithium ion polymer is so 1980s... I'm no marketing guru, but I have a hunch people would pay more (for a phone) if they got longer battery life. Heck, they already pay extra for these bat packs.
The image indicates that the new battery has 10.1Wh of juice, which is more than the old cases if I remember correctly...
Portable battery pack that has 10-20x the mAh at 1/5 the price? They're literally less than a pound in weight and can be thrown in your bag when not in use.
Sorry but nobody paying more for these iphones now.......1k is bad enough and know you want to pay more.......
Like the Android world where battery cases don't exist because nobody needs any? And the Android world where measured battery life is on average about the same as with iPhones?
I wouldn’t be interested anyway, even if the capacity was better/what it should be for the price you pay. I could never get past that ugly hump in the back. Of course, with that joke of a battery capacity, Apple is without a doubt ripping people off now.
Well, that's what I've been using for the last couple of years. But apart from yet another item to remember to pack (incl. cable) and to stow away, it it is somewhat annoying to have both my phone and the battery pack in my pants pocket with the charging cable hanging out partially and getting hooked on vegetation, fences, etc..
P.S.: For me thus, a battery case makes sense to use on such days when I am outdoors for long stretches, and a relatively thin phone without battery case for all other days.
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Thank you for updating, MR!
Definitely considering throwing my $50 Apple Store gift card towards one of these
Definitely considering throwing my $50 Apple Store gift card towards one of these
The old case gave you more time any way you slice it? Really? Let me slice it like this:
I’d value actual hours of use over some irrelevant percentages.
iPhone XS battery is 10.13 Wh, iPhone XS Max is ~ 12.08 Wh
Samsung S9 is 11.55 Wh, S9+ is 13.47Wh
Might wanna consider rewriting the article's title as well as giving more prominence to the Wh write up.
Yep...and which one lasts longer in real usage. The stuff I read was in favor of iOS the last I checked.
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Agreed.
I really think they are trying to see how much they can charge for less and see who still buys it. I'll just carry around my $5 battery pack and charger in the small backpack I have......it gets the same amount of charge for 1/4 of the cost.
Did you see that the battery capacity may not be as small as we were first told?! People don’t read very far down in articles I see.
It's embarrassing and saddening to see both the article and the comments here.. It just goes to show how low we have fallen in recent years. People are complaining and nagging about things even when they obviously have no clue on how it all works.
Amperes have zero meaning or value without knowing the voltage. What use is a insanely high amount of amperes if the voltage is really low? Same goes the other way around. It's almost like people would prefer to have a 10'000 mAh battery running at 1V over a batter with 1'000 mAh running at 10V even though the battery performance would be the same..
Talk about jumping the shark... The actual watts-per-hours in these newer battery cases are higher than the previous ones, still people act and behave like these newer ones are vastly inferior.... Get a grip......
Amperes have zero meaning or value without knowing the voltage. What use is a insanely high amount of amperes if the voltage is really low? Same goes the other way around. It's almost like people would prefer to have a 10'000 mAh battery running at 1V over a batter with 1'000 mAh running at 10V even though the battery performance would be the same..
Talk about jumping the shark... The actual watts-per-hours in these newer battery cases are higher than the previous ones, still people act and behave like these newer ones are vastly inferior.... Get a grip......
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