I don't know if I'd consider this an "upgrade" to my phone.
I, like many people, would happily take a thicker phone if it left room for a larger battery in the first place. I can't imagine a few extra mm making these "unwieldy".
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I, like many people, would happily take a thicker phone if it left room for a larger battery in the first place. I can't imagine a few extra mm making these "unwieldy".
What I’m most intrested in is if the new cases will charge wirelessly just like the newer phones. Otherwise, having charge it via lightning would be a digression in technological progress.
It's pretty sad you've been trained to believe a battery pack is an "upgrade."
Other phones support Nano Memory or MicroSD, external storage, displays, and keyboards.
And if a few mm would make a difference then you'd have a point.
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Upgrade probably isn't the right word, but the point still stands. Its a device that allows you to get prolonged use from your device. Most people will not need this, but its a good option for the people that do.
And they support larger batteries that bulge out the back.
Besides, there are plenty of external storage on the iPhone, from Sandisk and such. As well as keyboards.
I never use more than half my battery in a day, I rather not be saddled with the decisions of people who have the phone in front of their face 12 hours a day.
I still don't get how animals' suffering equates to luxury. Unless those battery cases are made from human skin, I'm not interested.
Are you planning on posting this on every battery case story...
From my use experience of XS, I have zero need for this. You'd have to be streaming video or gaming all day to begin to feel any need for this from my experience. and ... My 10,000 mAh powerbank from AUKEY for a fraction of that price is more than enough for any long trip where I might not be able to plug into a wall for 1-2 days heavy use or many days of moderate use.
Just makes no sense. My $10 clear case protects it and doesn't get in the way. Just silly to make yourself carry that extra weight and bulk around.
Just makes no sense. My $10 clear case protects it and doesn't get in the way. Just silly to make yourself carry that extra weight and bulk around.
Sounds all high and mighty.
Some of us do not have perfect reception and it has nothing to do with you. Try to get off the high horse sometimes.
I found an absolutely valuable alternative for that horrifying case.
Cellular line FREEPOWER SLIM 3000 - UNIVERSAL plus a very short Lightning cable (comes with USB cable). Even flatter as an iPhone, hold about 80% of recharging capacity for an iPhone X. Plus 60g in my backpack. Problem solved. Advantage: charges all of my stuff - if necessary.
Cellular line FREEPOWER SLIM 3000 - UNIVERSAL plus a very short Lightning cable (comes with USB cable). Even flatter as an iPhone, hold about 80% of recharging capacity for an iPhone X. Plus 60g in my backpack. Problem solved. Advantage: charges all of my stuff - if necessary.
You are nothing more than a single data point out of the millions. Just because you don’t does not mean it is not affecting anyone else.
I will give you a counter data point by stating that I work in a shielded room and the battery drains inside due to lack of network and the phone constantly tries to search for it.
"Form first, function be damned."
(Imagined mumbling of Jony Ive sometime around 2012 when he usurped software design power)
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I wouldn't call this a module. I'd call this the equivalent of having to tote & attach a USB hub to a USB C-only macbook variant. Instead of plumping up the function at the "expense" of form, Apple prioritizes form too much now such that external non-modular attach-ons are required to achieve what many feel should be standard from the getgo.
A lot of people, such as myself, are fine with iPhone’s battery capacity - many times I can go two days on a charge. And absolutely do not want a thicker and heavier phone.
Some people, need more capacity. The battery case for those is a solution.
Simple.
So let me get this straight... you think Apple should target the design their phones for a mere 1% of their users?
(And based on how many times I've seen battery cases in public, I'm being extremely generous with that number.)
You're assuming their absence is need-based. It could be from users' unwillingness to further over-pay for an overpriced Apple product. Or it could be from general lack of knowledge of options. And who's to say that customers wouldn't be thrilled with double the life for a mm (or whatever) of add'l thickness.
I'm assuming that the new iPhone XS case will not have a female Lightning port to charge the case/phone through, but rather will charge via a wireless standard. This makes the only thing you need to accomodate within the cross section of the case wall thickness the cable ribbon for the male Lightning connector. No need to have extra depth for the female connector as well. At a minimum it will be Qi compatible, and hopefully there would be some added benefit when using it with an eventual AirPower device. Since there have been whispers in the last week that AirPower is still a go, they may release this case, the AirPods wireless charging case, and the AirPower pad at one time.
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My guess is that the lack of a chin on the case indicates that the battery case will ONLY charge via wireless. Conceptually you would charge the case and phone together overnight so they're both full at the start of the day, and the extra case capacity makes the eliminates the need for a quick wired charge.
Only issue is that no female Lightning port would block even Lightning EarPods and the Lightning to headphone jack adapted, forcing purely wireless audio usage when the case is on. But, the goal may be to make this case, the wireless AirPod case and the AirPower mat a wireless charging ecosystem with added benefits inherent to the AirPower standard over regular Qi.
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There are tons of battery products from tons of companies at tons of price points.
And even I, who own 2 different exteranl batteries, only use them on 2 specific trips per year.
If Apple offered a thicker phone even I wouldn't choose to buy it. And I own 2 batteries!
The market for such a phone would surely be abysmal.
Humans are animals too.
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As long as it keeps getting him in the top comments. He's similar to Apple in that way.