Also, I‘m not interested because I don’t want to buy another lightning port from Apple. I’m ready for them to go USB C for all.
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MagSafe Battery Pack Tidbits: Thickness, Weight, Charging Details, and More
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Yeah, I am seriously done with lightning. Just let me have one USB-C cable which can handle everything.
Same same. Walking around Coachella with a cord hanging out of my pocket is cumbersome and not a great look. 😂
FWIW, there are some pretty good batteries out there with built in cables.
This looks nice though. When my current battery (with the cables built in) dies, I’ll be looking at it for the same reasons you lay out.
That reverse charging is a nice feature though. Not worth twice the price, but j have paid stupid money for Apple stuff before.
I remember having an Apple battery case for one of my older phones (the X I think) and I really liked the product. I had a Mophie case for my SE, which I really liked.
None of the aftermarket battery cases for the 12 have been any good. I bought one from Zerolemon, but it was too bulky. I tried another one from Newdery, and got 2 that wouldn't work with Car Play which was a total deal breaker for me. I sent them back.
The battery case market for the 12 has been a total disappointment. It's the only thing I really don't like about my 12 Pro.
I view this similarly too. At the same time, I wish battery technology were better. There are a few occasions in the year when I could use a battery pack, but the problem with that is a battery pack that sits unused continues to deteriorate. If battery technology were such that it doesn't deteriorate unless you use it, then no problem I can totally justify a purchase like this.
I think you are probably right in that Steve would likely not have approved.
The plastic casing reminds one of a white iBook. That's really retro and not giving an updated design language to a new product.
This is a proof of concept for reverse charging on the iPhone. If it holds up well in the battery it will do well in the phone. They did not have to allow AirPods charging to sell the pack but since they do, I guess we will see it again not too long from now.
I wish there was an iPhone with this size and form factor.
I think many of us see MagSafe on iPhone 12 as a completely new charging method, it's not: it's still using Qi standard, and just using magnets to proper align to the coils or affix accessories.
I understand how you feel! But it doesn't really take a whole lot to keep it from deteriorating, does it? Maybe just keep it plugged in somewhere and then maybe 1-2 times per month, unplug it and use it to charge your phone at home instead of your usual charging method. Then plug it back in until next month, etc. Or you could use this as your main charger all the time, and then just unplug it once or twice a month while it's charging your phone so it can drain.
Ya I know it’s too thick. I’m rocking a slim 6000 pd charger and I can just fast charge for 20 mins then I don’t need to carry the battery back around. Wish it was thinner and I thought it would be given the smaller mah pack then say the anker magsafe charger. I bought the anker charger for prime day and it was too thick and annoying to carry for an hour.
Sadly, I don't foresee much progress on USB-C, for one simple reason: every MFI-certified Lightning cable is $$$ for Apple.
Sure the "low-volume" products like iPad Pro and MacBook get USB-C, but switching a top product like iPhone to USB-C would mean giving up a huge amount of revenue from accessories.
Apple doesn't care that the fragmented USB-C vs Lighting product lines are inconvenient for you, because it is profitable.
I guess for some, that frequency of having to manage plugging and unplugging isn't a big deal. For me, it is. I really can't be bothered to have to remember to do such things as my time and brainpower needs to be allotted to other activities, including more rest.