Photos of Apple's New MagSafe Battery Pack Provide First Look at Thickness

[citysnaps]

I think this is a justification of another poor design...

What's poor about it? And what would your design look like?

 

[KittyKatta]

I’m really surprised by these comments. What thickness were you expecting?

I think its more of a reaction to marketing pics. There’s that “Apple Magic” that tends to make us forget about reality so when you see this as the ONLY official product picture you don’t think of how thick the actual battery needs to be.

So when you see this…

Apple Smart Battery (iPhone11)

Personally, I dont hate it but it does look pretty impractical due to ergonomics and the incredibly slow charging speeds in comparison to the Apple charging case or a plain old $20 wired battery pack.

 

[coachgq]

this is the most idiotic move by apple

Why? You make a blast comment and nothing to support why.

 

[jdavid_rp]

I get through an entire day on an overnight charge with my iPhone X. What are people doing with their iPhones to justify this inconvenience? When you go out, you meet friends, you take a group selfie first, sit down, eat, talk about careers, life, gossip; during all this you might check your phone one or two times. Maybe walk around town then just before you leave, you all take another group selfie. If you are taking public transportation or walking home, you might look at email, death scroll a bit on IG or Facebook. But it should not warrant needing this.

When you go out you could be on holidays, and you would be taking lots of pictures, recordings, and looking for info in Maps. No need to just think about your normal day by day. It could be a nice easy battery pack that you can put in the side pocket of your backpack and connect it while your eating or using the public transport

 

[rpmurray]

damn that’s a thick boy

A lot of booty in the trunk.

 

[FightTheFuture]

It looks like its been taken over by a parasite. Li ke one of those parasites that replace the tongue of a fish.

Worse looking than the integrated 'Hump' battery cases from some years ago.

Makes more sense than the Smart Battery Cases in that these can be used with any iPhone 12.

 

[hcherry]

Does anyone else feel like mag-safe for iPhone has mostly been a letdown? I think it's awesome for dock/charging combos, but the idea of a magnetically attached charger while you're using/holding the phone seems silly — how is that better than just plugging in a lightning cable?

If this is what's required to get to true wireless charging, as in, over-the-air charging, I get it. But this phase feels a bit silly to me.

 

[MarcinRSE]

I don’t believe this is legit. Taking closer look at apples graphics this thing should be above volume down button for iPhone 12 Pro and pro Max . Attached pictures do not show this geometry

 

[jmgregory1]

I’ll be getting one for my wife, as he 12 Pro can’t quite make it through the day when she’s at work. She’s not one to have or use Lightning cables, so this will be easy for her to keep attached while the phone sits on her desk.

 

[JosephAW]

When thinness was in I said way back that Apple should make an iPhone with no battery and the user buy a battery case depending on how much run time they would like.

 

[JosephAW]

Now it’s 2021 and it’s come to this.

 

[iSayuSay]

If only Apple uses USB-C, it can also charge an iPad. It would also work as in/out charging port instead.

 

[6787872]

I have several photoshoots planned in places where charging my phone is not going to easy for several days. This is better than carrying a Anker portable battery. I'm wondering however, what "additional hours of battery life" means exactly.

no, actually, it's not. it won't even give you one full charge.

 

[b348xyx]

can you charge the battery case via a MagSafe charger ? or does it have to be plugged in ?

 

[kk200]

I’ll be getting one for my wife, as he 12 Pro can’t quite make it through the day when she’s at work. She’s not one to have or use Lightning cables, so this will be easy for her to keep attached while the phone sits on her desk.

A wireless charger makes more sense. costs 20 bucks and 0-maintenance

 

[6787872]

Nope and no thanks. My needs, and no doubt the majority of other Apple customers, do not require a substantially thicker phone and the runtime its larger battery would provide.

That battery pack is designed for those who do. And for them, it's a great solution.

yeah, cuz the camera jutting out looks great /s.

make the phone uniformly thick, increases the battery life, no more camera sticking out.

if that makes the phone too heavy for you, i suggest hitting the gym.

 

[fredrik9]

Holy cow! Apple should just make the phone a little thicker and put more battery in it, instead of selling a product that makes the phone look like a pregnant whale.

Honestly, I don’t think iPhone 12 should be any thicker. It has great battery life too, easily lasting a whole day unless I use it every minute of the day. This battery pack is of course only supposed to be used in emergency situations when there’s no access to power for at least 2 days. In emergencies, perhaps I can accept a super thick phone.

 

[wgaller]

UGLY AF

 

[twinlight]

I always wanted the hump case but never got one for my 7+. It looked pretty decent I believe and also was a case at the same time. I never tried it but I think it made the phone a little easier to hold especially when having it in landscape for a YouTube clip or something.

 

[citysnaps]

yeah, cuz the camera jutting out looks great /s.

make the phone uniformly thick, increases the battery life, no more camera sticking out.

if that makes the phone too heavy for you, i suggest hitting the gym.

Nice ad hominem.

Nope. Don't want a thicker iPhone. Don't need that kind of battery capacity. Some people do. And for them Apple has a solution. Are you one of those people?

 

[kingspointer]

Imagine spending $99 on it…

I did. it'll live in my bag and and when my phone dies, I'll hook it up. or when I'm roaming some back alley, creeping from shadow to shadow, if my phone dies, I'll pull out of my pocket and hook it up for a few minutes.

 

[nikaru]

If Apple is charging you 100$ for 11 watts battery pack, then an Apple Car with 100 kilowatts battery pack should cost around 909k$. I cant pay that even selling by two kidneys and working as male prostitute during the nights.

 

[19callum93]

Are people ever happy on this forum? 😂

 

[Ahmamies]

”Roughly, the MagSafe Battery Pack may provide one full charge for the ‌iPhone 12 mini‌ and a partial charge for the rest of the ‌iPhone 12‌ models.” - from earlier article

This for 99 USD? Cannot be true?

 

[decypher44]

It doesn’t seem real. Apple surely would have tapered the edges, no? It would look so much better, and I assume it would be much better to hold/grasp. 🤷‍♂️