The Apple MagSafe Battery Pack is an excellent example to Apple's commitment to delivering sleek, user-friendly products. Its portability is unmatched, making it a top choice for daily use. One of the standout features is its effortless charging mechanism. Simply attach it to your phone, and it takes care of the rest. The intelligent design ensures that the phone stops charging if it detects excessive heat, ensuring the safety of your device.
This battery pack isn't just a battery pack; it's also a MagSafe charger. When plugged into a power source, it offers passthrough charging, ensuring your phone gets also juiced up along with your battery back. This dual functionality adds to its value proposition in my opinion, as a MagSafe charger is almost 40 bucks.
Apple's hallmark has always been its seamless integration and simplicity. True to this, the battery pack's charge level can be monitored directly from the iPhone's battery widget. Additionally, it supports battery optimization features, not just for the iPhone but also for itself when plugged in for extended durations.
However, it's not without its shortcomings. The battery capacity is on the lower side. Using it with an iPhone 13 Pro Max, I found that it provides only about a 40% additional charge. While this might be a trade-off for its compact design, it's something potential buyers should be aware of. Some competitors offer larger capacities, but they might not be as portable or as integrated in the Apple ecosystem.
Lastly, the price point is on the higher side, which is expected from Apple products. While it might be a deterrent for some, those familiar with Apple know that with the brand, you're not just paying for a product but also for impeccable design, flawless implementation, and top quality.
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Excellent, overpriced, and probably worth it (for the true believers)
When I saw MagSafe get rebranded as this iPhone feature (instead of Mac feature that was killed in 2016 and could be returning soon on the 16” M1X MacBook), I figured a product like the MagSafe Battery pack would eventually get released. I think a lot of people were surprised to see this $100 accessory be priced that high, considering it can’t even recharge your iPhone 12 from zero to one hundred percent.That is definitely a valid criticism considering you can get an excellent alternative from one name brand in particular, for only half the price.I think it’s important to remember all of the features this product has over the competitors, which is always what you get from first party Apple products. The coolest thing this can do, in my opinion, is that it can be on the back of an iPhone 12 series phone, and can be recharged wirelessly from the iPhone itself. Which means that iPhones can reverse wirelessly charge other Qi compatible devices, but Apple has never turned the feature on in the operating system.You can also charge your iPhone 12 while the battery pack is recharging with a lightning cable, it basically turns into a MagSafe charging puck when being used that way, delivering the full, 15 watts of wireless power to your iPhone (12 series only, of course). It will also charge any Qi capable devices like Airpods 2 or AirPods Pro.While this is attached to your phone and neither the iPhone or battery pack are charging with a cable, this will deliver only 5 watts of power to your iPhone. This is disappointing and kind of defeats the purpose of making a MagSafe wireless charger in the first place. The whole point of MagSafe is convenient, faster wireless charging. But I think it’s important to remember the benefits of this product too.You get a nice animation when you attach it to your iPhone, and the battery pack will show up in the battery widget, next to your Apple Watch and Airpods. It really is awesome that you never have to turn it on and that it communicates with iOS using the NFC part of MagSafe. Another plus is the safety of this device, it is designed to protect your internal iPhone battery and not put performance over longevity. By default it will only charge your iPhone to 90%, you can get around this by long pressing on the battery saver button within quick settings and an option appears that only shows up while the battery is connected. It will stay enabled and can’t be turned off but it will reset back to only charging to 90% the next time you use it. Most of the damage done to our iPhone batteries occurs between the 90% and 100% charge level. Apple is protecting our devices by making this the default behavior of this battery pack.While there are alternatives out there, even a few really good ones, none are safer or nicer to use than this one from Apple. It’s incredibly thin and feels super soft to the touch. I know it’s expensive, but I honestly feel like it’s worth the price, and I’m loving mine. Apple focuses more on overall experience and sometimes price is an afterthought. I think they wanted to make a really great product and weren’t concerned about people who might be sensitive to the price. If you love Apple and buy everything they make, go ahead and pull the trigger because you know you want it. If you need speed(and/or are on a budget), go with a USB C to Lightning, 20 watt wired charger. The 15 watts from the MagSafe cable (when connected to a 20 watt wall charger) will also be faster than this battery pack.Pros➕Strong Magnets 🧲Automatically turns on/off 🤓Silky smooth finish 🧈Tight integration with iOS 📱🤝Protects battery health 🔋Thinner than similar products ➡️🍎⬅️Lightweight 🪶Doubles as a wired MagSafe charger (if you own a USB C to Lightning cable + 20 watt charger)🔌Can be recharged wirelessly, but only from an iPhone 12/13 series model (while the iPhone is connected to a wired charger with 20+ watts of power)⚡️Cons➖Cannot fully recharge a 12/12 pro (55%-60% recharge capacity) 🙁Only charges at 5 watts or less, most of the time🐢Magsafe Battery Pack itself, cannot be charged wirelessly EXCEPT from the iPhone 12/13 series models, so if you place this on a Qi charger or the $40 MagSafe cable, it will NOT charge 🚫⚡️Expensive 💵
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Legit Apple battery
Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2022Style: Battery PackVerified Purchase
Kevin
Nice gadget if you like gadgets.
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2022Style: Battery PackVerified Purchase
Kevin
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2022
My application is as a dock. It’s gonna be mounted to my car and I will mostly drop my phone onto it. When I need extended play, then take it with you.
Watch some of the tear downs and you will find this device has a lot of smart electronics working to not damage your iPhone battery.
It weighs quite a bit and wouldn’t want it to weight anymore. Treat it as 4 hours of extra screen time and you will be happy.
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Brantly
Good "Grab and Go" for extra power
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2021Style: Battery PackVerified Purchase
Scott Harris
A little more expensive, but worth it.
Reviewed in Canada on May 24, 2023Style: Battery PackVerified Purchase
