{"id":1998,"date":"2022-04-22T14:11:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idguk-mw-3812991"},"modified":"2022-04-22T14:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:11:20","slug":"apple-magsafe-battery-pack-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.amobil.online\/apple-magsafe-battery-pack-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple MagSafe Battery Pack review"},"content":{"rendered":"
We all know that the battery life of a phone is not limitless and that iPhones do not have a great reputation for lasting as long on one charge as other smartphones.<\/p>\n
Unless you stick close to a power outlet, you\u2019ll need a power bank or battery case to top up on the move.<\/p>\n
Apple\u2019s recent iPhones boast a technology called MagSafe that offers a tidier solution than carrying around a cabled power bank.<\/p>\n
It allows enabled accessories to magnetically latch on to the back of the iPhone for wireless charging or other functions.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Best MagSafe portable battery packs and power banks<\/a><\/p>\n Apple\u2019s MagSafe Battery Pack offers a power boost when your iPhone\u2019s internal battery is running out on you.<\/p>\n The Apple MagSafe Battery Pack is a compact (96-x-64-11cm) white brick that weighs 114g.<\/p>\n Clamped to the back of a white iPhone, it creates a hump reminiscent of Apple\u2019s old Smart Battery Case<\/a>, see above left.<\/p>\n That full Smart Battery Case (sadly unavailable for iPhone 12 or 13 ranges) was derided for its humpback, but we loved it for its smart features, battery life and all-round protective duties. We have tested a third-party alternative \u2013 the Newdery Battery Case for iPhone 13 and 13 Pro<\/a> \u2013 if you desire the protection and can live without the Apple logo, smart features and official certification.<\/p>\n The MagSafe Battery Pack is similar in looks when magnetically locked to the phone but lacks the robust protection you get with a battery case.<\/p>\n You can, and should, of course, keep your precious phone in a protective case, and then to use this battery pack you\u2019ll need to buy a MagSafe-friendly case.<\/p>\n While it matches well with a white iPhone, the lack of MagSafe Battery Pack colour options means it will literally stick out on any other colour iPhone. In comparison, Anker\u2019s similar MagGo 622 battery pack comes in five mellow colours. Read our Anker MagGo 622 Battery Pack review<\/a>.<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s pack charges via Lightning cable rather than USB-C (used by Anker and other magnetic power bank makers), but this makes sense as all iPhone users will have a Lightning cable to hand. USB-C is the future, though, and these days fewer wall chargers come with old-standard USB-A ports that work with regular Lightning-to-USB cables. No cable is included with the Pack.<\/p>\n The magnetic clamp is strong, allaying fears that it might slip off the phone and get damaged or lost.<\/p>\n The Apple MagSafe Battery Pack has a 1,460mAh battery capacity. An iPhone 12 mini\u2019s internal battery is rated at 2,227mAh, an iPhone 13 at 3,227mAh, and a 13 Pro Max at 4,352mAh.<\/p>\n (We\u2019ve listed the battery capacities of every iPhone<\/a> for your delectation.)<\/p>\n The Apple Battery Pack therefore looks a bit puny in power capacity \u2013 especially in light of the Anker MagGo 622\u2019s 5,000mAh capacity. But milliamp hours don\u2019t tell the whole story.<\/p>\n The Apple pack has a higher voltage potential (7.62V) than the iPhone (3.81V) or the Anker pack, meaning that it can provide more power to an iPhone than its mAh suggests; in fact, it works out as equivalent to 2,920mAh.<\/p>\n It makes more sense to compare each battery\u2019s Watt Hour specification. The difference between Anker\u2019s 19.13Wh and Apple\u2019s 11.13Wh is still great (172% more power from Anker) but less distant than the unadjusted milliamp rating first suggests.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the good news, but there\u2019s a further blow to the battery power… and not just for the Apple pack. The Apple Battery Pack should be able to nearly fully charge an iPhone 13 Pro, but it doesn\u2019t get close because of the inherent inefficiency of wireless charging.<\/p>\n When charging wirelessly, up to a staggering 50% of a battery pack\u2019s charge to the phone can be lost to bad placement and heat loss, plus other environmental factors \u2013 compared to a wired charging connection.<\/p>\n As the magnetic fit is so precise and strongly locked, MagSafe wireless charging is much more efficient than standard Qi wireless charging where the device just sits on top of the charger. Anyone who has fiddled their phone into the correct position for wireless charging to commence will know that placement isn\u2019t always easy. With MagSafe, it locks into the exact position.<\/p>\n MagSafe charging remains inefficient (it\u2019s still wireless after all) but maybe loses only 30% of the attached battery charge because the placement is so precise \u2013 and that brings the Apple pack closer still to the Anker pack because the higher-capacity battery loses more of its charge at 30% than the smaller one.<\/p>\n <\/h2>\n
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Battery capacity<\/h2>\n