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If you do get a Mophie-branded ‘charging base’ then you also get magnetic alignment. As a rule of thumb, you’ll be able to claw back 2000mAh or so from a fully charged Juice Pack Air. You’ll lose a little of the extra capacity in the transfer process. And, crucially, when you’re charge is running low on the phone, just long press the flush button on the Juice Pack Air’s back and the accessory is now charging the phone. Plug in the charger and the current is split between phone and Juice Pack Air, i.e.

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Pop the cased iPhone 7 Plus/8 Plus on a Qi charging pad (hey, Mophie make those too!) and it charges away happily (at up to 1A). Technical limitations with Lightning, perhaps? Or just licensing costs? We should be told… A microUSB cable is supplied in the box, of course.īut it all works. The other caveat is that – disappointingly – this charges via microUSB rather than Lightning, and it’s not clear why. But, again, this isn’t for everyday use and when you need the capacity you live with the bulk. The downsides and caveats are partly obvious – the already quite large iPhone 7/8 Plus are made taller and thicker and heavier. Squeezing all this into an extra 6mm isn’t trivial, but the Juice Pack Air is beautifully moulded and, when assembled around the iPhone 7 Plus or 8 Plus (the latter is a slightly tighter fit), the whole feels a little like an iPhone Plus ‘Plus’! Yes, we know the glass backed iPhone 8 Plus has native Qi charging too, but at least you don’t have to say goodbye to this when putting the Mophie on.

It’s good to see Mophie embracing the future, getting there ahead of Apple itself – the Juice Pack Air has a Qi wireless charging coil in the back, meaning that when your phone is encased, you can still pop it down on a wireless charging point in a shop or café and it’ll start trickle charging. When not in place, the Juice Pack either stays at home or lives in the briefcase, ready for slapping on at (say) teatime and then you’re good to go for as long as needed. So yes, you have to decide ahead of time that you’ll need to (pre-charge and) ‘don’ this accessory, but the solution does work. Maybe even for a weekend’s hiking?Īlthough I’m only looking at the Plus models here, the same argument can be made – and more – for the smaller iPhone 7 and 8, of course, wherein their out-of-the-box batteries are roughly doubled. But when you want maximum capacity, with Juice Pack Air ‘on’, the iPhone 7 Plus (and 8 Plus) has around 5300mAh (and 5000mAh respectively) in its tank, and that’s more than enough for the heaviest possible daily use. True, when in place, the Juice Pack Air significantly adds to the weight (an extra 103g) and thickness (an extra 6mm) of the phone, but I don’t think Mophie expects an owner to use their iPhone in the pack 24/7. The Mophie Juice Pack Air, here in the classic two-part design, carry the day by slotting onto the phone directly and supplying a boost charge with no dangling wires.Īmazing production values and presentation throughout. The only downside is that you’re then carrying and using your iPhone with a cable hanging off it for the next hour and this is inelegant, to say the least. The traditional solution is to plug in a powerbank and, trust me, I have plenty of these. Just when I want entertainment or a Twitter fix on the train home, the battery is down to less than 20% and I’m getting worried. I’ll be on a big day out, either business or pleasure, and I’ll be on the way home and my phone is on its last legs in terms of battery, after mountains of camera, GPS and general use. The concept and sales pitch first though – who is this type of accessory aimed at? In my life, the following is a semi-regular occurrence, maybe once every few weeks – whichever phone I happen to be using.

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These ‘Plus’ iPhones have largish batteries and should give a day’s full use, but in practice iOS 11 can suck even these dry on a big day out and which of us hasn’t had issues eking out the last few percent battery on the train home from a concert? The Juice Pack Air is a premium all-in-one solution, with some obvious advantages… and disadvantages. Mophie has been making after-market battery add-ons for the iPhone for years, of course, but recent experiences here with the iPhone 6s Plus, 7 Plus and 8 Plus have led me to investigate the latest Juice Pack Air designs.

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