Apple's MagSafe battery pack can only do 7.5W as well (and it originally couldn't even do that at launch). It's capacity is the equivalent of roughly 3,000mAh when you convert the voltage to match what marketing teams generally use, so it is smaller than the competition simply because it has less capacity. And then the more advanced features of the Apple battery like the reverse charging from your iPhone can't be created by other companies simply because Apple won't let them. (Side note: It is ridiculous that Apple doesn't let you wirelessly charge your airpods from your iPhone like android phones can, especially when the reverse charging feature of the MagSafe battery pack proves the iPhone hardware is capable of it.
I was gonna get this until this review! I’m really impressed by your review man, and I ended up getting a few Anker portable chargers on Prime Day instead: the Nano power bank and MagGo. You just got a new subscriber!
Another awesome review Stephen. Appreciate the honest review which occurs very rarely. Also thanks for the AMP App. I’m trying it out with all my chargers.
Great review. Thanks for your research in that. I’ll wait till next keynote in September and hopefully they’ll a second gen with qi2 with usbc onboard.
Hilariously, I’ve been researching cameras, and when I saw the thumbnail, I was like “Slow Auto Focus?”. It took me a moment to realize that’s not what was being said at all. 😂😂
I've read that it doesn't display the MagSafe charging animation without it being plugged in, so is it technically still using Qi instead of Qi2 in that mode? I've been looking for official MagSafe/Qi2 that charge only at 7.5W because I prefer cooler charging.
I can't believe my luck. I bought the regular MagSafe Belkin power bank from Amazon by accident instead of the Pro, I didn't realise it was exclusive to Apple. I guess I saved myself some money! Thanks for sharing 😊
The only good thing about that is that it will probably make a noticeable difference with how hot it gets! sometimes there are other things that are convenient about these than just simply how fast it charges… sometimes it is just the simplicity of not carrying around a cable and adapter, and the freedom of not needing to be near an outlet… for $60 I don’t really agree that this isn’t worth the price just because it’s not charging superfast :) if I need that I have one of those heavy 20k mophie power banks that I can connect with a short USB-C cable for maximum charging speed… not to mention it can charge pretty much any other device as well 😊
Hi Stephen. Great review. Is the battery test app you used called “Total Amperes Battery Charge”? The screenshots in your video look identical to the App description. Anyhow I took the plunge as only £1.99. However when I launched, it says it takes a long time with iOS 17 and results might not be accurate as Apple removed a lot of functionality. It has been in a Starting Test for 30 minutes whilst on my charger and nothing happening” I suspect it isn’t the same app as it appears broken to me. Any chance of putting the app details so I can check please. Thanks
Was really hoping this battery pack would be good but thanks for the info. Mophie has their own 5k Qi2 battery pack called the “snap+ powerstation mini with stand” and would love to see a video on that one and see if that one could live up to the expectations of Qi2 🤞
Super Video just wish you would’ve done a comparison of heat. I have „laut power charge crystal“ MagSafe powerbank and it’s heating up my iphone 15 pro a LOT. I would trade slower charging for less heat. Would’ve gotten the original Apple but in Germany alas you can’t get it any more
@@beardfm bummer. I was hoping the QI2 standard would act like the original Apple MagSafe battery, communicating with the device to negotiate power delivery. Do you think other QI2’s will do this better?
I wonder what kind of extra requirements are imposed on the products that are sold at Apple Store. The ShiftCam SnapGrip sold by Apple Store dropped its wireless charging capability altogether. Also wish Apple could have kept the lightning MagSafe battery pack around for a while longer. Having that on iPhone 15 means you can charge both the phone and the battery with either cable.
I gave up wireless charging completely, especially power banks. They are bulkier, they charge slowly and ruin the battery health. The best power bank is one that attaches to the USB-C/Lightning port like Anker’s Nano Power Bank.
Technically the coil / hardware can be Qi2, and heat may still be better than regular Qi batteries, but the 15W speeds is the main improvement so it seems very strange.
I was pretty excited when I saw it in the Apple Store and bought it, but just returned yesterday as it is nothing but a paperweight and cannot match any of the power bank even the cheap Amazon one's performance which are not even Qi2.
And they say Apple don’t innovate anymore… It seems at this point that no company is able to create something like Apple’s MagSafe battery pack.
That's what I'm saying! Here's hoping for a gen 2
I am not at all surprised if Apple have a software lock that prevents other companies' charger from charging efficiently
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I'm not sure it's "ability" or lack thereof, rather than "willingness".
Apple's MagSafe battery pack can only do 7.5W as well (and it originally couldn't even do that at launch). It's capacity is the equivalent of roughly 3,000mAh when you convert the voltage to match what marketing teams generally use, so it is smaller than the competition simply because it has less capacity. And then the more advanced features of the Apple battery like the reverse charging from your iPhone can't be created by other companies simply because Apple won't let them. (Side note: It is ridiculous that Apple doesn't let you wirelessly charge your airpods from your iPhone like android phones can, especially when the reverse charging feature of the MagSafe battery pack proves the iPhone hardware is capable of it.
I was gonna get this until this review! I’m really impressed by your review man, and I ended up getting a few Anker portable chargers on Prime Day instead: the Nano power bank and MagGo. You just got a new subscriber!
Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day!
Another awesome review Stephen. Appreciate the honest review which occurs very rarely. Also thanks for the AMP App. I’m trying it out with all my chargers.
Appreciate that 🙏🏻
I was just looking at belkins battery packing was just looking at belkins battery pack yesterday. Kind of disappointed now. Thanks for the review.
Great review. Thanks for your research in that. I’ll wait till next keynote in September and hopefully they’ll a second gen with qi2 with usbc onboard.
Would love if that happened. Fingers crossed!
Hey do you know where can I pick up the original apple magsafe charger?
So great to have you to review this 🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😁👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Keep it up🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching! Getting some other battery requests and will review!
Hilariously, I’ve been researching cameras, and when I saw the thumbnail, I was like “Slow Auto Focus?”. It took me a moment to realize that’s not what was being said at all. 😂😂
haha perfect
Thanks for being honest and warning all of us I was going to buy it but thankfully I didn’t way before I saw this video.
Glad I could provide some info before buying!
Oh that wallpaper link pls!
I've read that it doesn't display the MagSafe charging animation without it being plugged in, so is it technically still using Qi instead of Qi2 in that mode? I've been looking for official MagSafe/Qi2 that charge only at 7.5W because I prefer cooler charging.
But the Belkin 10k has a built in USB c cable and can charge 3 devices.
I can't believe my luck. I bought the regular MagSafe Belkin power bank from Amazon by accident instead of the Pro, I didn't realise it was exclusive to Apple. I guess I saved myself some money! Thanks for sharing 😊
You got the better deal for sure!
The only good thing about that is that it will probably make a noticeable difference with how hot it gets! sometimes there are other things that are convenient about these than just simply how fast it charges… sometimes it is just the simplicity of not carrying around a cable and adapter, and the freedom of not needing to be near an outlet… for $60 I don’t really agree that this isn’t worth the price just because it’s not charging superfast :) if I need that I have one of those heavy 20k mophie power banks that I can connect with a short USB-C cable for maximum charging speed… not to mention it can charge pretty much any other device as well 😊
I didn't notice the heat being much better than other regular MagSafe batteries, but it may be managing it better.
Hi Stephen. Great review. Is the battery test app you used called “Total Amperes Battery Charge”? The screenshots in your video look identical to the App description. Anyhow I took the plunge as only £1.99. However when I launched, it says it takes a long time with iOS 17 and results might not be accurate as Apple removed a lot of functionality. It has been in a Starting Test for 30 minutes whilst on my charger and nothing happening” I suspect it isn’t the same app as it appears broken to me. Any chance of putting the app details so I can check please. Thanks
I get that warning too, but this is the exact app I used: apps.apple.com/app/id1245475416
Was really hoping this battery pack would be good but thanks for the info. Mophie has their own 5k Qi2 battery pack called the “snap+ powerstation mini with stand” and would love to see a video on that one and see if that one could live up to the expectations of Qi2 🤞
Is it this one? Can't find Qi2 in the description: amzn.to/3W7RLVO
@@beardfmno. The Qi2 one is on their Zagg website.
Thanks for keeping them honest.
Trying my best!
what about the Benks? Do you have some news to tell us?
Can't seem to find that one on Amazon...
Super Video just wish you would’ve done a comparison of heat. I have „laut power charge crystal“ MagSafe powerbank and it’s heating up my iphone 15 pro a LOT. I would trade slower charging for less heat. Would’ve gotten the original Apple but in Germany alas you can’t get it any more
Ah forgot to mention! It doesn't get as hot as some other off-brand ones, but it gets warm as you would expect.
@@beardfm bummer. I was hoping the QI2 standard would act like the original Apple MagSafe battery, communicating with the device to negotiate power delivery. Do you think other QI2’s will do this better?
Does the back easily scratch? My original Apple MagSafe battery has no scratches, but this one looks like it will scratch easily.
It’ll show some fine scratches, yes
I wonder what kind of extra requirements are imposed on the products that are sold at Apple Store. The ShiftCam SnapGrip sold by Apple Store dropped its wireless charging capability altogether.
Also wish Apple could have kept the lightning MagSafe battery pack around for a while longer. Having that on iPhone 15 means you can charge both the phone and the battery with either cable.
Yeah, I'm still hoping for Apple to update their battery with USB-C...
Can you review the Mophie snap+ powerstation mini Qi2 battery pack?
You're the second person to ask! Is it this one? amzn.to/3W7RLVO
I am looking for an apple battery pack, any idea where I can currently find one?
Unfortunately Apple discontinued it so they're only use on eBay or Amazon.
I gave up wireless charging completely, especially power banks. They are bulkier, they charge slowly and ruin the battery health. The best power bank is one that attaches to the USB-C/Lightning port like Anker’s Nano Power Bank.
I still hold on to that Anker nano too, great device.
Dubious to advertise it as Qi2 if it can't charge at 15W. How did they get certified at 15W by the WPC?
Technically the coil / hardware can be Qi2, and heat may still be better than regular Qi batteries, but the 15W speeds is the main improvement so it seems very strange.
6:34 I wouldn’t pay more for a chunky portable charger it will make the phone heavier that defeats the purpose.
Depends if your priority is speed of charging or weight, but if the slower charging doesn't bother you I'd say get the cheaper model on Amazon!
True wireless charging power (no cable, no dock) is still limited to 7.5W to my understanding
but.... I was wrong after watching this vid :)
I was pretty excited when I saw it in the Apple Store and bought it, but just returned yesterday as it is nothing but a paperweight and cannot match any of the power bank even the cheap Amazon one's performance which are not even Qi2.
Yeah I'll be returning mine too, shame.
That’s disappointing, was hoping this would be “the one”
Who's Ashley?
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RIP Apollo! 😭
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Does it charge your phone then shut up 🙄🙄