Apple’s iPhone Air MagSafe battery pack is cheaper than ever

We discovered the iPhone Air to have a reasonably respectable battery life for such a thin-and-light cellphone, someplace within the area of 27 hours should you’re repeatedly streaming video. However it’s nonetheless a cellphone, arguably your most used gadget every day, so you might must prime it up through the day should you’re utilizing it always. That’s the place Apple’s iPhone Air MagSafe battery pack is available in, and it’s at present on sale for $79.

This accent solely works with the iPhone Air, however very similar to the cellphone it attaches to, it’s extraordinarily slim at 7.5mmm, so crucially doesn’t add a lot bulk when hooked up that it defeats the purpose of getting a skinny cellphone within the first place. The MagSafe Battery isn’t monumental at 3,149mAh (sufficient so as to add an additional 65 p.c of cost to the Air), however it might probably wirelessly cost the AirPods Pro 3 as nicely, making it an much more helpful journey companion. You can too cost your iPhone whereas charging the battery pack.

At its common value of $99, the MagSafe battery pack is an admittedly dear add-on to what’s already an costly cellphone, however for $20 off it’s nicely price contemplating what Engadget’s Sam Rutherford known as an “important accent” for some customers in his iPhone Air assessment.

Many Apple loyalists will all the time insist on having first-party equipment for his or her iPhone, however there are many third-party MagSafe chargers on the market too, quite a lot of them significantly cheaper than Apple’s lineup. You’ll want to take a look at our guide for these.

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