Okay, so I just picked up the new iPhone Air MagSafe battery and… wow. I’ve owned my fair share of portable chargers, but this thing feels totally different. Let me break it down:

What I love:

1. The ridiculous thinness: It’s only 3,000mAh, so yeah, it makes sense, but this is hands down the thinnest portable battery I’ve ever held. It feels less like a chunky power bank and more like slipping a slim wallet or card holder into your pocket. With bigger packs I usually debate whether to even bring them, but this one? I just throw it in my pocket without thinking.

2. The soft-touch material: the attaching side isn’t rough or plasticky—it’s smooth, almost luxurious. Actually feels good against your hand/skin.

3. It charges AirPods wirelessly: Didn’t expect it to work, but it does. Super handy.

4. **The design details:**The charging light hides behind translucent plastic, so it glows subtle and clean instead of screaming “cheap blinking LED.” Legit one of the nicest-looking power banks I’ve ever seen.

5. Size vs. a regular pack: Put it next to my 10,000mAh Anker brick and the difference is insane—this thing is dramatically slimmer and way easier to carry.

The cons:

• $100 for 3,000mAh is… yeah, steep. You can grab 25,000mAh bricks for the same price.

• No wireless recharge for the battery itself (no MagSafe puck support). USB-C only.

• No real battery indicator—just orange when dying, green when charged. No idea how much is left unless you guess.

• Pretty much exclusive to the iPhone Air. Doesn’t really fit other devices.

• At 3,000mAh it’s not a heavy-use solution. If you’re traveling or powering multiple devices, you’ll still want a bigger 10,000mAh+ pack.

Overall: If you’re an iPhone Air user who likes to travel light, this thing is perfect. Apple clearly leaned into slimness with the phone, and this accessory nails the same vibe -tiny boost, premium feel, disappears in your pocket. I’ll still pack my bigger brick for long trips, but for daily carry? This one’s staying with me.

I am now a believer of the battery pack. I must admit after completely lucking out and finding a new one on ebay from a trustworthy seller that the purpose of what this does is far better for me at least than what those other batteries do. This is the perfect companion to the 13 mini as it fits perfectly, does not run hot and kept me at 90% through out the day. Its now been 12 hours since I took my phone off the charger and as soon as i hit 88% around 10am I slapped the battery pack on the phone til around 230pm. It is now almost 7pm and my phone is at 70%. I love the fact that its just a steady wave when its charging and not a tsunami that the other battery chargers offer which is why the phones and batteries run so hot when charging.

Edit new results in link from using battery pack and phone both at 100%. Battery pack went on the phone after the green bar in the new pics until a little after 9pm. Battery pack was at 30% when I took it off the phone. https://imgur.com/UBI5TfN

Ever since the introduction of Qi2 I've been intrigued with the thought of picking up an Anker MagGo Power Bank with Qi2, but I'm also not completely sure if I'd use it. Those of you who use any sort of MagSafe battery pack, do you keep it on all day every day? Do you just keep it in your bag charged up to use the odd day you're out longer, or using your phone more heavily?

Curious to hear, I know it probably sounds dumb to think about buying something somewhat expensive without being completely sure I'd actually use it, but it does look like a neat product.

eBay looks to be a complete disaster of fake battery packs, and I can’t find any legitimate store that still has old stock. Any suggestions, or just buy an Anker or Belkin?

Anyone else have an absolutely atrocious experience with the MagSafe battery pack? My iPhone literally discharges when the pack is on, never mind the heat it produces and hilariously bad capacity.

How do you guys use the MagSafe battery pack? Do you keep it on the phone all the time or just when it needs to be charged up

I am going to a trip in NY in June, and I will probably be out in the city most of the day, taking picutres and using the phone for messages, calls, payments etc. So I need some battery insurance. I was thinking of buying MagSafe battery pack and stick it to my phone if needed cause I find it easy to use, what amount of time will that buy me on a daily basis? Or should I maybe just get some other external battery or charger? What do u guys think?

I know there is a bunch of options when it comes to MagSafe battery packs, but why has no one made one that is like the Apple MagSafe battery pack? By that I mean where you put it on at 90 percent phone battery and let the battery pack feed it throughout the day. All the packs I see are supposed to be used once the phone battery has dropped.

Title basically. The Apple official MagSafe battery is intended to be used all the time with your phone and uses software to minimize the damage to your battery rather than just always charging it to 100%. Have any non-Apple packs implemented similar integration? I've seen a few comments that the Raycon pack has, wondering what else might be out there.

Website says it gives the 14 pro an extra 40%. Doesn’t sound great considering the price but I like the idea of having something small that sticks to the back of my phone rather than carrying a power bank around

For anyone who is seeing this post now and have the same questions as me; I created this post because i had thought that wireless charging of all kinds had the potentiality to harm the device due to them being inefficient and creating heat on the device.

I used to charge my phone with the 20W apple charging brick with the cable and after this post I decided to get a magsafe stand. (From the replies this post got and my own researches on the web it seems that magsafe doesn’t really effect battery that much if none)

I went with the Anker MagGo623 charging stand and I realised that my phone generates less heat and its always cool to the touch after using magsafe charging (this specific model has a 7.5W charging output which is a lot slower than the Apple 20W brick)

Having a magsafe stand at my desk solved most of my problems with charging and I really like standby feature that came with IOS 17. If you are thinking of getting a magsafe stand/charger I highly recommend it.

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Hey, i have had my eye on some magsafe charging stand to get it on my bedside and i just saw that the Anker MagGo 623 is on discount.

I’m wondering if the magsafe charging is as harmful to phone battery as the people say. (If the people who use magsafe charging exclusively/mostly could share their experiences it would answer a lot of questions for me)

I also have a 3rd party magsafe leather case and i’m not sure if it will be the most efficient way to charge my device. (Since it’s not apple made)

Would really appreciate if someone could clear these up for me. I need a magsafe stand to get rid of the cable mess and just conveniently charge my devices at ease.

I'm running out of battery before the end of my day and need a magsafe battery pack... I'm wondering what ones do you recommend? I do not like the Apple branded one at all after looking at it and it's capacity is too small... I don't mind extra thickness for batteries and want something that charges at the fastest possible wireless speed... I'm looking between the Mophie Snap+ Juice pack mini and the ESR Halo lock magsafe Battery pack but i'm also open for suggestions too.. i do prefer the 10k mAh packs over the 5k ones but if I do end up with a 5k pack i might buy a second one if needed... What can you recommend?

I’ve been looking for an original MagSafe battery pack for a while now. I’ve found those 2. The one in the collage is for ~36 USD, the second one ~73USD. Both are used, the Check Coverage in both shows “purchase date not validated”. And to me both look original although I’m a bit skeptical about the price of the cheaper one. I don’t have the opportunity to test them before buying. I’d greatly appreciate your help!

Wish they would make it a bit cheaper.

A friend of mine used to have a MagSafe battery pack a while ago. I tried to find it on the Apple website but Google only shows people selling them elsewhere (eBay etc.) or second-hand ones. Does Apple not sell these anymore?