- September 7, 2010 3:13 pm
iPhone 4 power users have probably discovered by now that carrying around a power cord is a good idea if they want to make it past the afternoon with a usable phone. As great as the iPhone’s battery is and as optimized as iOS is regarding conserving battery life, it’s still not that great. And, without a user replaceable battery, quick battery swaps with a backup are a no go.
But thanks to the folks at Mophie, iPhone users can once again carry on into the latter half of the day with the new iPhone 4 compatible Mophie Juice Pack Air.
Packed inside the thin case is a 1500mAh battery giving iPhone 4 users several more hours of legitimate, usable runtime — not just standby time. If I had an iPhone 4, I’d have a Juice Pack Air. The only thing that may cause apprehension for some is the $80 price tag. Yeah, it’s a lot for a relatively tiny external battery. But you have to look at the other side of the coin — the case is small and looks great on the phone. Such goals aren’t the easiest of things when it comes to external batteries.
What do the iPhone 4 readers out there think? Check out the Juice Pack Air on Mophie’s site.
- November 23, 2009 2:24 pm
As sad as it is, most of the good smartphone accessories aren’t often found in stores. It is those online stores which carry those most sought after accessories with the brick and mortar stores usually getting second rate, cheap junk that no one every buys. But every now and then, a good one will come home to a store near you offering you the chance to “try before you buy”…or at least seeing it in person — a big help as computer screens just don’t offer the same experience. The next time you stroll into your local AT&T store, go over to the iPhone section and look at the accessory wall and you may see a new addition: the Mophie Juice Pack Air. If you are anything above a moderate user, you need one of these for your iPhone as the standard battery simply doesn’t cut it. The Juice Pack Air’s 1200mAh battery should give you a good 80-90% longer runtime all while keeping the overall size nice and thin thanks to a carefully designed battery and case. Besides the new location, the Juice Pack Air now comes in several more colors so now everyone that doesn’t like black, white, or purple can finally find something to suit their needs. The Juice Pack Air isn’t anything new, but having a closer location to actually go and touch one yourself is certainly newsworthy I think. Interested?
Gear Diary
- February 11, 2009 8:32 pm
Finally! A battery-in-case that isn’t so big you can’t fit it in your pocket, it almost doubles battery life, AND looks awesome! Following Mophies fairly successful “Mophie Juice Pack”, the company realized that even that model was too big, bulky, and unsightly and that something else needed to be done. Today, Mophie introduced the new slimmer sexier “Juice Pack Air“. A new battery-in-case that is lighter, smaller, and a whole lot better looking than the bigger model. The JPA contains a 1200mAh battery that as Mophie puts it, “nearly doubles battery life”. I am a pretty heavy user and manage to get just about 13 hours out of a charge so double is plenty for me. Eager buyers can snap up a pre-order of said case in exciting colors such as black, white, and…purple…(odd choice for some pizzaz but whatever). I’ll take two please. Hop on through if you must read the press release.
