Apple MagSafe Battery Pack fixes one of iPhone 12's biggest problems

Apple MagSafe Battery Pack fixes ane of iPhone 12'due south biggest problems — for $99

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If yous find your iPhone 12 needs a little boost to get through the day, Apple now has an accessory that can keep your telephone powered up. The new MagSafe Battery Pack works with any iPhone 12 model, attaching to the back of the phones via magnets to requite a wireless boost to your handset.

As you lot tin guess by the proper name, the $99 Apple tree MagSafe Battery Pack uses the MagSafe technology Apple tree introduced to its phone lineup with last fall'southward iPhone 12 releases. And information technology addresses one of the few weaknesses with Apple tree's iPhone lineup.

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Apple's latest phones have many strengths, but bombardment life is not chief among them. Apart from the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which vicious just shy of landing on our best telephone battery life listing, the other three iPhone 12 models turned in results that were beneath the average for smartphones in our Tom'southward Guide battery test.

Apple doesn't say by how much the MagSafe Bombardment Pack can extend the life of your iPhone 12 battery — we're guessing it varies from model to model. But the MagSafe Bombardment Pack page on Apple's online store does notation that you can plug a Lightning cable into the accessory to get 15W charging speeds. The Battery Pack also supports 20W should y'all use that kind of adapter for faster charging.

Unfortunately, neither a 20W adapter or 15W Lightning cablevision come with the MagSafe Battery Pack. So you'll either have to supply your own or buy those separately.

It's also unclear how much majority the MagSafe Battery Pack adds to your phone. Apple doesn't list dimensions or weight on the product page. Presumably, the MagSafe magnets keep the battery securely in place, but you lot'd have to assume whatsoever pocket containing both an iPhone 12 model and a bombardment pack is going to exist a tight fit.

MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12 — (Image credit: Apple)

The iPhone 13 volition reportedly improve things, with rumors suggesting that Apple is opting for bigger iPhone thirteen batteries in the new iPhones scheduled to come out this fall. But that'south of niggling consolation to iPhone 12 buyers who find themselves looking to top off their battery during the day. The new MagSafe Battery Pack could aid address that dilemma.

Apple tree is taking pre-orders now for the MagSafe Battery Pack. The accessory ships side by side calendar week.

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Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple tree, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.