The full review
The MagSafe Battery Pack is Apple minimalism taken to its logical end: snap it on the back of your iPhone and it starts charging. No buttons, no cables, no settings. For commuters on matatus or long days away from sockets, that simplicity is the whole product.
Realistic expectations matter: this is a day-extender, not a power bank. It holds about 1,460mAh — enough to top an iPhone back up to 60-70% — but it won't rescue a dead phone twice over. Where it shines is keeping a 30% battery at 30% through a long day.
It's expensive for its capacity, and it was built for Lightning-era iPhones. If you carry a newer USB-C iPhone, third-party magnetic banks now offer more capacity for less money — but for seamless integration, nothing else snaps on quite like this.
Key features
- Snaps on magnetically — no cables
- Charges iPhone and itself when plugged in
- Compact enough for a pocket
- Works through MagSafe cases
- Doubles as a wireless charger when docked
