Mophie Juice Pack Access vs Apple Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS/XS Max/XR By MacRumors

Hey everyone, Dan with MacRumors and earlier this year, Sophie unveiled its latest lineup of battery cases for the current iPhone lineup, and so in this video we're going to go ahead and check them out and see how they compare against Apple's latest smart battery cases. So from a design standpoint, these two cases will look relatively similar upon first glance, but they do have some pretty stark differences. The juice pack access is made up, mostly of plastic, while the smart battery case is silicone at the bottom of the Sophie Juice Pack access. There is nothing blocking access to the Lightning port on your phone and speakers, which is a first for Sophie. This is something that longtime Sophie customers have been waiting for and much like the name implies you finally get that access. This gives users the ability to plug in stuff in their iPhone like lightning, headphones dawn, rolls, etc.

The one questionable thing to me with this model is the inclusion of USB instead of lightning as a way of charging the case. There are rumors out there that Apple will eventually get rid of the Lightning port altogether, and Apple itself has started this process by removing it on the new iPad Pro's and replacing it with a USB-C port, so I'm sure that certifications and licensing has something to do with it, but it would just be nice to see them go for a lightning port, so people don't have to carry around two cables. The good news is, if you carry or use a wireless charger, the juice pack access can charge both the phone and the case wirelessly, which can also be achieved on Apple's, smart battery case as well speaking of Apple's battery case does not give you access to iPhones, lightning port per se, but you do get a lightning port on the case which acts do the same thing as far as bulk and weight goes. These two cases are nearly identical, and they feel just about the same. In your hand, if you're using an iPhone tennis max, it will feel like a massive brick.

The plastic is more slippery on the juice pack over the silicone found on Apple's case. So keep that in mind when making a purchase one is a bit more prone to falling out of your hand than the other. Another major difference between the two cases is how they attach and how they charge your phone. The Apple smart battery case is a bit wonky. You have to peel the top third of the case back and sort of slide it in and after doing it a few times.

It's not really that hard, but getting your phone out of the case, at least for me, is an entirely different story. I still struggle with this. For some reason, the Sophie Juice Pack access is actually two pieces, which is a familiar design concept, and so you can remove the top portion, and this allows for your phone to easily slide right in and then come right out. I give Sophie the slight edge here as far as charging goes, the smart battery case from Apple immediately begins charging your phone, and there is really no way to turn this on or off your cases. Battery will always be the first to drain, while your phone stays nice and charged move gives the users the ability to choose whether they want to use their phone's battery or the case simply press and hold the button on the case for what seems like an extremely long amount of time to turn an on or off the LED indicator.

Next to the USB port will turn on briefly letting you know that it's on also you can just tell by you know, looking at the phone and see if it's charging a quick button press will also let you know how much battery your case has left with an LED dot system. Apple's smart battery case percentage, pops up on your lock screen and battery percentage can be found in the battery widget on your iPhone, which I like a lot more now, the Sophie Juice Pack access has a 2000 million power battery compared to Apple's, seemingly 1369 million power battery, but keep in mind. The main difference here is that the smart battery case actually contains two battery cells, which means you're getting two 1369 million power batteries, which means you have a bigger battery than the Sophie Juice Pack. This definitely translates into the real world, as I usually have around 20 to 30 percent left on my Apple smart battery case at the end of a normal workday and, of course, a full iPhone battery with the Sophie case. I'm either left with one dot of battery, but that's kind of hard for me to tell exactly where we're at between 0 and 25 percent, and in my limited testing, I have been able to completely drain the cases battery and have to use my iPhones battery as backup, which is something I've never had to do with the smart battery case.

So that's something to keep in mind, but these results will differ for each person personally, I like the integration with iOS the larger battery and the ability to not have to worry about turning the case on or off with apples battery case, but the Sophie Juice Pack access has some nice features too, and I'd probably lean towards Apple's case at the moment, but both are pretty good options. The Sophie Juice Pack access is available for the iPhone 10s Macs and 10 R for only $99, which is cheaper than Apple's smart battery case. That will run you around 129 dollars. The Juice Pack access also comes in a few different colors and can be picked up on movies' website, which I will leave in the description down below. Let us know which battery case you like better apples or Sophie, and why, in the comment section down below as well, and as always thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.

Source : MacRumors