Writing reviews is not my forte, but I feel compelled to write this one. I've owned iPhones for years and have arm wrestled with their short-life battery issues, which have necessitated buying a battery charger case for each. My job includes considerable and frequent travel, so a phone with a dead battery is not an option. With many low quality cases on the market, I've always gone with the proven, tried and tested Mophie. However, the life span of their battery cases has averaged only about a year. At $100+ per case, this has been an expensive solution, and Mophie cases have their own issues, which led me to look at other options.
I just upgraded to an iPhone 6s and wanted to see if I could find a better battery case for it. I read all the reviews on all the cases (thank you Amazon!!!) and decided to give the Anker case a try. With a low price and a rating higher than a Mophie, I decided to take a leap of faith. Reading through the Anker reviews, I was concerned about the battery button and the case not fitting. Amazon sent the case quickly (actually delivered it on a Sunday!) and I immediately tried it out.
Experience:
1.) Right out of the box it fit like a glove on my iPhone 6s ... actually better than previous cases I've used. So I'm wondering what other reviewers of this product are experiencing. Maybe they purchased a case meant for another phone.
2.) The battery button reviews are concerning, and honestly, I came close to not trying this case because of them ... but I took the chance and am glad I did. I tested the button issue many ways, in my front pocket and in my back pocket, without being able to recreate the battery button issue. Then I tried something different and turned the phone so that the battery button side went into my back pocket first. Then I sat on the phone and was able to turn on the battery. The case is curved right where the button is located, so if it's the first part to go in your pocket and you sit on it, you can accidentally turn on the battery. If you insert the phone into your pocket with the button going in last, there is no issue. So my suggestion is to insert the phone with the camera side going in first and you will avoid accidentally turning on the battery. My bet is that this is the way most people do it naturally.
3.) I also read that the case won't last if you drop it. Welcome to the real world. This is not an OtterBox Defender case. It's not meant for extensive abuse. It compares to the protection a Mophie gives your phone, so don't play football with it. The case is slim, built well for what it is, and the matte finish is great. It does provide protection for minor falls, and you won't be disappointed with this case unless you hammer your phone regularly. If you do, buy something meant for abuse. The logic here is you wouldn't buy a pickup truck to do the work of a dump truck.
**Customer Services is great!!! This is a huge benefit. Anyone who has purchased electronic devices knows the issues you can experience with customer service. Reading through the reviews of this product, it is evident that Anker's customer service is stellar. They stand behind their product and go the extra mile to fix any problems. What more can you ask for?
So here's my summary. This is a great case that's built well and performs well. It fits your phone fantastically, but it's not built to endure a construction worker's strenuous usage. The battery recharges your phone quickly and the battery button is no issue if you insert it into your pocket with the button on the upside. At $40, you can buy 2.5 Anker battery cases for the price of one Mophie Juice, and honestly, I think the Anker is a better overall case.
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| Price | — | $19.79 | — | $29.99 | — | $16.98 |
| Color Selection | Black | Black, White | Black, Blue, Red | Black | Black | Black, White |
| Charging Technology | / | PowerIQ | PowerIQ | PowerIQ | PowerIQ 2.0 | PowerIQ |
| No. of iPhone 7 charges | / | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| No. of iPhone 6s charges | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| No. of iPad mini 4 charges | / | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| No. of USB Charging Ports | / | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Output | 5V 1A | 5V 2A | 5V 2A | As Charger: 5V 2.1A (2.1A max per port); As Power Bank: 5V 3A (3A max per port) | 5-6V=3A, 6-9V=2A, 9-12V=1.5A | 5V 2.4A |
| Max Input | 1A | 2A | 2A | 2A | 5V=2A, 9V=2A | 2A |
| Size | 6 x 2.7 x 0.5in | 4.2 x 1.3 x 1.3in | 4.9 x 2.5 x 0.4in | 1.2 x 3.6 x 2.8in | 5.4 x 2.6 x 0.6in | 3.6 x 2.3 x 0.9in |
| Weight | 85g / 3oz | 136g/4.8oz | 126g/ 4.27oz | 120g/4.23oz | 254g/9oz | 180g/6.35oz |
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Worked well for charging, but is falling apart rapidly
UPDATE:Anker came through and replaced the case so I am adding a star back. This one seems to be holding up very well after a month of hard use. I just traded in my iPhone for an Android, but handed the case down to my wife who will continue to use it.I really loved have the battery built in to the case and is probably the biggest thing I miss having switched back to Android. It really is a huge convenience I didn't know I needed until I had it.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST POST:I want to like this case, I really do, however it is starting to literally fall apart after about 6 months. To be fair, I travel a lot for work (which is why I wanted the battery case) and got tired of having to walk around the airport with a power bank and cord in hand all the time.On the plus side, it was really convenient and charged the phone very well. While the micro-usb connector location is not very compatible with any of my car holders or cradles, I can live with that. I have a ton of micro-usb cables from devices so this was not an issue. The weight isn't bad and I really like the feel of the case. My wife has a Mophie that is more slippery to me, and I like this better. I like that the buttons are exposed rather than trying to put them under a case. My sausage fingers don't work will with those sorts of covers. It does get a little warm in use, but that's to be expected.My problem is that after 6 months, it is literally falling apart in my hand. See the attached pictures. It started with the surround for the silent switch breaking and now the entire side, along the volume buttons has broken off. In addition, the area around the headphone jack has broken off exposing the circuit board. I'm going to stop using it as this exposed area could easily get water in it from a glass sweating on a table or in a cupholder in the car. I don't it shorting out and blowing up the phone, or causing a battery meltdown. These lithium batteries are no joke and not something to play around with (just ask Samsung). This really came to my attention after my kid spilled some fingernail polish remover on the counter and it almost went in the phone. That caused some of the case coating to peel, that that's not the fault of the case. Nail polish remover exposure is probably not a reasonable use case.It just seems like the case has become really brittle and is literally falling apart in my hand. There is a new crack in the bottom near the speaker vent now as well.For the record, the phone has not been dropped, all of this is due to wear from normal use on my desk in in my pocket.I really wanted to love it, I did, but I can't see paying for another one to last only 6 months.*EDIT 5/18/17*: Anker has reached out to me and appears to be sending a replacement. I have to give them credit for the good customer service. I'll update when I get the replacement
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Rizwan
nice charger for long trips
Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2016
Rizwan
Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2016
It comes with micro USB cable and a headphone adapter since most headphones jack wont fit into the deep headphone jack.
I wanted to charge it fully before I use it, as soon as I plugged it into the power adater with micro USB cable, the lights in the back of it came on, so the backup battery will come on as soon as you plug it into a wall adapter, it will charge your phone as well as the case slim charger.
The lights do stay on for the duration of the time the phone is getting charged.
I had about 5% charge and the case charger was full from an overnight charge, once I turned the case charger on from the back, it started to charge my phone, there are 4 LED lights on the back of the charger indicating how much is left, so after fully charging my phone too 100% (my phone is an iPhone 6S) there were still 2 dots lefts, which means about 50% or less remaining which was amazing. This meant that I still could charge my phone another 80% if it was close to end.
The back button to turn on is hard to press, it is a good thing since to turn it on, you have to hold it down for few seconds to turn it on. Pressing it once will give you the LED light and show you how much is juice is left on the battery backup.
I owned a similar case also like this which was 2-piece, and the top piece came off really easily, this Anker slim battery case has a very tight seal, when you insert the phone inside the case, it goes in with an effort and the top part to click in is also little tight, so not to come off accidently.
I had little trouble handling the phone since the case I usually use is a very slim case and with this battery case it made my phone unbalanced, it takes a little practice getting used to the case, but once you are used to it, its a breeze to handle it, the case itself has a very smooth velvety feel to it.
The speaker grill is facing frontwards with microscopic holes with a black background which makes it look really high quality product. Camera holes were fine and did not interfere with the camera. Other people have complained that their charger case accidently turned on while they had it in their pocket, I did not have that issue yet, hopefully I wont, but I have used it for about 2 weeks heavily and did not get that issue.
It charges the iPhone really fast and still have juice to spare. You dont have to charge your phone during the day at all if you have this case with you, Even if you use the phone heavily, still you will have have some juice left by the end of the day
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Todd C.
Great Product and Great Customer Service
Reviewed in Canada on January 8, 2016Trevor Mah
Amazing product with one improvement needed
Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2015