One Of Apple’s Recently Discontinued IPhone Accessories May Be Set For A Unique Comeback

You could be stunned to be taught that from the summer time of 2021 by the autumn of 2023, Apple ventured into the world of battery packs.

True to its type, this battery was a MagSafe product. Whereas it boasted a number of fascinating options and oddities, it in the end had a brief lifespan of simply two years. Nonetheless, rising traits at Apple counsel that it’d make a comeback – albeit not beneath the Apple title.

Historical past of the MagSafe Battery

The MagSafe Battery Pack by Apple had a quick existence. It was launched in July 2021, nearly a 12 months after the iPhone 12, which launched MagSafe. Priced at $99, it featured a number of distinctive integrations, equivalent to the flexibility to be wirelessly charged in reverse out of your iPhone whereas related. It additionally supplied real-time cost standing updates on the house display battery widget, one thing that many different merchandise lack.

Certainly, Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack was the one accent able to using reverse wi-fi charging, a characteristic absent in different third-party batteries. This made it considerably distinctive in Apple’s lineup.

Whereas it wasn’t essentially the most highly effective battery, with a capability of 11.2Wh, it allowed for a single full cost of an iPhone 12 Professional (which has a capability of 10.78Wh). Newer iPhones would obtain round 60-80% of their cost from it, with the iPhone 16 Professional that includes a 13.8Wh battery and the iPhone 16e providing 15.5Wh.

In September 2023, Apple phased out the MagSafe Battery Pack coinciding with the transition of the iPhone 15 lineup to USB-C. It appears Apple selected to not spend money on adapting it from Lightning to USB-C. The corporate additionally retired the MagSafe Duo charger, designed to elegantly cost each an iPhone and Apple Watch aspect by aspect.

Should you nonetheless personal this accent, it operates with out points however is turning into considerably out of date.

Potential Beats Comeback

Just lately, Apple has been increasing its accent vary beneath the Beats model. It began with the intriguing hard-plastic iPhone 16 case, and now they’re gearing as much as launch new charging cables.

When the hard-plastic case was first launched, I assumed it could be a one-time undertaking. With the addition of charging cables, nevertheless, I can’t assist however marvel if extra is on the best way.

Apple appears to be positioning Beats as an adjunct model, particularly for merchandise they won’t wish to produce themselves, equivalent to a USB-A to USB-C charging cable.

Whereas that is purely speculative, a Beats MagSafe battery pack seems to be a logical step. It might be launched in a wide range of vibrant colours and sure priced beneath Apple’s unique $99.

Although it is probably not a groundbreaking product, it could align completely with the Beats id. Though there are quite a few third-party MagSafe battery choices out there, none will supply the seamless iOS integration or distinctive reverse wi-fi charging performance of Apple’s unique design.

Should you’re out there for a MagSafe battery, think about Anker’s MagGo, which offers 5000mAh for simply $40, full with a charging cable.

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