If you have been in Apple's ecosystem for a few years, the MAGSAFE BATTERY That they launched long ago, and that, after the arrival of the standardization of the USB-C, they had to withdraw, because it had a lightning connector, and that never returned.
Well, in the presentation of September 9, Apple showed us a new version, this time, with Type C port, but has a paste, and not only showed it only for the iPhone Airbut on its website also appears limited and specific compatibility for this model.
How the new Magsafe Battery of Apple works
Apparently, as we have seen by Apple, it has exact dimensions to cover the rear of the iPhone Air itself, which already offers us a clear response about the compatibilitybecause if we put it on a normal iPhone 17, for example, it would stand out from the bottom, being dangerous and quite unstable, that as long as it works, since it may even detect the device and do not be worth it for others other than the Air.
This leads us to have to look for alternatives in case of needing one, and that, since the first one came out, many companies market imitations, with even more capacity and functions, and that we can find for quite competitive prices on pages such as Amazon.
For its part, that of the Air, in addition to being exclusively for this modelit has a high price, exceeding 100 euros, and with a capacity that, although it gives us to load this device again, it is not “huge”, and it will barely serve to give us the useful life that an iPhone 17 Pro would have in the same period, and without accessories. Or what is the same, if you are one of those who use your iPhone quite a lot, you will end up with a device equally thick as the rest (due to the battery), and above with two divided parts, being more uncomfortable and having to load both.
In summary, we do not believe it is a great accessory, and although many asked, it was because they thought it would be universal, and with greater capacity, and not only for an iPhone Air that does not get it for pleasure, but out of necessity, since being so thin, its capacity is not so good, and although the first weeks it behaves well, after a few months or years, the batteryit will be a problem, and the use of this accessory, almost mandatory, having to pay 119 euros more for it.
And you, do you consider that Apple should have taken a battery similar to the previous one, to serve several models, or do you prefer that it is only for the Air, adapted to its size? The truth is that due to the cost of it, it would not be a bad investment if we could use it on more devices, but if it is only in one, the thing changes, and it is another point to take into account to think about whether or not, with this new iPhone model.
