Vratislav Holub In July 2021, Apple introduced an interesting accessory for the iPhone called the MagSafe Battery Pack. In practice, this is an additional battery that is clipped to the back of the phone via MagSafe technology and then recharges it wirelessly, thereby significantly extending its life. The iPhone itself charges specifically with 7,5W power. In general, it can be said that this is a smarter successor to the earlier Smart Battery Case covers, which, however, had to be plugged into the Lightning connector of the phone.
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Adam Kos For years, these cases with an additional battery had only one function - to increase the battery life of the iPhone. However, with the switch to proprietary MagSafe technology, other possibilities are also unlocked for how Apple could improve its Battery Pack in the future. So let's shed some light on what the future could bring, purely theoretically.
Potential improvements for the MagSafe Battery Pack
Of course, the first thing offered is an increase in charging performance. In this regard, however, the question may arise as to whether we need something similar at all. Initially, the MagSafe Battery Pack charged with a power of 5 W, but this changed in April 2022, when Apple quietly released a new firmware update increasing the power itself to the mentioned 7,5 W. It is necessary to perceive the fundamental difference between the fast charger and this additional batteries. While with classic charging it is appropriate that we want the shortest possible time, here it does not have to play such an important role. The MagSafe Battery Pack is generally always connected to the iPhone. Therefore, it is not used to recharge it, but to extend its endurance - although in essence it is almost one and the same thing. But it is something else in the case when the battery is "snapped in" only in an emergency. At such a moment, the current performance is disastrous. Apple could therefore adaptively change the performance depending on the state of the battery on the iPhone - after all, the same principle also applies to fast charging.
MagSafe Battery Packs
What could be worth it anyway would be capacity expansion. Here, for a change, take into account the dimensions of the accessory. If the capacity expansion would significantly increase the Battery Pack itself, then it is open to question whether we are actually looking for something similar. On the other hand, in this area, the product lags behind significantly and does not have enough power to fully recharge the iPhone. It performs best on iPhone 12/13 mini models, which can charge up to 70%. In the case of the Pro Max, however, it is only up to 40%, which is rather sad. In this regard, Apple has a lot of room for improvement, and it would be a huge shame if it didn't fight it.
In conclusion, we must not forget to mention one important point. Since Apple in this case is betting on the aforementioned MagSafe technology, which it has completely under its thumb and stands behind its development, it is quite possible that it will bring other, as yet unknown, innovations in this area that will move both iPhones and this additional battery forward. However, what changes we could expect are still unclear.
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