iPhone Air gets external battery – especially for this model

Apple sold a so-called Magsafe Battery pack for years. It was a comparatively thick battery that could be clamped on the iPhone back via Apple’s magnetic technology to inductively charge the cell phone. In the meantime taken from the market, the electricity package is now celebrating a rebirth. However, it is very special: the new one Magsafe battery There is only the thinnest iPhone of all time, the iPhone Air.

Battery too long for other iPhones

Although Apple adheres to its own Magsafe standard in the module, the group apparently does not want to use the 115 euro additional battery with other iPhones. Whether this “copy protection” has also been implemented on the software on the software and what happens if you still try it is still unclear. There is currently only the official compatibility specification-and there is black and white that the new Magsafe battery only works with the iPhone Air.

One of the reasons is the shape of the battery: it is elongated and comparatively narrow. Therefore, he was running into the camera hinges for the other iPhone-17 models-and possibly also various other iPhones, so a Magsafe connection would not be possible. It could work if you use an iPhone shell that “flattened” the camera area. However, this would still be hidden – unsightly in daily use. However, what is probably possible is to use the electricity storage via USB-C. The plug is apparently typical of power delivery bidirectional, speculated The Apple Blog 9to5mac.

65 percent more electricity, but thicker

So far it is unclear how much MAh the Magsafe battery delivers. Apple only states that an iPhone Air should run “up to 65 percent” longer – and thus also beats an iPhone 17 per Max. Charging via Magsafe is not particularly quick: According to Apple, a maximum of 12 watts are in it, although the Air has up to 20 watt charging power via Magsafe. The electricity memory is refueled via USB-C with a power supply that should have at least 20 watts. Apple did not provide information on loading times here.

All in all, the new Magsafe battery is an interesting product, but it also shows that Apple’s ultra-lax iPhone Air shouldn’t be a permanent runner. Anyone who docks the battery indirectly admits this – and messes up all the thinness. Apple emphasizes that they have also screwed on routines internally in order to use the integrated power storage as best as possible for “All Day Battery Life”. If you use the iPhone Air a lot, you should quickly reach practical limits here. The internal battery only has 3149 MAH.