This Anker MagGo Charger Defeated My Battery Anxiety

After utilizing the iPhone 12 Pro Max for 2 strong years, I gingerly made a few steps down the vary when choosing up a more moderen mannequin—shifting to the vanilla iPhone 13. I used to be uninterested in the unwieldy telephone and, after all, needed to save lots of a bit of money. The battery nervousness was actual, although. I’d discovered the IRL energy of the 12 Pro Max good, however not nice—so I used to be understandably nervous taking the downgrade. I used to be proper to be.

It quickly turned clear the iPhone 13 wanted a top-up a number of hours earlier than the tip of my typical day. I thought of an improve lower than a yr after the change, however this could wipe out any financial savings I’d made. What got here to the rescue was the Anker MagGo vary. More particularly, it was a powerhouse that sits in our Best Portable Chargers information, the Anker 633 Magnetic Wireless Charger ($120).

The Battery Problem, Solved

The MagGo lineup capitalizes on the iPhone’s MagSafe capabilities and stays true to Anker’s long-standing enchantment: comfort and worth. A splash of shade would not damage both, with comfortable pastel hues out there throughout MagGo. There are pearly white, comfortable black, gentle purple, and child blue choices. The vary contains battery packs, charging stands, a magnetic grip, and a automotive charger. But it’s the 633 that’s saved me an entire lot of problem.

The 633 contains an alternative choice to Apple’s personal MagSafe Battery Pack ($97) as a part of the bundle. The MagGo magnetic wi-fi battery packs are available in a number of completely different varieties: with a small inflexible stand, with a folding stand, and with none stand in any respect. My alternative is the latter selection, and it packs 5,000 mAh, which normally will get me simply over one full cost. The charging velocity is 7.5 W. That’s lower than official Apple MagSafe charging gadgets (15 W), however this may change on future merchandise. After all, Anker simply introduced its first fully-fledged MagSafe product full with 15-watt charging for the iPhone within the type of a 3-in-1 charging dice. Anker reasonably dryly advised me, “We hope to incorporate it in future products down the road, we do not have anything to share right now.”

Those are the fundamentals, however what made this an ultra-convenient, anxiety-saving, power-giver for me was its team-up with a charging stand. The stand sits on my desk at WIRED’s London HQ and costs the battery pack just by sliding it into the holder. This, for me, is vital. Battery packs are a great tool, however remembering to cost them usually slips my thoughts. Now the recall is taken out of the equation: I take the pack dwelling with me to make use of, put it within the stand to cost once I return to work (eradicating it when required) and repeat. You can even use the USB-C port to cost the pack at 25 watts. Also, when the pack is within the stand, it turns into a magnetic charging station and affords a spot for a second system on the bottom.

Out and about, the pack’s 11.9-mm thickness makes it simple to put in a bag, pocket, or purse and never be overly intrusive. The identical goes for when the charger is nestled on the again of your telephone. And regardless of not being formally MagSafe, the connection to my telephone is reassuringly safe. 

In the previous, I might’ve recoiled on the concept of carrying a charging pack round every day, however the Anker 633 has eased the burden—and it solely prices round $20 greater than Apple’s solo MagSafe Battery Pack.

Getting a Grip

The Anker 633 Wireless Charger stands out as the solely MagGo product that has actually modified my every day habits, however I can vouch for (nearly) the entire vary. The large promote is profiting from the iPhone’s MagSafe capabilities at extra cheap costs than what Apple affords. 

Buying a MagGo charging financial institution ($50) by itself nonetheless affords loads of comfort and battery confidence, in addition to the enchantment of the handy stand ($80) on some fashions, if that’s your factor. Something else that may be your factor: MagGo has a wise tackle the PopSocket with the Anker 610 Magnetic Phone Grip ($16). It snaps onto the again of your MagSafe-compatible iPhone and has a hoop so that you can place a finger in for additional safety—and it could possibly additionally act as a stand.