A few weeks ago a company called Excitrus sent me a MagSafe compatible battery charger for
the iPhone 12. I wasn’t going to do a review on this iten but because of the recent power
issues in Texas I actually had a chance to use it and was happy with the results.
Hey, Im Jerry and This is the Excitrus NitroCharge Pro 30 battery pack which has a campaign currently
running on Indiegogo with expected ship dates this spring. This is a 10,000 mah battery pack
that has magnets built in to work with the MagSafe magnets in the iPhone 12.
Just to be clear, Excitrus did send me this battery to take a look at
but has not paid me for this review and did not see it before I posted.
The design of this NitroCharge 30 is actually pretty nice. On the front and
back is a textile fabric that feels almost like Jean material or like the old original Pixel
fabric cases and a shiny band that runs around the outside. On the end there is a
USB-C connection for input and output charging, a USB-a port for charging and an LCD display
that shows the charge capacity. Then over here you have the power button.
This charger can charge just like any standard Chi charger and Charging the iPhone 12 with Magsafe on
this NitroCharge 30 is as easy as you expect. When you bring the phone to the coil area marked with
a +, the iphone magnets will align and snap to the charger. You need to press the button
on the side to turn on the charging either before or after you align the iphone with the charger.
With the iPhone conncted to the NitroCharge 30 it will stay attached….the magnbets are strong
enough to hold the phone…..can use the phone while chartging without cords getting in the way …..
Now, this charger is not limited to just iPhones. This is a standard Chi charger,
like I said earlier, and can charge other devices up to 10w like phones and even airpods. Excitrus
will also include a metal plate attachement that you can attach to any phone for magnetic placement
on the charger. They did not send me those plates so I was unable to try that.
So last week when we had repeated power outages here in Texas
I actually needed to charge my iPhone 12 Mini multiple times and lickily I had the
NitroCharge sitting in my office. When we did have power I charged up the NitroCharge Pro 30
with their 30W power delivery charger and when I didn’t have power and my iphone was low
I would just attach the NitroCharge to the back of my iPhone 12 mini and continue to use it.
You are probably wondering how fast it charges an iPhone and
honestly I wasn’t testing that last week but I did a test today….
The NitroCharge Pro 30 is a 10k mah battery that can do up to 10w chi charging on many phones and
7.5w wireless charging on iphone. The USB-a port is quick charge 3 compatible for up to
18w of charging and the USb-c port can output 30w with power delivery. The battery its self
can be charged in about 1.5 hours with a 30watt charger which Excitrus also sells.
Excitrus says that the NitroCharge Pro 30 can charge an iPhone 12 up to 85% in 1 hour.
The website does not specifically say wirelessly but I believe it implies that this is through
wireless charging. So I tested this out by letting my iPhone 12 Mini drain down to empty.
I then connected my iphone 12 mini and let it start charging up.
I was able to get to 30% in about 35 minutes, and then 50% in about 70 minutes.
The charging really slowed down after about 75% charge on the iPhone and It took me over
4 hours to hit 85%, while bringing the NitroCharge battery down to about 50%.
All of this was without using the iphone and only periodically checking the battery level.
I checked the iPhone battery settings and I had optimized battery charging to off and I
was using a magsafe case on the iphone but it seems that their claims of 85% in 1 hour are a
bit off. Like I said, It could be that they mean via a cable but it was unclear on the web page.
This shouldn’t be a deal breaker, though, as the NitroCharge did charge my iPhoine 12 Mini,
without cords, and I could use the phone if I wanted while charging.
Since the NitroCharge Pro 30 can output up to 30W via the USB-C connection
I also tried to power my macbook pro with it and it did indeed charge
although I did not do a long term test to see how long it would last.
Overall, This NitroCharge Pro 30 from Excitrus came in handy for me last week during the power
outagtes I had. The battery holds an iPhoine 12 with MagSafe in the correct spot for charging and
allows you to juice up without the need for a cable getting in the way. Wireless charging
will always be slower than wired and if you connect a USB cable to the nitrocharge pro you
should assume faster charging speeds. I like being able to charge and use my device without a cable
and the fabric finish on the device and the LCD display provides a very
nice fit and finish feel. I am happy to have this battery pack on hand. So if you want to
pick one up I have a link in the description to the indiegogo page if you want to support
them and me and they should be shipping shortly.
If you are more interested in a desktop charging stand for your iphone 12 that can also charge
your airpods, check out this video on the Satechi 2-in-1 magnetic charger for iphone 12 and airpods.
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