- Hey, what's up guys?
Welcome back to Tech Smart for another Apple video.
Apple's done it again, but this year it's different.
They've never made a case like this.
It's the battery case, but it has one big trick.
There's a secret button.
So, the secret button iPhone case trick?
I'm so upset, I'm gonna need some sugar water.
So yeah guys, right here are Apple's new
Smart Battery cases, they go for $129.
They are available for all three new iPhone 11s.
So, the 11, Pro, and then the Pro Max.
Now, there is a new pink color,
right here I just have the black
and the white for the iPhone 11 Pro.
The pink does only come for the Pros,
so that's Apple's way of making sure
if you want the new color, like, well,
not this $60 piece of garbage that's tearing, oh no,
you're gonna have to make sure you're getting the new phone.
So all jokes aside, this is Apple's Smart Battery Case,
and you saw the title, you clicked it.
What's new about it?
Well, we're only gonna check out the Pro one here,
and vote up in the I-card if this is something
that's compelling enough for you.
I really am interested just by this case
because it has a button.
That's right, a secret button.
So what this is, is a shutter button
that's now built into the case,
unlike every iPhone before where if you're just
using the camera app, you're probably used to the trick
where you can just click the volume buttons
and that acts as your camera button.
If you remember those phones way back in the day
that used to have a dedicated camera button,
those were cool, but the cameras weren't all that great.
So, now that this exists, and if you're just not feeling
like taking a video and having your fingers in the shot,
you can now spend $129 to make it happen.
So I know I sound a little critical of Apple's
new Smart Battery Case, and I always am gonna be.
Really, price aside, I like the battery cases
where you can control the battery.
When that recharges your phone,
versus, well, like always, when you install your phone in,
slide it down, it instantly starts to charge right up there,
and then if I toggle over here, Generic UPS.
So, the battery case, and then you
can see your iPhone's rig of the battery.
So the only thing that's really changed is the button.
It's the only thing's that's new, maybe one
of the only reasons why you might buy this case.
Still lightening on the bottom.
That would be so cool if it was USB-C.
Apple, I'm just sayin', if you wanna really get
into the case market, I'll Kickstart it for you.
So when you pop open the camera,
instead of just hitting the volume buttons,
you can now hit the shutter button
and that does the exact same thing.
So you might be thinking, "okay, Apple's going
"with the re-mappable, hackable button.
"What could this be?"
Well, since it's made by Apple,
there's nothing new with it right now
where you can customize this.
Maybe have Siri if you hold it down.
I'm gonna try to hold it down.
Well, the only thing that pops up is the camera app.
So, that's a quick way to launch it.
Now, if your phone's locked and you hold it down,
it does the exact same thing, so, pretty cool and handy.
So, as usual with the Smart Battery Case,
you're getting around 50% more battery life
respective towards whatever device you have.
So the only thing that really is special and something
you can't get with just using the volume buttons,
because their first job is to do the volume.
Their bonus job is to do the shutter, okay?
So here we go.
The only way this works is if you're in the camera app
and you hit button, long press.
And it goes right into quick take
where you're instantly recording a video.
So just catch that for a second.
If I'm here, and I'm going in, I just hold down that button.
Hey, what's up guys?
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I think this actually makes sense.
If you wanted to now do this, you don't look all that dumb,
because, previously, you just start the video
with the volume buttons, you're fumbling it around.
There's no grip and that's what's kinda nice.
I mean, same texture, same feel, so if you've
tried one of these out at the Apple store or Best Buy,
wherever you could find one, there's nothing new.
The only thing that's new is this secret button
that I think is kinda cool.
So let me know in the comments what you guys think
about the new secret button Apple Smart Battery Case.
For $129, it's really up to you.
This could be, with AirPods Pro, the two holiday gifts
you only get because they're expensive.
Alright guys, that's it for this quick video
on Apple's brand new Smart Battery Case.
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and, well, we'll just catch you in the future.
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