- What's up, guys?
It's Justine,
and today we're checking out the new smart battery cases
that Apple announced, and this kind of caught me off guard,
actually, 'cause I really didn't expect this.
It's not that surprising because they're had these
in the past, but the fact that they have this
for the iPhone 10S Max is kind of crazy
because this is huge.
I've seen a bunch of memes online
talking about how thick these cases are,
but the reason that I'm mostly surprised by this
is this is something that I absolutely do not need at all.
Like, I don't need this.
If you have an iPhone 10S Max or even the 10S,
I get such incredible battery life with this,
and I'm on my phone constantly.
All that being said, I really don't ever leave the house
without having an external battery charger with me
because there is always that small voice
in the back of my mind that says, "What if your phone dies?
"What if somebody else's phone dies?"
So I kind of always like to be very, very prepared.
I also always have a ton of other gadgets with me,
so it is nice to have a battery pack
that will be able to charge, like, my GoPro or my camera.
But that's not what this video is about.
This video is about these guys and checking them out
because I wanted to see for myself what they looked like,
what a day would look like using this.
Would it kind of put my mind at a little bit more ease?
Because with this extra added battery, I feel like
I probably would really not even think about it at all.
It will just extend this already really great battery life
that I've had with this so far even further.
These are pretty expensive.
I've really never had any other smart cases in the past,
but this is $130 for just one.
With that,
you could definitely buy an external battery charger
that would charge multiple devices,
so I guess it depends.
Do you want to have this battery built in?
Or do you want to have something
that you could just have sometimes?
Well, that was a really uneventful unboxing.
(giggles)
Here's the white one.
Holy crap, this thing is huge.
This is massive.
Get out of your home.
Wow.
That's thick.
And there we go; that's unboxing number two.
All right, I'm glad they give these instructions
on how to install it because, I don't know.
I don't think it's something I'd be able to figure out.
Maybe you have questions, I don't know.
How many milliamps are you giving us?
I'm trying to read it.
God, I'm so old I can't freaking see.
13.69 milliamps.
That's actually really, that's not very much.
Like, you can get a tiny, little Mophie.
Like, the Mophie has these new Mophie Minis
that are 10,000 milliamps that are, like, super small.
Okay, well, here we go.
This for traveling is probably
what I would mostly use this for
because when I'm on a plane, it's kind of annoying
to have to actually charge your phone,
but this is definitely an option.
It is thick.
It is significantly heavier than I thought that it would be.
So the smart case did not come already charged.
You'd think that I would have 500 cables lying around here.
You would think.
One would think.
So one of the things that I do like is
you'll be able to see what the charge is on the smart case
and on your phone kind of like your AirPods.
It sort of lives all in that little ecosystem.
I just think that if you do have one of these phones,
the battery life, it's just...
I don't think that this is entirely necessary,
but if you are the kind of person who doesn't want
to have to carry around an external battery,
who doesn't have access to a charger throughout the day,
this could easily be something for you, and honestly,
I'm such a huge fan of Apple cases,
like, I love these silicon cases,
but the bad part about those is this sometimes happens.
I am very aggressive with my phones.
That is not new information, so this sometimes happens.
I love, like, the felt interior,
and there has not been another case that I've found
that I really have liked.
These have just been my favorite cases since the beginning.
Now, these definitely don't protect as well
as some of the other, like, super protective cases.
I know I've done drop tests
with, like, the Tech 21 cases before,
and like, those actually do protect your phones.
Like, those things are so crazy and aggressive
that it is like your phone is inside of a tank.
But if you do want something lightweight,
and you want obviously an Apple logo on it,
these are my favorite.
Not a big fan of the leather ones.
I do like the leather look, but I feel like, again,
I'm so abusive, and they are a little bit more expensive.
Leather and I just sometimes don't get along very well.
I spill things on it, and that's definitely not something
that is covered under Apple's warranty,
so I just definitely prefer these, so yeah,
I guess back to these cases.
I would love to know what you guys think
because this is definitely, I mean, it's massive.
I mean, this phone itself is massive,
and most of the times when I'm using the phone,
like, I actually do prefer using my 10S.
Yeah, I know.
Justine, do you need to have two iPhones?
Obviously not.
I'm just, I'm crazy.
How do I get you out of here?
That was something that was not covered
in the documentation.
Hey, do you want to come out to play?
I guess I'll start charging this one.
How the heck do I get you out?
Oh, there we go.
That wasn't that bad.
Let's see what you look like in here.
God, the gold is just incredible.
I forgot how beautiful this phone is
because it's always covered in a case.
Oh, something else that I noticed is right there.
There's a little light to show you that it is charging,
so that's cool.
Get in there.
So I'm gonna be traveling here pretty soon,
so I think this is probably what I'll go for.
I think I'll go for this look.
This is a nice look, so I think that this is the one
that I'm probably gonna go with,
but I do really like this white case a lot.
This looks really nice.
So really to sum up, like I said,
I don't entirely think that this is necessary,
but if you are a fan of battery packs,
I just love the look of this one.
I would love to know what you guys think
in the comments below.
And what is one thing that you wish that Apple would make
as an accessory for your iPhone?
Like, it can be anything.
Like, do you want to have a selfie flying drone case?
Like, let's think super, super crazy.
I'll see you guys in my next video.
Also let me know if there's any other things
that you would like me to cover here,
and I will see you in my next video.
So bye.
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