Apple launches official Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6 and 6s

Official accessory: Apple have launched their own Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6 and 6s
Apple
Ben Travis8 December 2015

We've all been there - trying to find the bus stop in the pouring rain, fully aware that the use of GPS and the maps app is rapidly draining the final few percent from your phone.

Smartphones are miracles of technology, if only they'd still have power when we really need them - and now Apple might finally have acknowledged that the battery life of the iPhone is far from ideal with the release of the Smart Battery Case.

While third party battery phone case accessories have existed for a while, Apple have finally released on official version on their online shop for iPhone 6 and 6s, available in Charcoal Grey and White.

The tech company’s flagship smartphone iPhone 6s can last for up to 10 hours using 4G, 11 hours on Wi-Fi, and 14 hours talking over 3G when new, but iPhone users often experience a significant decline in battery life over time.

The case, which looks similar to the standard official iPhone 6 cases with an added protrusion to the back, adds on an extra 18 hours of 4G internet use and 20 hours of video playback.

The battery case charges using the regular Apple lightning port, so no additional chargers are required.

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It’s not the only move that Apple have made this year to combat the problematic battery life of the iPhone – iOS 9 brought a Low Power mode, which users are invited to switch on when they only have 20% battery left.

The mode reduces background functions so that you can savour those precious last few minutes of juice.

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