To improve the autonomy of the iPhone, Apple adds a second battery – Le Figaro

A shell, which accommodates an external battery will double the autonomy of the smartphone. Provided put the price of it.

More than independence day on an iPhone. Tuesday, Apple introduced an accessory for a smartphone, capable of double the usage time without recharging. This “Smart Battery” sold 119 euros, similar to the one of the many protective shells sold for years by Apple. The notable difference just a little bump in the back, hiding an external battery that can give an extra energy kick on the phone.

Wrapped in this accessory, the iPhone 6 and 6S enjoy a comprehensive range of up to 25 hours of telephone communication and 18 hours of web browsing, almost double the original battery life of the device. The iPhone will drain the booster battery before touching his. The charge level is displayed on the iPhone Lock Screen, differentiated from the battery contained in the phone.

Many manufacturers already offer external battery smartphone, sometimes housed in shells. It is, however, an unexpected solution from Apple, which was not previously set to this type of accessories. The capacity of the booster battery is 1877 mAh of the same order as that of the iPhone 6S, but slightly lower than that of this kind that are already available commercially. One advantage of Apple’s solution is its integration with the ecosystem of the iPhone, as explained in the product test by the Wall Street Journal. There is no need to trigger a button battery starts. It can also be recharged with a Lightning port.

The autonomy remains one of the black spots of smartphones. The improvements made to the batteries are generally erased by the performance gains and increased screen size. The 4G navigation autonomy thus remained the same between an iPhone and an iPhone 5s 6. On the same generation phone, it usually depends on the thickness of the device and instead allocated to its battery. The iPhone 6S More offers better battery life than its little brother the iPhone 6 and 6S. This is what partly explains the success of the “phablet” these phones with dimensions approaching that of a tablet.