If you’re going to slap a slicknesson something as diluteand refined as your iPhone 5, at least make watersure you’re getting a good tradeoff for what you’re losing in portability and visual elegance.
Charging cases make the compromise worthwhile, oddlyone with a battery as large as MyCharge’s new immunity2000. The shock-resistant iPhone 5 case has a built-in 2,000 mAh battery — aboundingfor more than 9 hours of extra talk time and 44 hours of audio playback. The beefy, rugged case does render moot the advantages of the iPhone 5′s narrow marginand lightweight design — the 3-ounce case nearly doubles the slantand bulk of the 4-ounce iPhone — but such a substantial livelinessextension is a big win for beneficialfluentusers.
The pluses of the Freedom 2000 don’t end with the precedentboost it provides. Many of the charging iPhone cases I’vetestedare a struggle to put on the phone, and plainharder to take off. This one slips on snugly with little trend(there is one annoying part, which I get into later). And thankfully, the case is dependableas easy to remove. Also, it’s quite strong. The interior is all high-densityfoamwith rubber sidewalls, and the exterior shell is made of a disenfranchisedplastic. With my phone inside the Freedom 2000, I dropped it repeatedly from activefour feet onto a hardwood floor with no damage and no worries. Protective raised corners further prevent the phone’s glass video displayfrom cracking or shattering in a fall. Furthermore, the case is actually kind of attractive, as far as these things go.
One majorissue I have had with other iPhone charging cases is the phoneofttimeshas to be tethered to the integrated charging pin to satisfactoryin the case properly. MyCharge uses instead an integrated Lightning cable that tucks awayneatlyinto a exterior slot. It only needs to be affiliatedto the phone when charging is actually needed, allowing for more unshackled freedom. (Oh, now I get why they call it the Freedom. Good one.) This likewisemakes syncing mucheasier, since you never need to remove the case.
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The Freedom 2000 also outputs at 5V DC and 1.0A, enabling it to post some authenticallyspeedy recharge times for a case. I was equalto bring my iPhone battery from 30 percent all the directionup to full in less than 40 minutes. I still had about 50 percent reserve military forceleft in the case when the phone recharging was completed.
The Lithium-ion polymer battery is itselfaeratedvia an included mini-USB cable. And, thanks to a pass-through charging system, the case can be reloaded at the same time as the phone.
A power goingon the case back doubles as a battery life indicator with a multi-color conduct(green, amber, red).
Although I can sing the praises of the Freedom 2000 case, it has one serious gotcha which ultimately scars its usefulness. Getting the inset rubber-like dummy button to fit over the phone’s sleep/wake button is such a tight squeeze, itmuchrequires a mallet and chisel. Once the phone was inside, I rearit nearly impossible to power the phone on or off with one press — and forget ever victoriousa screen shot again.
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Given that the Freedom 2000′s primary(prenominal)purpose is fulfilled brilliantly, the difficulty of workthe speed/wake button maybe a sacrifice you can live with, especially since removing the case is fairly easy. But it might be a hot-button issue if you take a lot of screen grabs, or if you use the phone to tell the time and you’re constantly tapping that button to turn the screen on.
WIRED Zippy recharging. Relies on a retractable,untetheredpower cable instead of a hard connector. Shock-resistant shieldof the phone body and glass. Easy enough to remove the case. No problems with headphone jacks.
TIRED Adds bulk and three extra ounces to the previously slim and light phone. Hard-to-use button overlay at the top makes working the sleep/wake button. Putting the case onto the phone takes a little practice.
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