Apple Magsafe Battery Pack vs Anker 622 MagGo

00:00 Intro
00:25 Design and form factor
01:12 Specifications
02:21 Testing and results
03:14 Issues with wireless power banks
03:57 Recommendation

[gabhotsince]

Apple also charges at 7.5 you just need to update the battery pack. Plug it into a Mac computer for about 10 minutes and it will update by itself.

[chriswilcox]

People always miss that the Apple battery pack is treated way differently by the phone than 3rd party packs. Anker etc. get treated like mains connected charging, whereas the Apple battery is treated like a battery…

Expensive as it may be, the Apple one is the technically sensible choice.

[pug_]

Just upgraded from the XS to a 13 Mini, so bought the 622 for when I'm out and about, and to trigger standby mode when I'm home. I'd originally got a battery bank more like Apple's own, but returned it in favour of this much more useful one.

Thanks for the content.

[QuantaSolace]

Honestly, I prefer the Apple one. In terms of the heat, the Apple pack is cooler vs Anker which can get quite hot. I’ve used the Anker chargers as hand warmers in the winter. 😅 I do use my 622 every now and then when I need it to watch something. The stand is a handy little feature.

[proBTdude]

Best honest review every... i get ordinary power bank just like your say!. Thx

[GreggCesaroni]

I have the Apple MagSafe battery pack and absolutely love it. Doesn’t have the capacity. But the magic of it is to keep your phone at 90% the whole day. And it doesn’t get hot while doing so. Shame they pulled it off the market. But I am getting the Anker 633 just to try out anyways.

[DNeed]

I love the Anker 633 10k MagSafe power bank

[buffuniballer]

@3:14 - yep.

Magsafe is great for desktop, bedside and in the car as a combination holder/charger. But to carry around, not so much. When I can get a "lipstick" sized battery that will charge the phone from zero to close to 100% one time for $10 and it weighs 1/2 of the magsafe power bank, it's a no brainer.

Regarding the charging cords for the power bank, with the new iPhone 15 series, the USB-C becomes a positive, not a negative. However, I'm sure someone has already mentioned that in the comments.

[SergiySev]

sorry, but too many mistakes:
1. design - they are not the same, Anker is way bigger than Iphone 12/13 mini and Apple Powerbank suits way better with mini models
2. Apple powerbank can do 7.5w with the latest firmware upgrade
3. Apple powerbank doesn't require to be turned on like Anker
4. Apple powerbank stops charging after 90% (what helps to save iphones battery)

yes, they are both peace of crap from daily usage wise

[pcmobitab]

Are there any wired chargers which has magnets that would stick on the back of iPhone and the with a tiny c-c cable will charge faster?

[chrluc]

They are “about” the same size except if you have a standard or Pro model and the Anker hangs off the device like it was never ever intended to be used with these devices. These are the models that most need them!

[dcjuna]

Though wireless charging is indeed much less efficient than wired, in certain situations, I do think the benefits outweigh the cons. For me, when I travel for work, since I'm already carrying a substantial tech bag, yeah I'm going to want something wired with faster charging speeds and higher capacity. But for something that's going in my wife's purse for when she's out late and needs a source of power in an emergency situation (read "i forgot to charge my phone before I left, the bars are closing, my phone is almost dead, and I can't find my ride home"), wireless is perfect. It's small enough to where she will keep it in her purse, it's fool-proof (just slap it on the back, no need to carry an easy-to-lose cable), and is more convenient to use while it's charging than a wired bank (so she's more likely to actually use it before her phone is in the single-digits). So whether wired or wireless is better is really just subjective to the use case.

[sylvestergomes]

great video! 1 incorrect information. The Magsafe battery pack now charges at 7.5W after an update from apple.

[UpintheairFL]

Holy Cow! Stats don't support buying wireless!!!! Thanks for saving me bucks!!!

[Somm_RJ]

Wait, isn't the Anker supports vabled charging as well? So why need to buy a traditional power bank?

[NabhanZaman]

So why are we using a wireless charger and ruining the battery ?

[leon]

Why are you saying apple magsafe charger charges at 5W? Apple updated charging speed to 7.5W with a firmware update in early 2022. How could have missed that.

[NikBesko]

I would like to toss some testing i did recently on this. i use my phone for vlogs and capturing footage. so that means I am recording 4k and have a shotgun mic plugged into the lightning port on the phone. I did two tests over an hour with both the apple and anker recording video with the rode mic plugged in.
with the apple I went from 80% - 53% (twice i lost this much)
anker went from 45% - 55% (twice i gained 10%)
if you are doing things like recording for a long time or plan on using it for similar things, the Apple one wont cut it. I would assume it is because it is a smaller battery pack and runs out quicker.

[Betzii]

I just want a battery pack that I can snap real quick on my phone in case I run low on charge

[SS-cfsx]

Thank you for talking me out of wasting my money!