iPhone External Storage – Don’t Buy the Wrong One!

#iPhone #SSD #externalharddrive

iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max support external storage. But it turns out that not every storage works for every usecase. Some fail when recording a video, some would take ages to transfer a file. So I've decided to test TOP-10 of them in terms of speed, temperature, battery and stability.

Links from this video:
Acasis TBU405Plus

Acasis EC-6609 Air
Hagibis MC100
Gewokliy E13
Netac US5
AFARER Magnetic Card Holder
Jeyi i9
OWC Envoy Pro Mini
Transcend JetFlash 930C
ADATA Premier ONE UHS-II Card
SanDisk Extreme PRO Card Reader
MoKo Adapter
Corsair MP600 Mini SSD
Sharkspeed SSD
JCC Magsafe Tripod Mount
Razer MagSafe Phone Cooler

00:00 – Intro
00:20 – Why does iPhone need an external storage?
01:32 – Review Structure
02:07 – Acasis EC-6609 Air
03:01 – Hagibis MC 100
03:56 – Jeyi i9
04:25 – Gewokliy E13
04:52 – Samsung T7 + Magnetic Card Holder
05:35 – OWC Envoy Pro Mini
06:07 – Moko Adapter
06:20 – Netac US5
06:38 – Transcend JetFlash 930C
07:02 – MicroSD Cards UHS-I and UHS-II
07:25 – Which SSDs to buy?
09:00 – Speed Test (iPhone)
09:58 – Speed Test (Samsung)
10:22 – Speed Test (Mac)
10:53 – Acasis TBU405Plus
12:32 – Temperature Test (iPhone)
13:50 – Temperature Test (Samsung)
14:12 – Battery Test (iPhone)
14:52 – Stability Test
15:52 – External Recording Basics
17:46 – Peak MagSafe
18:18 – MP4 External Recording Test
20:01 – ProRes LT External Recording Test
20:36 – ProRes External Recording Test
21:30 – ProRes HQ External Recording Test
22:24 – My choice and advice

[GeeksTable]

Note on Hagibis MC100:
If you consider buying it, here is my comparison of the cooling cover vs the standard cover:

Daily File Management (Read/Write):
– No difference

External Recording:

15 min MP4:
– iPhone Temp: Same
– SSD Temp: Same
– Battery drain: Same

15 min ProRes LT:
– iPhone Temp: 40°C vs 43°C
– SSD Temp: 35°C vs 37°C
– Battery drain: Same

15 min ProRes:
– iPhone Temp: 41°C vs 43°C
– SSD Temp: 36°C vs 39°C
– Battery drain: Same

15 min ProRes HQ:
– iPhone Temp: 48°C vs 50°C
– SSD Temp: 43°C vs 48°C
– Battery drain: -6% vs -22%

My verdict: you’ll see a difference when doing long ProRes records, otherwise save a few bucks, you won’t see a huge gain.

[Nightmarebyilke]

I was literally looking at this exact enclosures this morning what a coincidence.
Ty for extensive testing and very well put review.

Wish u luck in the future and many more subscribers, i am sure u willl get there soon !

[cflynn]

I went with the Corsair MP600 Mini SSD and Hagibis MC100. Had to format the ssd with Mac's disc manager before it showed it up on the iPhone 15 Pro. Thanks for the recs!

[rogeriogomesosorio]

The problem with most of these SSD and so on is that, because they are MagSafe based, you can not attach an external lens

[hn.fadlurahman]

Hagibis MC100's backcase actually can be changed to fin grill design backcase for better heat dissipation, but it sold separately

[sn_vids]

great video as always, underrated channel

keep it going, also where can I get that shirt?

[TheKnetic]

First off, thanks so much for this video. It was very well composed and touched on all of the important points that I wanted to know.

One question: When filming with the cooler attached, do you hear the fan in the recording?

[lexomoniyi]

Superb review. Based my purchase solely off of this review. Thank you!

[nenlightz]

Awesome comparison of SSD drives, would you consider reviewing the DockCase Pocket Photography Edition M.2 2230 Enclosure to the Hagibis and Acasis enclosures? It has some smart features and an interesting display to show read/write speeds, as well as 1/4-20 threads to mount to other parts of a camera rig. Very nifty and useful. But it doesnt have the USB PD port that the Hagibis has (although the Acasis is missing that feature to).

[iPhone-Cinematograhy]

Thank you for posting... very helpful!

[bradfield]

Hello - great video ! I purchased several of these also to find the best option, and I established that cosmetically, the JEYI enclosure was the lightest, more direct and compact way to record ProRest video into my iPhone Pro Max 15. My joy at their great design quickly turned to disappointment when each attempt to record ProRes gave me the "write speeds too slow" dialog after spinning to process the file. I am using a Sabrent Rocket 2230 and the JEYi connects, lights correctly etc. Based on your recommendations and tests, I do not quite understand why the write speeds are not sufficient ? Thank you for any help...

[DanielHernandez-ybdc]

can i purchase and download movies and add to memery stick for playback?

[antonius]

Thank you for your research with the SSD for iPhone, question, I also want to connect the Røde Wireless Pro, do you also have a solution for this?
thank you in advance

[AmalSony]

bro should i buy this or go with t7 shield because both are same money, i want to backup photos and videos from my 15 pro max pls suggest me the good one in amall budget..

[ClaudiaRizzo-bw]

Hi does the acadia work with i phone 14

[GAZDA]

Thanks my geek brother. What do u use to external record on Samsung

[Javasius]

Got the acasis case and the mp600 mini and it wont connect it to my iPhone, anyone know why?

[Xkcdboy]

@GeeksTable: Great video! I just a quick question about an older video of yours named "iMac 2021 with VESA – unboxing & review". In this video you unboxed your iMac with a VESA adapter and mounted on a monitor arm. I am having a similar case - but my question is - These preinstalled VESA adapters cannot be taken off and install a spare standard Apple stand if we wish to do that?

[anatoliy_n]

Wow, super puper 😍 Me nyjna takaya je maika

[postsbyleon]

So i got the Corsair MP600 1 TB with the Anyoyo SSD case (i think its the extact same as Acasis but with different name)

My problem is that the ssd wont show up in my files app or in blckmagic design. Dont know why tho because you tested both amd it worked for you.
Would be really nice if you can help me.