PowerEZ Plus provides power boost, kickstand for iPhone 4

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If you're a power user like our very own Erica Sadun, you may have already run into that situation where your iPhone 4 burns through a...
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I've bought a few generic ones in Hong Kong for about $10 USD each. They were all 19000mAH and fully charge iPhones at least once and more before needing to recharge. I'm disappointed something for $30 only is 1000mAH.
June 30 2010 at 3:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf this worked while the bumper is on the iPhone then I'd get it. I'm about 99.9% it does not.
June 30 2010 at 1:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI also don't like "unitaskers," but I'm always afraid that battery packs that attach directly to the phone will break the 30-pin connector during use. I'd rather have a battery pack that uses a cable and can charge devices other than iPhones/iPods.
After shopping around, I found the Tekken TekCharge
MP1550 on Amazon. This $20 charger uses a cable to charge the phone (or any other USB compatible device) so there is less likelihood of breaking the dock connector on the phone. Also, you provide your own rechargeable batteries, so if you run out of juice while away from power, you can always purchase some alkaline batteries at a a local drug store. If you use some good rechargable batteries, you can get more than twice the use with the PowerEz. The Tekken is a battery charger itself so you don't need to carry around a charger when traveling.
Disadvantages:
The Tekken is a bit larger than the PowerEz:
PowerEz:
2.5" x 2.1" x .6"
Tekken:
3.2" x 2.5" x 0.7"
Also, depending on where you get your rechargeable batteries (I recommend Sanyo Eneloops), you may be spending a few bucks more than the cost of a PowerEz.
Correction: "you can get more than twice the use *than* with the PowerEz."
June 30 2010 at 1:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnyone know if this actually recharges the iPhone battery, or is it just supplemental power?
June 30 2010 at 12:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe reviewer on the amazon link says he recharged his iphone about 50% with it, but that it wasn't drained so maybe it could do more.
June 30 2010 at 12:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"charging stops when your device's battery is topped off"
Though it won't be a fully charge; the iPhone 4 battery is 1420 mAh (per iFixit's teardown) while this recharger is 1000 mAh.
I use my phone as a "power user" and I have had no trouble getting my phone to last for 24 hours. The only thing i realized was not to leave the bluetooth on when I am not using it..That dried up my battery in hours along with my normal use.
June 30 2010 at 12:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou link is busted.... it's http://www.konnetonline.com/6312.html
Also, this product page say's it for the iPhone 3gs and this same product seems to have been on Amazon since March 1st.
http://www.amazon.com/Konnet-PowerEZ-External-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B003BT66T6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1277910554&sr=8-1
Soooo "released today" seems to be a little misleading. Sounds like this is an old product they are re-releasing to take advantage of the iPhone 4 release.
Unless, they have a newer version of thePowerEX Plus than what's been out since March?
"but also includes a retractable kickstand for watching movies in landscape mode, much like the stand on the back of the new Droid X."
I'm glad to see you guys took the time to actually familiarize yourselves with products that compete with the iPhone.
Broken link to Konnet.
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