Alpatronix Battery Case for iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Plus (6.7 inch), Strong Slim Protective Extended Charging Cover with Wireless Charging, Apple Pay, CarPlay (BX14Pro Max) - Black

I have used similar battery case products from Alpatronix before for previous generations of iPhone that I have owned. The iPhone 14 Pro does have somewhat longer battery life than the previous iPhone 12 Pro that I owned and I appreciate that improvement from Apple. That said, I use my smartphone continuously and heavily throughout the day for streaming audio and video, business phone calls, business video calls, teaching at a major university, countless apps that I use to manage personal issues, business and leisure travel, photography and recording video. All of that sometimes causes me to travel across time zones where my smartphone needs to remain up and running for all of a 24-hour day or longer. If any of you attend some of the major theme parks it is all but impossible to get through a day without extensive use of their app. Battery life is a major issue for me. It is not always possible to plug the phone in to recharge it. Carrying power banks and cables just adds to the list of items I have to carry around. I find these cases to be a good solution for this problem. I can easily keep my phone functioning for a day or two while at the same time providing protection for the phone using the case. I have found the Alpatronix products to be high quality. They perform as advertised charging my phone when needed and surrounding it with a high quality case that protects it and which allows me to hold the phone in a firm grip without dropping it. The case fits the phone well and does not interfere with the screen protector or the third party lens protector that I have over the camera lenses. The addition of wireless charging adds to the utility of the case and works well with the charging stand I use for my phone, watch and headphones. The utility does have a cost in the form of somewhat increased weight, and added thickness due to the additional battery in the case. I find these to be reasonable tradeoffs for the benefits.

After purchasing my third one and only returning one of the three, I can tell you for sure the product quality is not something. I would absolutely recommend anybody if the charging port lasts more than a month or two you’re in good luck the last one I had the charging port lasted 2 1/2 months, but whenever you would push the charge the phone button it stopped working so even though it was full of battery, it would not discharge to the phone. Maybe this company will eventually make some upgrades but until then I wish I could give it less than a one.

Followup review: Product failed within one year. Battery will no longer fully charge. Have to remove iphone to charge case as case discharges iphone while charging. Do not recommend. Old review: Works as advertised. High quality. Excellent feel. Well engineered. Slightly weighty. Charges iphone battery first before charging its 6500 mah battery. Only noticeable difference is iphone 14 pro charges slower. Battery arrived fully charged. Very impressed. Works with iOS 17. Update! Product not supported by iOS18.1

My phone was draining battery after downloading iOS 17.2. The iPhones is known for their poor battery life compared to other phones. Now I need access to chargers everywhere I go. I was carrying 3 chargers. I bought this case because I’ve used them in the past and I’ve been very happy with them. Mophie was the go to case until Zagg bought Mophie. I was never able to get tech support from Zagg but Alphatronix has outstanding customer service and they stand behind their product. They don’t use Zen Desk where there’s a phone number that is never answered and the only customer service you can get is a bunch of FAQ. One of the things I look for is a well packaged item. Their packaging is like the box my iPhone came in so there’s no need to pull out scissors or a box knife to open the cheaply packaged case. You won’t be spending time trying to peel the stickers off this case. The quality of the packaging speaks volumes. When I crossed Mophie off my list, I decided to try Alphatronix. That was years ago and I’m still buying their cases. I’ve seen Buyers complain about how difficult it is to get their phone in and out of the case. It’s not difficult at all! It’ll take you 5 seconds or less to put the case on and take it off. This case is solid, protective and it works. Obviously, it’s going to be bigger than other cases because it has a battery! I’ve had many Alphatronix cases over the years and I’ve been very happy with their cases. They still charge wirelessly and the case and phone are charged via lightning pin. If your battery is draining quickly, get one of these!

As my iPhone 14ProMax ages, it naturally holds less of a charge. I went to a concert the other day and was sad to watch my battery dwindle down to 8% by the time the show was over. This meant that I couldn't record nearly as much photo or video as I wanted to, because the show tickets and seating assignments were solely on my Ticketmaster app, so having my phone die was not an option. That incident spurred the purchase of this device and hence my review. Yes, it fits the phone perfectly. For a backup battery case, it is pretty slim but of course it does add some weight to the device. It's easy to use, easy to see how much charge is left. Yes, you can charge it wirelessly. As for the issues: I believe their claims of how much backup power you get are exaggerated. Taking my iPhone 14ProMax from 20% to about 95% depleted all of the power in the backup bank. Their claims of "being able to fully charge your phone twice" are not true - at least for me. Also, the charging is very slow. I turned on the charging when my phone was at 60% for a quick 'top off' and it seemed to take a very, very long time to get to 63% which is what I happened to see as I was using my phone to scroll social media and send a few texts. It's definitely way slower than other backup batteries I own and far, far slower than plugging it into an outlet. Yes... CarPlay works -- when it wants to. In my previous configuration (no battery case) my CarPlay worked flawlessly 99% of the time. Now, it randomly disconnects and reconnects and sometimes I have to plug it in -- unplug it --- plug it in -- unplug it --- plug it in in order for CarPlay to connect. I was planning on using this as my main daily case, but with the issues mentioned above I don't think that will work. I am keeping the item, however I'll just pop it on for special events, travel, concerts or other times where I know I'll need a little extra juice during that day.

The case looked good when I received it, the battery function works the way it should and keeps my phone charged for a couple of days. Only issue and a big one me is that it is less than 2 months since I received it and thw case is spitting on the side.

Great battery case overall! It holds a charge really well. Smart charging (ie: charging phone first, then the case) works without issue. Qi charging works well, as does the lightning port. Thankfully I haven't had any real hard drops to truly test the impact, but the few times I've bumped or dropped it there's been no damage to the phone. It does add a bit of size and weight to the phone, which is going to be the same with any battery case. After about 6 months I did start to have some problems with the lightning charging. The case would charge the phone without any issue, but when plugged in via a lightning case it sometimes would cut out. I contacted the manufacturer and they agreed to send me another case to replace the one I have.

I have heralded this product but after realizing that these last about a year, usually less, due to the female lightning connector loosening and not slowing the cable to charge the case and constantly fall out. I no longer recommend it. I have bought multiple of these for many different iterations of iPhone and have accepted that due to me changing phones. That being said I’m on my serving for my current phone. I recently realized I should try the manufacturer warranty but they require I send the case across the country through usps first class to hopefully be approved for a replacement. This leaves me without a case and put the postage and time. It’ss gals and feels like a false promise of how they stopped their devices. Ultimately, it’s not easy to do and may not result in a replacement. I feel duped and no longer recommend Alpatronix.