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smartphone batteries don't last long enough that's a problem for most handhelds but especially for ultra-thin devices with lots of features and embedded batteries devices like the iPhone 6 the good folks at Mophie have cooked up a solution for that and we've just spent 48 hours with it on our in-house iPhone 6 join us then for a quick tour of the Mophie Juice Pack air the Juice Pack air is the slimmer and lower capacity of Moe fees battery packs for the iPhone 6 but it crams a lot of power into it's rubberized frame it incorporates a 2,750 milliamp hour battery Mophie says that's enough to double the iPhones typical endurance in talktime internet usage and video playback you pay a price for that added power of course in size strapping on the juice back air converts the iPhone 6 from one of the world's civil test smartphones to well not that mass takes a big jump and thickness more than doubles the result is a much beefier somewhat more cumbersome handheld so the juice pack air is a much more elegant route to better battery life than a tethered external power pack it completely encapsulates the iPhone protecting it from drops and falls with an ultrasonic welded casing and a dedicated impact resistant ring that surrounds and protects the display importantly it doesn't appear to impair any of the iPhones built-in features either Mophie has built-in pass throughs for the speaker's the mute switch and external buttons still work Apple pay seems to be unaffected and you can still charge and sync the phone while it's in the case the iPhone charges first followed by the juice pack you'll need a computer with a USB port or an AC adapter for this a microUSB cable comes in the box but a wall plug does not when you're out on the town charging is literally as simple as flipping a switch green to turn on the juice red to switch it off you can check remaining power level with the built-in meter our juice pack came with only about half a charge but that was still enough to take us from a completely drained iPhone to 49% in less than an hour and we were using the iPhone the whole time one important note for music fans the juice pack air puts the headphone jack at the bottom of a deep silo so it comes with an adapter really an extender to give the earphone cable enough length to plug in it doesn't effect sound quality but it is one more thing you need to remember to carry around if you don't use a Bluetooth headset how well it does over time and how much power you can really get from this case we'll have to wait for a more in-depth look this isn't a review after all but after about two days with it it's easy to see why Mophie has been the go-to name in iphone battery cases for years it blends added protection with extended endurance if you're comfortable with the added bulk it seems a worthy sidekick for that plane ride hiking trip or just a longer than usual workday the Mophie Juice Pack air for the iPhone 6 is available now at Mophie comm if you're curious how long the iPhone 6 lasts without the juice pack check out our video review here on YouTube and our full review linked in the description below and be sure to subscribe to our channel if you haven't done so already this was a sponsored pocket now video brought to you by movi whom we thank for their support thanks to you as well for watching and we'll see you next time