Review: Smart Backup Battery Pack

Do you often find yourself in the middle of day with your iPhone battery in the red? If so, I might have the perfect product for you. Even for those who need a the extra battery for those “what if” moments this review product could really help you.

A couple of weeks ago I received an iPhone/iPod accessory in the mail for review called the “Smart Backup Battery Pack.” It’s made by Richard Solo, created by the same person who founded The Sharper Image.

I was really skeptical when this product arrived because of the large amount of accessories that are simply horrible, so I went into the review open minded but expecting a “so so” product. On the contrary, I found out how amazing this product really was.

Let’s look at how it works out in the real world.
My iPhone died at the beginning of class while I was using it. I plugged the battery pack into my iPhone and let it charge for a minute. As soon as the iPhone gained its reserve battery life back, I was back to emailing and Tweeting. It took about 1 hour and 30 minutes for the battery to charge to 75% while I was using it. (The reason it didn’t make it to 100% was because the battery pack ran out of “juice”.)

The battery comes with all the attachments – retractable USB charging cable and the AC wall charger. This gives you the option to charge the battery pack at a computer or at the wall, like normal.

A nice touch to the battery pack is the indicator lights. It gives you a general feel as to the status of your battery.

The only real complaint I have is that it doesn’t hold as tight as possible to the iPhone (or iPod) when connected. You have to hold them as one to make sure it doesn’t fall out.

Finally, the battery pack isn’t limited to use on your iPhone. It supports all iPods but the iPod Shuffle which doesn’t use the 30-pin connector.

How much will cost you? $49.95. If you order in bulk (2+) you are eligible for discounts as well.

Pros:

• Well Designed
• “Plug and Charge”
• Convenient
• Can use on iPods (Except Shuffle)
• It works!

Cons:

• Doesn’t hold very tight to iPhone when connected

Final verdict: 4.5/5 iPhones