I got a Mutrent iCarrier quite a while ago, and I really like it. I got it on Amazon for about 83 bucks. It serves me very well so far. It's not a battery case, but it fits pretty well in most of the back pockets of my jeans, and they're pretty small, being women's jeans.
On Jul 19, 2013, at 7:42 AM, SSEric <sseri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Those are very valid points. I have never objectively measured how much time > I get, so three times the battery life was just a rough estimate. > > It is true that the helium does use a micro USB charge. Therefore you have to > use a micro USB cord if you leave it in the case and want to charge or > transfer information. Another drawback is you have to use a short adapter for > audio. When you do this, you eliminate the ability to use the microphone or > in-line controls of your microphone. They need to fix that. > > Eric > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 9:23 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > You can get the Mophie Helium on Amazon for about $72. However, based on the > rating of 2.8 out of 5 and quite a few not very good reviews I would not buy > this case. Some of the issues people describe are confirmed by some and > reputed by others, but overall it seems the tone of the reviews is that this > is not necessarily up to snuff with Mophie's past reputation. Also, at 1500 > MA capacity and the iPhone 5 having a capacity of 1445 MA there is no way > you triple your battery life. It even says right in the product specs "80% > more battery life to keep your iPhone 5 safe and charged" and based on my > experience with several battery packs 1500 MA should be enough to get it > from 20% back up to maybe 90% or even close o 100%. I have a MyCharge Peak > 6000 which has 6000 MA or 4 times the capacity of the Heliumm and I get > almost 3 full charges if I start to recharge at 20%. > > Another drawback mentioned with the Mophie Helium is the fact that you have > to take the phone out of the case if you want to use the Lightning port to > connect the phone maybe to a dock or even to iTunes with the Lightning > cable. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of SSEric > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 5:32 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: external iphone 5 batteries > > I like the Mophie Juice Pack Helium. It adds about a half inch to the length > of the phone and protects the back and sides, but not the front. It adds > very little weight, but triples the battery life, approximately. It does > sell for around $90, however. > > Eric > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 8:03 AM, "Andrew Head" <ath...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has some recommendations on a good external > battery for the iphone 5? A friend mentioned the incredicharge but when I > looked it up I found it didn't support the iphone 5. > Thanks in advance for any help, > Hope everyone has a good day, > Andrew > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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