ZDNET's key takeaways The Nitecore NW5000 has an ultralight and ultrathin design that blends into the iPhone.
It has a 5,000mAh capacity that's just enough to fully charge any iPhone model (and some more).
You'll have to pay a premium for this accessory, but its build quality justifies it. $69.95 at Amazon
I find that rather than complaining about the iPhone's poor battery life, I prefer to do something about it. This is why my iPhone is almost always rocking with a magnetic power bank attached.
But while there are a lot of really good magnetic power banks out there, I've never been totally happy with any of them. They're too big or bulky, the MagSafe is weak, and the design is uncomfortable to hold.
I can always find something to complain about!
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Then I came across the Nitecore NW5000, and now I have to find something else to complain about, because this is as close to perfect as a magnetic wireless power bank can get.
The NW5000 is a 5,000mAh/19.25Wh power bank. It's small, but as I've come to appreciate, this is the sweet spot when it comes to having a low-drag magnetic power bank. As much as I like having a 10,000mAh pack, they're rather bit to be dangling off an iPhone all day.
For the wireless charger, the pack is a Qi2 pad, so it can push out 5W, 7.5W, 10W, and 15W of power, depending on the phone it's attached to.
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