GoKawiilVeger X5 5000mAh MagSafe wallet ZDNET's key takeaways The Veger X5 is available now for $59.
It's a MagSafe charger, wallet, and tracker with Find My in one.
It can only hold a few cards at a time. View now at Amazon
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I am an unapologetic MagSafe fanatic. If it has a circular magnet on it, I want it. I've used many MagSafe accessories in my time, including wallets, batteries, and other devices with tracking. But I've never used one with all three until now.
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The Veger X5 MagSafe wallet and battery is a great match for someone like me. It has a 5,000 mAh MagSafe battery, a kickstand, a wallet that can hold two or three cards (more on that in a moment), and support for Apple's Find My. I used the Veger X5 for about a week, and it's like the mother ship calling me home. Except for one complaint -- and it's a big one.
The wallet's design is pretty straightforward. The battery pack has the familiar circle of magnets on it for the magnets, there's a USB-C port on the bottom, a power button, and five pips to show you the charge level.
The backplate is attached to the battery with four T5 screws. It has a neat design with a kickstand that can adjust to any angle. When you open the kickstand, you can use the slot where it was as a thumb hole to slide your cards up and out. Overall, it's a simple and effective design, except for one flaw.
When you attach the Veger X5 to the back of your phone, the battery starts powering your phone (at a max of 20W by the way). But I wonder if merging the functionality of something like a wallet, that's always there, with a charger -- a device you only need sometimes -- is a mistake.
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