Customer Reviews

Energizer AP1000 Protective Case with Built-In Rechargeable Battery for iPhone 3G/3GS with 1000 mAh - Black

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I have tried two of these and they both seem to be doing the same thing... First off they affect the phone's reception - and not in a good way. Without the iPower on, my phone has 5 bars and shows 3G. As soon as the iPower is clipped on, there is only 1 bar and the 3G reception is gone! Second, while the iPower is charging my phone it must only be providing intermittent power because it vibrates every minute or so and shows it is charging one minute and not charging the next - it goes back and forth like this the whole time it is connected. I can't imagine this can be good for the iPhone's internal battery... My phone is a 3Gs, but I am not sure if that makes a difference... As I stated before though, I tried two of these iPower devices and they both had these two issues - so I am pretty sure it was not one defective item.

I love my iPhone, but am frustrated by how quickly I use up my battery. Because I often check for email and am on the internet, I needed to plug my phone into my car to keep the battery full during the day.

So I got this case with the rechargeable battery and have to say it definitely solves this problem. I can use my phone all day long, and never even get to the actual iphone battery - it's that good.

On the negative side - this battery case is a little heavy. This isn't any problem for me, but if this is something that might bother you, you might want to think twice about getting this. Also, the phone juts out a little bit beyond the case - which leaves it exposed if it is dropped. If this weren't so, I would give this product 5 stars.

Still, highly recommended. I now feel like I can take my phone out all day and play with it, without worrying about using up all my battery space. And I can leave on the 3G and notifications to boot. No problem.

I bought this device on impulse when it was a "Gold Box" special here at Amazon.com. There are occasions when I need to have my iPhone away from a charging source over a long day and this is when this iPower case is particularly useful. When it and the iPhone are both charged fully the battery life of the phone is extended considerably (I can't provide an exact amount; I'd guess the capacity is about doubled). In this respect the thing works and works well, and so I consider the investment worthwhile.

Contrary to what some other reviewers claim, the battery pack has no discernible adverse effect on the phone's reception and the phone fits into the case snugly but not excessively so. The reasons for my three star instead of five star review are as follows:

1) When the phone itself is at 100% capacity and the battery case is essentially topping off this full charge as power is drawn by the phone, the iPower device constantly turns on and off. This would be ok except that unless you mute all sound from the phone (via the ringer switch) the phone will "chirp" each time the power charging process begins anew. This is annoying! Sometimes removing the phone and reseating it in the power case stops this behavior for a while, but it seems to be inextricably tied to how the thing works, unfortunately.

2) The design of the case is good overall, but in an effort to make it more convenient to insert and remove the iPhone the designers made the case slightly less protective than would be ideal. Much of the top of the phone is exposed to scratches and impacts, unfortunately. This is not a fatal problem (I hope!) but I find myself wishing the case covered the phone up a bit more fully.

The case is also heavy, but given its dual function as both case and battery, this is understandable.

For all of these reasons, I find myself using the case only in particular situations when I really need the extra power. Otherwise, I use more lightweight and protective cases.

I'd have given it 5 stars if I didn't also have a Blue Storm which looks almost the same but has a case with more grip, a nice on/off switch, and 4 lights to indicate level of charge left.

While I liked the extended battery life, I had this case for less than 2 weeks when the charging cord connection on the case broke. I went to plug it in and there was nothing for it to connect to. It's like it just disintegrated and fell out. I'd like to get another one and send this one back to Energizer.

En la fotografía y descripción dice que el producto es marca Energizer, pero no lo es. A pesar de que el mismo funciona bien, me decepcioné al ver que era de marca desconocida.

This is not an Energizer Case, the product works good but, I'm dissapointed to receive an unknown brand device.

I bought the iPhone battery booster, because my G3 phone has insufficent battery power. It serves the purpose I bought it for.

It was chunky but that's okay, if you are buying these kind of product to increase your battery life you need to expect it is going to bulk up your phone quite a bit. I was prepared for that. The battery life it provides is quite good which means you can do all your tasks on the phone without charging for a while, especially important if you don't have a chance to charge your phone often.

It charges both from an outlet or a computer which is useful when you are traveling and you can charge it in your car if you have a USB adapter for your car.

However, my unit stopped working after 2 months of use, when I plug it in to charge with my desktop. The power display bar was fully lit and never went off again. It does not charge my phone any more and I have not been able to revive since it was broken (last month or a bit more) and I have tried to let the battery die so the LED would go out and tried to charge it again, hoping it would reset, I have had no luck with that either.

Good product when it worked, but since it broke in 2 months I will only give it 2 stars.

I used this rechargeable with my iPhone to capture a full day of GPS tracking and still had plenty of battery life left. Very happy with the performance of this battery.

I got it as a gift for one of my friends, and he's responded that it works really well for his iPhone, but he does really wish it covered the top of his iPhone. Other than that there have been no complaints.