Review: Hyper’s $40 Magnetic Wireless Battery Pack Is a Worthy Competitor to Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack

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Back in March, Hyper released its HyperJuice Magnetic Wireless Battery Pack for the iPhone 12 lineup, promising customers an easy way to wirelessly charge their devices on the go. At the time, there were relatively few options for portable MagSafe-compatible battery packs on the market. Now, though, thanks to Apple’s recent release of its own MagSafe Battery Pack, there is a little more competition, and Hyper’s battery pack stacks up as a worthy competitor.

Design

One of the most eye-catching aspects of the battery pack is its size. Like Apple’s ‌MagSafe Battery Pack‌, Hyper sells one battery pack for all iPhone 12 models, meaning the size must be unawkwardly big enough for the iPhone 12 Pro Max but remain small enough to fit on an iPhone 12 mini.

I used it with my ‌iPhone 12 Pro Max‌, and I found it to be too bulky with its design, although as a disclaimer, I do have rather small hands. The battery pack has smooth, curved edges on either side, so it’s relatively comfortable and natural to hold, but difficult to use your iPhone one-handed normally with it attached.

In practice, I found that the battery pack’s design leads it to rotate ever so slightly if you’re typing or on a phone call. It’s definitely not a deal-breaker, and some blame can be put on Apple for the strength of the magnets. Overall, though, the battery pack stays firm and set in place in casual use.

If build quality is something you’re concerned about, you shouldn’t be. Hyper’s battery pack is an excellently well-built product, made with hard plastic on the front and a softer cushion-like coating on the back. The finish on the back, which attaches to the ‌iPhone‌,

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