Reviews for Mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 4S

I do love the look of this and actually like the weight that it adds. The extra charge it provides came in very handy several times. Unfortunately it didn't stand up to normal use. I dropped it from a couple feet from the ground and the usb port was crushed making it useless. I only had it for 5 months.

So I had an earlier version of the Mophie Juice Pac Air for my iPhone 4 that after a year started getting soft. This was to be expected so, I picket up a replacement battery from a local big box store. My first impression with there charging system is that they have went backwards with the fit on the micro-usb connector. The earlier version I had and an acceptable fit, nothing exceptional, but it worked OK. The latest battery I picked up has some serious cable retention problem.

I initially thought I had a unit with a manufacturing defect so I sent it back to Mophie and they promptly sent me a replacement. The replacement battery exhibits the same issue. The problem, as I see it is the micro-usb connecter is too far recessed into the case to make a good contact with the plug. If you use the Mophie supplied cable you should be OK but any other third party/standard micro-usb cable isn't going to fit very well.

So, be careful with what cable you use and be careful with the connector, tyour cables are going to fall out if you move it any (kind of a problem in a car).

This product was exactly what I needed but did not survive ordinary use for 6 months. Took it back since charging port would not hold on to USB jack. It was replaced by Sprint (where I bought it) but the same thing happened to the second one, only in shorter time. This is not a product that should be associated with Apple as quality is very poor. I will try some other brand next.

Brief:
It's a fair battery case. I wouldn't recommend it. Protects well with the exception of the front screen which is likely to take on damage if it falls on a surface with gravel for example.

Explained:
The case itself has a nice feel and adds a little weight to the phone. As far as protection goes, this case has served its purpose while taking mild damage to it. I've dropped it between 4-6 times in the one year since I've owned it. The overall case has held together through various incidences. The battery aspect of the case is good. It will charge from a 5% charge to around 80-85% depending on usage. It's a battery, so over the life of its cycles it will eventually degrade. I would estimate around 8-9 months the battery seemingly stopped holding a lasting charge and wold intermittently stop charging and require a removal of the bottom half and reconnection. Only then it would continue its remaining charge. Overall its an OK case.

Mophie has to go back to the drawing board with their design. The charger connection is useless after a couple of weeks. I've gone through two of the cases already & won't be buying a third.

I recently bought 5 of these cases for members in my family. For about a 2 weeks the cases were amazing now they won't charge at all. It's definitely a port issue but buying this product was definitely a waste of my money. It would be great if they could fix this port issue but idk if I'd be willing to buy this product again.

Ihave owned several Mophie Juice Packs and have had quality problems with everyone. The last worked great for about 8 months then wouldn't charge my phone. For this reason I don't recommend this product.

My biggest problem with the iphone4 is the battery life. So I decided to get a Mophie Air. I had it plugged into my computer, and it fell off the desk, with the cord still attached. It never worked again. I think the place where you attach the cord to the Mohie is very delicate. I then bought the Juice Pack Plus, and I believe it is a better product. It feels nicer in your hand, and has more battery life. Sure, it's a little heavier than the Air, but not by much. I am now very careful with cord connection.

I love everything about this product except the poorly made usb charging port. I went to charge it today and the port itself came loose and now will not work. I am still within my warranty period and have opened a case with Mophie to get it replaced. I will let everyone know how it goes.

FWIW, I have only ever used the usb cable that came with it and use my apple wall socket that came with my phone and I am very good about being gentle with all my electronics as I am kind of OCD about my stuff.

I bought it at the Black Friday sale last year and it worked mostly as advertised in the past several months. Starting from about a month ago, the charge/maintain switch began to malfunction, and the last time per charge started to deteriote. Today, it went completely dead and wouldn't charge anymore.

There you go ... a throw away standby battery for 4-5 months worth lifetime.