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10 gadgets to boost your iPhone battery life

By // October 7, 2014, 3:38 AM PST // nickjheath

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  • mophie Juice Pack Helium

    As capable as the iPhone is, many owners would like to squeeze more battery life from it. Here are a selection of gadgets that can keep your iPhone juiced up.

    The mophie Juice Pack Helium can extend the phone's battery life by 80 percent. The case is relatively lightweight, 62g, and mophie says it is 13 percent thinner than its earlier Juice Packs for the iPhone.

    Available for £69.95 ($79.95) from the Apple Store.

    Image: mophie

  • mophie Juice Pack Powerstation PRO

    This chargeable Juice Pack can power most iPhones handsets (up to iPhone 5), iPods and iPads using its 6000mAH battery.

    The pack includes a high-output battery that allows for fast charging and can switch between a 500mAh, a 1A and 2.1A charge.

    Available for £89.95 ($99.95) from the Apple Store.

    Image: mophie

  • SegPro 3200

    This SegPro 3200 mAh is one of the first charging cases to be released for the iPhone 6.

    Selling in a variety of colours, it reportedly takes about five hours to charge the case's 3200 mAh battery.

    Available from Amazon for £21.99 or $20.99.

    Image: SegPro

  • lomui Solar Panel Charger

    This solar panel-powered charging pack can replenish various iPhone models, 4 through to 5. Fully charging the 5000 mAh device takes about seven hours of mains power or  at least a couple of days in the sun.

    As well as being able to provide juice for newer smartphones via its two 1A USB ports, it can also power older Apple phones via an 30 pin converter.

    Available via Amazon for £23.99 (on sale) or $27.99.

    Image: Iomui

  • Veetop car charger

    The Veetop charger plugs into a car power socket and can top up a range of smartphone and tablet devices - including iPhones, iPads and iPods.

    It can provide fast charging for one tablet and one phone simultaneously via its dual 2.4A and 1.0A USB ports.

    The Veetop accepts an input voltage of 12 - 18V and will draw minimal power when the attached device is fully charged.

    Available for £10 from Amazon or for $9.88.

    Image: Veetop

  • RAVPower Luster Mini 3000mAh Portable Charger

    A Lithium-Ion 3000mAh battery that doubles as a flashlight and is able to provide a "full charge to an iPhone 5".

    The rechargeable battery can be used to power a range of phones and tablets via USB and outputs a 5V / 1A charge.

    With a full charge the three-mode flashlight can remain lit for up to 120 hours.

    The charger is compact, measuring 4.25 x 0.87 x 0.87 inches and weighing 85g.

    Available from Amazon for £12.99 or for $17.99.

    Image: RAVPower

  • Backup battery

    This slide-on backup battery case can provide about three quarters of a full charge to an iPhone 5s or 5c.

    The case's 4200 mAh battery can be fully charged within about five hours. A USB port on the side can power a second device. The device adds 116g to the weight of the phone.

    Available for £11.50 from Amazon or for $15.50.

  • EC Technology Ultra Slim Dual-Port Power Bank Aluminum Alloy External Battery Charger

    Just 12mm-thick, this chargeable battery can hold enough juice to restore an iPhone 5 to full power several times.

    The Lithium Polymer battery has 18,000 mAh capacity and can charge two devices via its 1A and 2.1A USB ports. It can be recharged using a micro-USB  cable.

    Available from Amazon for £30.99 (on sale) or for $39.99.

    Image: EC Technology

  • TechLink Recharge 2500

    This TechLink Recharge 2500 USB Charger is tiny, measuring just 1.6 x 6.4cm and weighing 80g.

    The pack has a built-in 2,500 mAh lithium polymer battery that charges attached devices via a 1A USB port.

    Available via the Apple Store for £29.95.

    Image: TechLink

  • Duracell PowerCase and PowerMat

    This charging mat and battery case can reportedly come close to doubling the battery life on iPhone 5 handsets.

    The case's built-in 2000 mAh battery wirelessly recharges when placed on the PowerMat. Weight wise, it adds about 92g to the handset.

    Duracell claim the case's battery recharges at a similar rate to when it is plugged into the wall.

    Available from the Apple Store for $119.95.

    Image: Duracell

mophie Juice Pack Helium

As capable as the iPhone is, many owners would like to squeeze more battery life from it. Here are a selection of gadgets that can keep your iPhone juiced up.

The mophie Juice Pack Helium can extend the phone's battery life by 80 percent. The case is relatively lightweight, 62g, and mophie says it is 13 percent thinner than its earlier Juice Packs for the iPhone.

Available for £69.95 ($79.95) from the Apple Store.

Image: mophie

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By Nick Heath

Nick Heath is chief reporter for TechRepublic. He writes about the technology that IT decision makers need to know about, and the latest happenings in the European tech scene.