Since the iPhone battery case known as Smart Battery Case officially introduced by Apple, the Cupertino-based company has been receiving a lot of complaints as well as from users. So, why?

Smart Battery Case makes the battery life longer but why is it complained so much?

Basically, Smart Battery Case is a phone case specially designed for iPhones that has an exterior battery. It is also considered as the Apple’s first entry into a crowded phone accessory market. The Smart Battery Case’s main duty is to give up to 18 hours of 4G LTE Web browsing, up from 10 hours for the iPhone 6S on its own which is an 80% boost (since iPhone 6S battery is capable of 1,877mAh). And it is also compatible with Apple iPhone 6.

At first, this sounded like a great deal for those who are using an iPhone, but once seeing its design, we are not sure that Apple has made a right choice when they decided to release the Smart Battery Case. According to  many people, the case is not successful in increasing the premium look of the iPhone. It even makes the whole handset a lot thicker and the additional battery does not allow you to listen to music while the phone is being charged, which causes more inconvenience.

The new case supposed to bring the best technological and aesthetic advancements now seems to lose its usability and beauty. Some think it could have been affected by patent disputes. Apple’s been involved in numerous of these with their big competitor Samsung, and perhaps they changed the case’s look so much to avoid problems from other accessory making companies.

Price and availability

Now, Apple iPhone’s Smart Battery Case price is at $99 in the US through the Apple store, £79 in the UK and AU$165 in Australia. We cannot deny that it is more expensive than other competitors which only cost around $50. Anyhow, we hope the company will do better next time when they are about to announce a case for iPhone 7 or 7S.