If I could do half stars, it would be a 4.5 for me. After a month of use, I like and recommend this case. Pros: Amazing extended battery as advertised. Case protects and covers the entire phone. Inside of case is a suede like material that will not scratch your iPhone. Cool dedicated camera button for instant access. Both your phone and case charge when you charge your phone which is cool. Or you can charge your phone and case separately, but the simultaneous charge is awesome. Cons: Adds quite a bit of weight and thickness. It is expected since it is essentially an attached battery, but it really is noticeable carrying it around all day at work, gym, school etc. The coating on the case is a soft felt rubber, and while it looks slick and premium when new, the friction from going in and out of my pockets is already wearing the material away. You do not turn the case charging feature on or off, it always remains on. You might be worried about battery health but Apple has assured that it’s “smart” capabilities allow the battery to charge depending on how you use your phone. It would’ve been nice though if it had a small switch to turn it on or off as you need it. Overall I recommend this case. I got it for $50 on sale, a steal honestly. Can’t go wrong with first party Apple accessories. Maybe wait for a sale? Minors gripes, the case is great.

I bought this case used in excellent condition from Best Buy so save $30 and once it came it, it would NOT charge. I figured it was just dead and it would take awhile for it to charge, so I charged it for an hour and it was still dead. I was extremely excited to use this case because I am a heavy phone user and this would've helped me tremendously.

It’s good in a few months when I took of the case to clean back of The phone . Part of the case is starting to ripped

Apple-branded hard case / spare battery combo that is worth every penny! I don’t spare expense on my smart phone protection - to not do so would be a fool’s errand considering the monetary investment these days to own one. I’m already on my third Apple iPhone Hard Case + Battery Pack for a reason : it 100% protects your iPhone from all the errors humans make: the spills, drops, flops, etc. Don’t let that small amount of space between the case and the screen fool you; I’ve dropped my iPhone hard onto concrete face down and, after suffering a minor anxiety-inducing panic attack ad I expected a cracked screen upon picking it up, I immediately realized there wasn’t a scratch ANYWHERE. The age life of this product is several years longer than a third part version depending on hmu you use and abuse your phone. Which, naturally, happens a lot for most people. Having the extra spare battery (an entire extra iPhone’s worth of power upon full recharge!) saves incredible time and situations where my phone might’ve died otherwise without it. The one main “issue” is that this particular hard case/battery combo is heavier and bulkier than third party versions but that’s due to the comments I made above. I’ll take a small bulge in my pocket with the hardcover version of a tank plus van entire extra iPhone battery’s worth of power over a slim, not-as-sturdy version any day of the week. Plus, you’ll adapt easily and eventually that extra weight feels like nothing at all. Standing ovation to Apple design team for this product!

I have always been with Mophie since my iPhone 5. I Love the Apple Case material, really nice and I think better protection as well. Sleek sleeve is nice also, rather than the two part Mophie which always breaks. However one thing I do not like is the constant run, unnecessary charge of the iPhones battery. It is not a good function. I can manage my recharge time better than that. I have better battery life when I activate it, as I need it. I have learned to master this issue for almost a decade and its best when I can say "charge" rather than this constant thing. So get a way for users to control the charge demand with disrobing the unit from the iPhone and compromising the protection. Fix that!! Another need is possibly increase the external battery. Lastly the price point is at the max for this product even with the changes requested. If these issue are resolved, this will seal this product as an AWESOME device for its designed purpose.