AlpatronixBattery Case for iPhone 12 Pro Max / 13 Pro Max, Slim Portable Protective Extended Charger Cover with Wireless Charging, Lightning Input, Apple Pay, CarPlay - BX12Pro Max - Matte Black

This phone case is incredibly sturdy. A few nights ago my gf left my phone on the roof on my car and drove off. We went 60+ mph when we heard a big thump and flying onto the asphalt road. Came back and it only had a few scratcher. Battery still work. So glad I had bought it a week prior.

This is a neat little device, holds about 2 full charges on iPhone 13 mini so I can get all day use of the phone when travelling. Takes a while to fully charge then you’re all set for another full day

TLDR: Alpatronix sells a bad product and hopes you don’t use their warranty; warranty is not free; expect to be without a phone case for well over a week while they decide how to blame you for poor product quality.I’ve owned several of these cases and each one has failed within months of purchase - shame on me for thinking that I happened to have gotten a few duds and giving the benefit of the doubt. The quality is atrocious and their warranty process is no doubt in keeping with the product’s terrible quality. Here’s a list of genuinely hilarious things learned during my interaction with their warranty people/customer support:-They claim these battery cases regularly last “a few years” - this truly laughable. Never had one last longer than several months. My most recent one lasted three months - this the rule, not the exception, in my experience.-“…we always advise on shipping with USPS as they provide flat rate postage and free packaging materials on site, so it should only be about $3-$4 to ship this back.” So like many solid scams, this warranty costs money AND the time it takes to go to USPS and have them package up Alpatronix’s terrible phone battery case. And like their lofty but flatly disingenuous claims of quality and a solid warranty on their Amazon page, this is nonsense: at $4 to ship from my location, the package would likely take 4-5 days to arrive + 4-5 days for the return trip. I have zero reason to think they deal with what I presume are mountains of terrible returned products in one business day so, at a minimum, we’re talking about a 10 day process at the very least, as opposed to the absurd 7-9 day timetable they gave me. And if you’re out of the country and could really use the extended battery life afforded by a battery case, you’re out of luck!-They mentioned “verifying the defect” SEVERAL times in their correspondence with me, kinda reminded me about how insurance companies talk about out-of-network care. I’m genuinely tempted to send it back just to see if, as I very strongly suspect, they’ll try to blame me for their product ceasing to function for no discernible reason. Already frustrated enough though.-You are required to register your product in a Google form, then use another Google form to submit your warranty claim. About a day after the latter is submitted, they send you a GIANT email comprised of disjointed paragraphs asking for: your order number (second time asking for it - they already requested/captured that in their not-at-all unprofessional Google form), several troubleshooting steps that amount to “is it charged” and “is it turned on”, 30 minutes of charging + a hard reset (both of which accomplish nothing), and five photos, one of which needs to capture the serial number (another thing they already captured in their form) which *surprise surprise* rubs off and becomes illegible after a few months and less than a dozen instances of sliding the phone in/out of the case.I expect that the serial number becoming illegible works out pretty well for them because this is how I suspect things go for most people:- Lightning plug on the case suddenly and for no discernible reason begins to fail to charge phone- Consumer begins removing phone from case daily to charge phone- Daily removal causes serial number to rub off and become illegible- Daily removal causes the battery case’s on-board lightning plug to fail to charge the phone at all (phone could still have been charged wirelessly). Battery portion of battery case is now useless- Consumer remembers warranty and, upon filling out *super professional* Google form, realizes their serial number is now illegible- Another consumer bamboozled by Alpatronix - an awful, awful companyIn conclusion, and to reiterate: Alpatronix is a terrible company that sells *at least* one atrocious product and goes to great lengths to avoid honoring what their Amazon page laughably calls “a 12-month worry-free warranty and friendly, easy-to-reach support.”

I previously purchased an Alpatronix case for my Xr. While it was a durable case with a great battery, that was a two-piece case with more fragile hard buttons that weren't integrated into the case, causing long-term durability issues. Alpatronix knocked it out of the park with this case, fixing any previous design flaws to make a stand-out case. This is a one piece design with rubberized integrated buttons, creating no concerns for long-term durability. The phone case itself adds a bit of heft and bulk, but that's to be expected on a phone that's already pretty darn large. The case does not prevent the phone being put in jeans/shorts/pants pockets. Otherwise the additional battery is a godsend because the 5G-hungry12 Pro Max eats up a lot of battery with normal use throughout the day. I appreciate the Alpatronix case charging my phone from 25% to 50% in about 20 minutes. I can certainly get another full 100% charge out of this case. I appreciate the wireless charging capability of this phone as well; it works great on my wireless pad both in my office and in my car. The only downside I can find is that the phone has Carplay connectivity issues when plugging into a cable in a car; the passthrough keeps disconnecting Carplay only seconds after it activates. However, because I rarely use the cable, it doesn't really affect me. Overall, I'm impressed in Alpatronix's commitment to improve past iterations and I'm very glad that I got this case!

I was skeptical due to the reasonable price, but this battery case delivered. I needed it to give me added hours on my iPhone during my run in the NYC marathon. I am a slow runner and my battery was not going to last through the hours wait at the start and then through the hours and pics and texts with family during the marathon. I tested it out before the big day and it worked well. Charged up as described. Follow the directions putting it on and taking it off, slide it in or out, do not tilt or force or you could damage your phone beyond repair. I like that the batter is not constantly on, you turn it on when needed. I left my phone get to about 50% before I turned on the pack and it charged the phone back to 100% fairly quickly though since I was concentrating on getting through the race, I do not recall exactly how long. My phone lasted through the race, though my Garmin did not, it died at 24 miles. One small negative is that this does, of course, add weight to the phone. On one hand, I do not mind because it makes the phone feel less vulnerable to breaking, but on the other, I like it being light and fitting easier into the small across the body bag that I wear. The larger issue would be that you can not use wireless charging with the case on. It must be plugged in. This would not be so much of an issue for me except I purchased the magnetized phone mount for my car so I can use GPS and it can not be use with the cover on, so I will be using this charging cover for special times when I know I need the additional support. I had no problems with this item and would recommend it if you need the additional power. It’s a shame for as much as we pay for iPhones, and the Apple Watch, that they do not offer the best battery life and purchases of this type are required. But fortunately, this one was a good choice.