Best iPhone Battery Case with Lightning Port Buying Guide 2020 – Read This Before You Buy One

If you prefer a battery case with lightning port for your iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 or other models, you are in the right place.

The lightning port feature in a battery case enables you to charge the phone, sync the data, as well as listen to music without carrying around another cable.

This is much more convenient especially when you’re on the go.

In this post, we’re gonna cover the ultimate buying guide on how to choose a best battery case with lightning port for your iPhone (including iPhone 7, 7 Plus, iPhone 8, 8 Plus, iPhone 6/6S, 6 Plus, 6S Plus, and iPhone SE), as well as the recommendations with reviews.

Table of Contents:

• Ultimate User Buying Guide
• Recommendations with Reviews

You may see more insights in our previous post about more factors you need to take into consideration.

How to Choose A Best Battery Case with Lightning Port for iPhone (7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, 6, 6S, 6 Plus, 6S Plus, & SE)

When selecting a good battery case with lightning port, you need to take the following factors into consideration:

1. Lightning Charging Port VS 3.5mm Headphone Jack

While wireless Bluetooth earphones are good options to work with an iPhone for music, many of you still stick to the wired headphones. Me too.

The lightning port becomes a priority or a must-have feature for a battery charging case of iPhone.

Good news is that many base makers produce iPhone battery cases with lightning port, so you have many choices.

And even if you want to use your 3.5mm standard headphones with the battery case, there is a solution. A few of the base makers offer battery cases for iPhone with both a lightning port and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Thus you can listen to music with the traditional headphones during charging with this wireless battery case.

2. Battery Capacity

Larger capacity means longer extended battery life, and it also means thicker battery case with lightning charging port for your iPhone.

If an ultra slim or thinnest battery case for iPhone is what you like, you can’t expect it with a larger battery capacity, say 6000mAh or more.

And vice versa.

If you prefer longer battery life, say, twice or triple the charge, then bigger your iPhone would be with the battery case equipped with lightning port.

Therefore, figure out the balance.

Here is our test result and it will give you a hint:

iPhone 7 Battery Case Recharging Text by wirelessitem.com

• 2000mAh to 3000mAh = 0.5 to 1 recharge
• 3000mAh to 4000mAh = 0.7 to 2 recharges
• 4000mAh to 5000mAh = 2 to 2.4 recharges
• 5000mAh to 6000mAh = 2 to 3 recharges

Advice from us is: choose the one that’s at least with 3000mAh capacity to ensure at least 1 full recharge for your iPhone, and up to 6000mAh if you want a slim battery case with lightning charging port, like Lonlif, Smiphee, and Swaller.

3. Charging Speed

Charging speed is another important factor when choosing a battery case with lightning port for your iPhone.

Though the battery case charging is not as fast as the wired charging, you can pick out the ones with a sound speed.

Here is our test result and it would give you a hint when you are selecting an iPhone battery case with lightning port.

iPhone 7 Battery Case Charging Speed Test by wirelessitem.com

iPhone 7 in test: 3 years and 2 months; only used in daily test

Battery case output: DC 5V-1.0A

Phone state: Airplane Mode

Result:

• 15 minutes: around 10% juice
• 30 minutes: around 21% juice

Plus: here are the main factors that affect the charging speed of an iPhone battery case with lightning port.

• The battery status of your iPhone;
• The charging output current of the battery case;
• Apps running on iPhone while charging;
• Airplane Mode;
• Power conversion rate;
• Low or hot temperature;
• And others.

4. Charging Options

Before a battery case with lightning port can recharge your low-battery iPhone, it has to be charged to store juice.

There are 2 kinds of charging for the battery case:

• Micro USB charging
• Qi standard wireless charging

Most of the iPhone battery cases with lightning port in the market support Micro USB charging, and some of them are outstanding and get good reviews from customers, like Lonlif, Smiphee, and Swaller. (We’ve covered the info in the second part.)

A few manufacturers have figured out the Qi standard wireless charging for their battery cases, which enables the battery cases to be charged on a Qi compatible wireless pad. Mophie and Alpatronix are the ones.

Here is the comparison of the 2 options:

Micro USB charging VS Qi standard wireless charging for iPhone battery case with lightning port

Objectively speaking, there is no absolute superiority between the 2 charging options for a battery case with lightning port.

It’s just up to you.

5. Extra Length to Your iPhone

All battery cases with lightning port equipped with an MFi Apple certified chip have the extra length (we call it a chin of the iPhone).

Featuring MFI Apple certification is a good thing, because that ensures safe, stable and fast charging.

But that is not a must or not the reason that you have to choose a battery case with lightning port equipped with a built-in MFi Apple certified chip.

In fact, charging does not necessarily have MFi to work with, same with CarPlay, playing iPod music (A2DP), answering phones via Bluetooth (HPF), etc.

Brands like Lonlif, Smiphee, and Swaller are the ones who do really well in charging iPhone in this way.

Best iPhone Battery Cases with Lightning Port (Recommendations and Reviews)

We’ve tested 20+ iPhone battery cases with lightning port, and below are the best ones.

Lonlif – Best of the Test

Pros:

• Larger capacity – from 4000mAh to 5500mAh options, longer battery life during the day and night;
• Lithium polymer battery – Lonlif is the few that use the second generation battery in case;
• Lightning port and 3.5mm headphone jack – battery cases for iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, & 8 Plus support lightning earpods and Bluetooth, while cases for earlier iPhones like iPhone 6, 6S come with 3.5mm headphone jack;
• Slim – no bulk, no chin, and perfectly fits in your hand or pocket;
• Fast charging, and very easy to use;
• How to charge the case: Micro USB charging.

Cons:

• Not compatible with CarPlay, Car Charger, high-voltage deployed adapters and quick-charger deployed adapters;
• There are finger and hand prints on the back when you hold the phone for a long time, especially when you play games. Prints can be cleaned up easily, but this is still a downside to me.

Smiphee – Superior Fashionable Option

Pros:

• Larger capacity – 4000mAh for iPhone 7, 8, 6S, 6 and 3600maAh for iPhone 6S Plus and 6 Plus./li>
• Slim – no bulk, no chin, and perfectly fits in your hand or pocket;/li>
• With lightning port for iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, & 8 Plus and 3.5mm headphone jack for 6, 6S & other earlier models;
• Beautiful design – many people love it;
• Fast charging, and very easy to use;
• How to charge the case: Micro USB charging.

Cons:

• Not compatible with CarPlay, Car Charger, high-voltage deployed adapters and quick-charger deployed adapters;
• The magnetic top falls off easily. And it’s the only failure in my daily use.

Swaller – Cost-Effective

Pros:

• 3000mAh, longer battery life during the day;
• Lithium polymer battery, second generation battery in case;
• With lightning port, so you can listen to music and charge at the same time;
• Slim and no chin;
• Fast charging, and very easy to use;
• How to charge the case: Micro USB charging.

Cons:

• Not compatible with CarPlay, Car Charger, high-voltage deployed adapters and quick-charger deployed adapters;
• It’s bit hard to switch the volume button with this case on;
• Only black color available.