Towards the end of November, I bought my fiancée and I each a Mophie juice pack helium case. I liked the idea of being able to charge my phone without having it connected to the wall for two to three hours. Another incentive was the fact that it was on sale. Usually priced at $79.95, I managed to acquire our cases for $55.95 each. Yet another reason to be thankful for Thanksgiving week.
My case is blue and her case is pink. I thought about getting the green case since I have this thing about getting green cases for my Apple products. In the end, I choose the blue one. Regardless of the color, the case does what is supposed to do: charge your phone.
The Juice Pack Helium comes in metallic black, metallic silver, purple, green, pink, red, or blue. It is the thinnest of the Juice Pack cases and comes packed with a 1500mAh battery. I'm pretty impressed by how thin this case is considering that it comes with a battery inside of it. Not only is it thin, it is also pretty light. The case alone weighs 2.44 oz. The Juice Pack Helium will provide up to 80% more battery life. This case will work for both the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5S. I have the iPhone 5.
Included with the Juice Pack Helium are a micro USB cord and a headphone adapter. Because the headphone jack is so far into the case, you will need the headphone adapter to plug your headphones in to listen to music or whatever you are watching. I am grateful they included it. It is possible to insert your headphones into the headphone jack, but there is always the possibility that you aren't completely plugging your headphones in.
Having 80% extra battery life has been great, but I wish I had gotten the Juice Pack Air or the Juice Pack Plus instead. They would have cost more money, but having to charge my iPhone around 20% is kind of a pain. I usually wait until I am at 5% to 10% battery life.
My experience with the Mophie Juice Pack Helium hasn't been great either. Lately, my phone has been dying around 15% to 25%. That makes absolutely no sense to me. I have also made sure that it wasn't my phone by charging it the old fashion way. Doing so has had my phone last down to the wire.
I can't say I recommend buying the Mophie Juice Pack Helium. As light and as thin as it is, 80% more battery life doesn't cut it. If you are wanting a case that can charge your iPhone 5 or iPhone 5S, then I recommend looking at the Juice Pack Air or the Juice Pack Plus. They are a bit more expensive and there aren't as many color options, but they both cover your phone completely. The Helium doesn't cover the part of the phone where the volume buttons are. It isn't that big of a dael, but why not have your case cover your entire phone? Also, the Air only weighs 2.68 oz, so it isn't like it will weigh much more than the Helium case.
OVERALL SCORE:
6.2/10
