6 Powerful Ways To Protect Your iPhone 6S

Everybody's iPhone 6s is precious to him/her. Apple’s iPhone 6S may be designed to be naked, with exposed glass, aluminium edges, and the stark minimalism at its rear, but almost everyone is going to look at their very expensive new smartphone and decide that it needs some protection. That’s where the third party case industry comes in.
With the launch of the iPhone 6S, it was a chance for new ideas to be implemented by some and for others to update existing designs. There are options to change the look one style of the smartphone, others add in missing features or capabilities. All of them change your iPhone for the better.
Let’s take a look at some of my personal highlights.

Mophie Juice Pack Reserve
 

iPhone 6S Case review (image: Ewan Spence)

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Apple updated many features on the iPhone 6S, but one area where the iPhone 6 is better is in battery capacity. The iPhone 6S only carries a 1715 mAh battery – 95 mAh down on the iPhone 6 – and anyone who is out and about for any significant time in the working day is going to be watching the battery level very carefully.
Cases with ‘top-up’ batteries are popular accessories, and Mophie is one of the leading brand names. The Juice Pack Reserve comes with an 1840 mAh battery, which offers around 60% more endurance for your iPhone (there will always be some inefficiencies when charing from a spare battery). This might not be a monster battery (Mophie offer various combinations up to 3940 mAh) but it gives just enough of a kick to get most iPhone users through a full day.

The small battery also means that the case is smaller, and fits comfortably in the hand. It offers protection of the screen thanks to the raised edge, and internal pads allow for a certain level of shock absorption if you drop your smartphone. There are pass-through buttons for volume and power, and a cutout for the mute switch. A microUSB connector will let you charge up the case and the iPhone in situ, and you can sync over this cable to your desktop.

iPhone 6S Case review (image: Ewan Spence)

What you don’t get in the packaging is am extension cord to fit in any large headphone jacks. If you have an L-shaped connector you’ll need to find the extra cabling yourself, or order it as a separate purchase from Mophie.
Available direct from Mophie (www.mophie.com).

Aegis Pro By Trident

iPhone 6S Case review (image: Ewan Spence)

Trident’s latest case focuses on providing protection for your iPhone. It meets the MIL-STD-810G beloved by a number of case manufacturers. The raised lip around the screen lifts the glass above a flat surface, and the rounded corners should help spread any impact damage. Trident is confident the case offers protection from a four-foot drop, the typical height when holding up your smartphone.
The package includes a screen protector, and the case has rubber gaskets over the exposed ports and a dust filter across the speaker. It’s not a waterproof case, but it offers protection against dust and sand getting into your smartphone if you are in an extreme environment.

iPhone 6S Case review (image: Ewan Spence)

For me the cases’s biggest strength is not in the impact protection, but in the solid grip that it provides. When I’m playing games on the iPhone, especially in landscape mode, the extra depth, textured rear, and defined corners turn the smartphone into a handheld gaming machine.

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