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Hieveryone

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I know it's big, bulky, and heavy but the superior grip makes it usable IMO.

I'm thinking about it using it as my full time case instead my Apple clear case.
 
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tonybarnaby

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If you don't need the extra battery on a daily basis I wouldn't do it. The case will absolutely cause your internal battery to run hotter than usual, plus it will be at 100% charge for most of its life.
 

Hieveryone

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If you don't need the extra battery on a daily basis I wouldn't do it. The case will absolutely cause your internal battery to run hotter than usual, plus it will be at 100% charge for most of its life.

well a guy on YouTube did it and he said it got like 3 days without charging.

I’ll probably upgrade in a year anyway.....
 

Hieveryone

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No its fat, heavy, dust magnet, ugly and grimy silicone.

Heavy but the rest of that is either untrue for me or an opinion.

It looks just fine. Dust magnet? grimy? Mines doing fine. But I don't eat raising canes while using it so...
 

chanerz

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11 pro max battery alone is great. Unless you’re on the phone every minute.
 

circatee

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If you want a case merely for ‘size’ and comfort of a size in the hand, maybe an OtterBox type case would be best, no?

I know it's big, bulky, and heavy but the superior grip makes it usable IMO.

I'm thinking about it using it as my full time case instead my Apple clear case.
 

Chrisjmv

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If you don't need the extra battery on a daily basis I wouldn't do it. The case will absolutely cause your internal battery to run hotter than usual, plus it will be at 100% charge for most of its life.

Isn’t it meant to be that the case save the internal battery especially that It won’t get hotter (somewhere I read)???
 

Caesars

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I use the smart battery case full time and wouldn't think of ever going back. The leather wallet case was great but the form factor and never thinking about the battery is a major plus.
 
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compwiz1202

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I know it's big, bulky, and heavy but the superior grip makes it usable IMO.

I'm thinking about it using it as my full time case instead my Apple clear case.
I did with my XS Max. Haven't felt a need to get one for my 11PM yet. I also love the grip of it. The only issue I had was with it inconsistently charging but I just bent the connector back a little like stated on a thread here, and it was fixed. I was still at 97% battery health after a year.
 

darrinS

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I know it's big, bulky, and heavy but the superior grip makes it usable IMO.

I'm thinking about it using it as my full time case instead my Apple clear case.
I received mine like 2 weeks ago and I haven't removed it yet. I initially planned on using it occasionally when I knew I would be taking photos or videos. But I like the look and feel of it. Love how easy it is to insert and remove the phone from it. I wish other cases were easy like this.
 

mtcislak

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I always started my day with my xs max battery case. Around 5 when it died I switched to a apple leather case. Since owning the 11 pro max I just haven’t fount the need for the new case. I did vacation in Disney taking pictures of my children and at the end of a long day was still left with 60 percent. I enjoy having a slimmer case for day to day use now
 

compwiz1202

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Finally got the black. I actually like the heft and feel of it. Hopefully it doesn't warp like the XS Max one did and charge inconsistently.
 

darrinS

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mine now acts weirdly. whenever i press down on the end near the lightning port it beeps like i just plugged in my phone. so when i’m taking it out of my pocket or putting it in, i hear the beep and the screen turns on showing i initiated charging.
 
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