Tips, comparisons and guides for smartphone accessories
A number is printed on the power bank, and noticeably less arrives in your phone. That is physics, not fraud. One rule of thumb tells you in ten seconds what is really inside.
On 9 September Apple showed five devices: the folding iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5. We do not sell the devices, but the accessories for them, and here is which case, screen protector and power bank actually fit, with release prices in USD and CHF.
Three connectors on one lead save space in a bag. They cost charging power, and most of them carry no data. Where the multi-cable shines and where it gets in the way.
The Swiss three-pin plug fits surprisingly few sockets. Which countries need which adapter, when voltage matters, and why a single charger saves half your bag.
Three cables on the nightstand, or one stand that takes everything. Sounds simple, but there are three catches: the power adapter, the watch and your case.
It snaps onto the back of your phone and needs no cable. In return, a good third of its energy leaves as heat. Here is what that means in actual charges, and what to check before buying.
On the train the person next to you reads along. A privacy filter fixes that — and brings three drawbacks nobody prints on the box.
The chain is rarely the problem — the fixing is. Four constructions, and why one of them ends up on the pavement.
Sixty per cent, a glance at the map, and the phone dies. What really happens in the cold — and why the charge is usually back afterwards.
Navigation on, screen bright, cable plugged in — and the battery still drops. It is almost never the phone's fault.
Wallet and phone in one sounds practical. Four things decide whether it still is after three months.
The first scratches look like a bad purchase. On real leather they are the beginning — provided you do not treat it like plastic.
