3G Juice Review

Having complained about iPhone 3G battery life in the past, I was thrilled when I received a 3G Juice battery for the iPhone 3G. The device came in a nice black box that fits with the whole “I am an iPhone accessory and need to look cool” mantra of today’s Apple compatible devices.

When you open the box, you get a slick looking glossy black battery which is about half the size of an iPhone with similar thickness and appearance.

To test, I let the iPhone 3G battery drain completely and plugged in the 3G Juice device and voila, it was fully charged in short order. In my tests the iPhone charged approximately one percent a minute meaning the iPhone gets fully charged in under two hours.

I let the iPhone drain completely again and plugged in the 3G Juice battery one more time and received about a 20% charge.

To charge the 3G Juice battery you use the enclosed mini-USB adapter which allows you to use any USB port to power the battery.

It is hard to suggest room for improvement – the battery has an on/off switch and an LED to tell you when the battery is fully charged and powering the iPhone. There isn’t much to wish for really.

The Amazon price is $50 and when I ordered this battery about a month ago, I also ordered a similar one from Kensington. Interestingly, about a week ago, Amazon informed me the Kensington device is out of stock and cancelled my order.

So for now, I can say I am highly satisfied with the 3G Juice battery and when I have it with me, I no longer have to conserve my use of my iPhone.

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Prag
October 16, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Did you drain the battery until it shutdown? Two hours seems pretty impressive to charge the battery from shutdown to 100%.
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battery
October 16, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Thank you for this outstanding article.I thought Centrino was the best technology for laptop battery performance.
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Tamara
February 4, 2009 at 8:38 pm
You should try the iJuicz
http://www.blujuicz.com/ijuicz-recharger.html
It’s smaller, less expensive and charges ipods too!
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Indra
January 24, 2010 at 4:32 pm
I’ve purchased both sizes of the 3G Juice. The owner has replaced the larger unit once already, but the replacement hasn’t charged once (the same problem as the original I received). I have yet to receive a second replacement, although the owner has assured me I would (since December). The smaller unit worked great for about 2 months (I’ve used it approximately 4 times to recharge a low phone battery), and now will not charge. Very disappointing.
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Ed Smith
June 29, 2010 at 8:54 am
thanks for the post! the question is really important and many customers consider it before purchasing the product. Germany used to mean quality, China on the contrary… I believe those are stereotypes though. nowadays, in times of globalisation georgaphical address is not so important anymore.
http://www.3gjuice.com/2008/07/13/where-is-your-3g-juice-made/ – for more info on the topic
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alan Kay
August 23, 2010 at 11:35 am
I have used this product and it worked fine FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT DIES
Waiting 5 days for return call or Email from 3G, no response
Think twice before buying this product
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