Charging your phone is so 2024. Enter Swippitt, the lovechild of a battery case and a battery-swapping magic trick you didn’t know you needed. Debuting at CES this week, this contraption promises to make your phone’s mortal battery struggles a thing of the past (if you can cough up the cash) .
Here’s how it works: The system includes two components – the Swippitt Link, a chunky battery case for your iPhone, and the Swippitt Hub, affectionately nicknamed “the battery toaster” by no one but us (ahem). This toaster-like gadget houses five swappable batteries for the Link case, and when your phone is dying faster than your interest in tech gimmicks, the Hub comes to the rescue. Your phone gets docked, its drained battery gets swapped out for a fresh one, and bam, you’re back to scrolling TikTok in seconds.
But innovation comes with a not-so-insignificant catch: a price tag as hefty as the device itself. The Swippitt Hub measures a countertop-hogging 13.2 x 11.4 x 6.8 inches, costs $450, and basically screams, “I’m rich, I hate cords, and I’m tired of waiting for things”. The Link battery case adds another $120 to your bill. Thankfully, pre-orders during CES shave 30% off, a bargain for true power-hungry masochists.
And, no, it’s not just a charger, calling it that would be as disastrous as referring to a Fabergé egg as “just an egg.” Swippitt’s marketing team insists it’s the first-ever Instant Power System (IPS), capable of doubling your iPhone’s battery lifespan while also saving you from hunting for tangled charging cables like a peasant.
Swippitt is currently only compatible with iPhone 14, 15, and 16 models (but their site suggests Android too). Future-proofing? The company promises to release new cases for upcoming iPhones, assuming Apple doesn’t complicate things with a radically new design. Regardless, the Hub still supports up to five swappers at once, so you can finally settle which friend group has the best collective battery anxiety.
You could say it’s a heavy price to pay for “convenience,” but for $570, at least you’ll avoid the shame of asking to borrow a charger ever again. Welcome to 2025, where battling low phone batteries has become a team sport.
