Hands on: Droidax Power Pack for Samsung Galaxy S III

Galaxy S III owners feeling a little flat in the afternoons might find this Droidax Power Pack is just the pick me up they're looking for.Smartphones keep getter bigger, faster and smarter, but the trade-off is that battery life isn't what it used to be. It's triggered a boom in portable gadget chargers, but we've also seen the rise of protective cases with built-in batteries. Of course Apple's iPhone gets plenty of attention but you'll also find charge cases for Android superphones, with Droidax targeting both the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III. To be fair the Galaxy S III's 2100 mAh battery is generous considering the size of the handset, but it won't be enough to get everyone through the day.
The $49.95 Droidax Power Pack for cheap gps Buy online isn't going to win any beauty contests, which is a shame considering it's such an elegant phone. The case comes in a choice of "Pearl White" and "Deep Blue", although our deep blue review case looked disturbingly close to prison grey. The top of the case detaches so you can slide in the phone until the phone's micro-USB port locks into the micro-USB plug in the bottom of the case.With the phone in place you can replace to top of the case, leaving only the top edge of the phone exposed but all four corners protected. There are holes in the case to allow access to the volume and power buttons, along with the camera, flash and speaker on the back. You'll find a micro-USB port built into the bottom of the case, along with a power button on the back of the Wholesale Universal Portable Battery.
The top of the case reattaches snugly once the phone is inside but there's nothing holding the top in place so it could potentially come away if the phone hit the ground hard enough. What's more disturbing is that there's nothing actually holding the phone in the case except for the USB port. If not for that, when you held the phone upside down the phone would simply fall out of the case. This would put a lot of stress on that USB plug should the phone hit the ground hard. If the USB plug snaps and the phone pops out, it would surely defeat the purpose of a protective case. I know that's a worst case scenario, but I'd think that's exactly what you're planning for when you consider a protective case.The case seems sturdy but its bulk roughly doubles the thickness of the phone and makes it about half as heavy again. Like I said, a rather frumpy case for what is such a sexy phone. But you're not just getting some protection against the rough and tumble of life on the road, you're also getting a built-in 2300mAh Li-Po battery which can extend the phone's battery life by up to 75 per cent.