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PAC757 Oh one more thing, cables, it seems that the Apple lighting cables are pretty thin, and short, I guess I'll invest in a few Anker powerline cables, they took a lot of abuse on my other phones.
Keep an eye on them. It's true that Apple's cables have a tendency to break down quickly, but one of the Anker replacement braided cables that I bought showed some blackening between the contacts, an indication to me that they could have been shorting out. I'd say go for it, just keep an eye on them. (I have four Anker cables connected to a charging block in the house so we can all charge at a central station - mostly iPads overnight - and they remain all fine, but the one that I noticed having issues was in my car.)
Yes, the battery case is a little expensive for what it is, but I have been using mine for 25 months now, so it's been a good investment for me. At this point now it's draining faster I believe due to degradation, but when I use the phone without the case (which I do every Sunday, just to exercise the battery a bit), the battery is still working great, which is what I was hoping would happen with the case. It's a little heavy, but pretty well balanced.