A sponsored tour still has its uses. Read every number in AppleInsider's ESR video as the maker's: ESR backs the channel and invited it to a New York launch for its iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo accessories. Charging gets the most airtime, and the wall charger with its cable built in is the piece I'd look at first.
ESR's times, iPhone 18 Pro to 50%
| Xtend 45W Retractable Charger | 15 minutes |
|---|---|
| Cyclone 25W Magnetic Charging Pad | 26 minutes, 28% faster than Apple's 25W MagSafe charger by the video's count |
The 15-minute time depends on AVS, short for Adjustable Voltage Supply, a charging feature the iPhone 18 Pro supports. The charger briefly raises its output from 45W to 60W. Then it settles back.
Chargers
- Xtend 45W Retractable Charger has one retractable USB-C cable and a second USB-C port. The cable runs 95 cm; AppleInsider puts the retractable chargers it usually packs at about 75 cm.
- Xtend 65W doubles the cables, with two retractable leads plus the extra USB-C port.
- Cyclone 25W Magnetic Charging Pad matches the output of Apple's 25W MagSafe charger and adds active cooling, branded CryoBoost, plus a built-in stand. ESR pitches the cooling as easier on battery health. The pad works on any MagSafe iPhone, though its 26-minute time is for the 18 Pro and its second-generation vapor chamber.
On the phone
- Atelier case uses a soft silicone leather in a wide range of colors. ESR's demo drew on one with a marker and wiped it clean, and the early test units held up in AppleInsider's hands.
- UltraFit Armorite Pro installs from a tray: drop the phone in, press the top, pull the tab, and the tray handles dust and alignment. Its glass comes from Corning, the company behind the iPhone's own screen glass, and it survived a steel-ball drop in ESR's demo.
- Atelier for iPhone Duo hides a stand in the camera bump that props the phone at several angles and doubles as a finger ring.
- The iPhone Duo MagSafe wallet holds several cards with or without a case and works with Find My. Per AppleInsider, it fits the Duo where almost every other MagSafe wallet doesn't.
Nearly all of it also comes in burgundy, wall chargers and Apple Watch bands included, to match the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max.
