Belkin BoostCharge Pro 2 in 1 Magnetic Charging Travel Pad Review

[@djgasco]

Hi, I've had the famous Apple magesafe duo for 4 years now, and I'm really interested in the belkin one. Is the charging correct? And above all, is the magnetic force the same as that of the Apple? Thanks :)

[@michal.bartos]

I do not have Belkin as it is still not available in Europe, but I own Twelve South ButterFly SE. ButterFly is nice, but it has too strong magnet for the phone in my opinion. It is much stronger than the one in Apple MagSafe Duo. It is so strong that it makes it really difficult to pick up the phone from the charger using one hand only. When I'm trying to slide off the phone using one hand, I need to struggle a lot for the maget to let go.

[@AlexKidman]

Thanks for the feedback -- not something I'd overly considered, so I went back to both to do a little ad-hoc testing. I'd say the Belkin is *fractionally* weaker in a magnet sense than the Twelve South, and it might be a little easier to manage single handedly, but that's mostly because having a larger body it's easier to push against the charging plate to release its magnetic grip. Still not super-easy with one hand though.