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How many times have you been out and about, whether for work or play, and your phone was about to die? I think we’ve all had that problem. I definitely do when I’m out on a job site, constantly talking on the phone, and keeping up with Teams chats, emails, and meetings. Now, I already have a battery pack for those kinds of emergencies but it’s large and requires the use of a cable. Along comes the Sharge Icemag magnetic wireless power bank. If you have a compatible Magsafe phone or, in my case, a Magsafe-compatible phone case, you now have the ability to magnetically stick this to your phone and wirelessly charge it. Sounds great but how is it to use? Is it worth the price of admission? Keep reading if you’re interested in my thoughts. What is it? The Sharge Icemag is a magnetic wireless power bank with active cooling. What’s in the box? • Sharge Icemag power bank • USB charging cable • User manual Hardware Specs • Weight 225g • Dimension 115.2 × 70.5 × 18mm • Battery Capacity 10,000mAh • Ports Wireless × 1, USB-C × 1 • Supported Protocols QC3.0, QC4.0, PD2.0, PD3.0, Apple5V/2.4A, BC1.2, FCP, AFC • Input 5V-3A • Output - Wireless: Max 7.5W - USB-C: Max 20W - USB-C+Wireless: 5V-3A (in total) Design and features So I’ve already said the Sharge Icemag is magnetic. Any Magsafe device should stick to it. Even my case which seems to have a weak magnet when compared to others sticks well to the Icemag. Now if I shake my phone a bit it will fall off, but if you don’t have problems with other Magsafe accessories, then the Sharge Icemag shouldn’t be an issue. Icemag has a 10000 mAh battery with 20W maximum output via the USB C port or 7.5W via wireless charging. You won’t be fast charging anything wirelessly but at least it will charge your device wirelessly. This is the feature I most wanted from the Icemag, but wireless charging isn’t without its drawbacks. There’s a lot of heat generated by wireless charging. So how does the Sharge Icemag deal with that? It has active cooling with a built-in fan. That’s right, there’s a fan inside that you can clearly see through the window. As soon as the Sharge Icemag power bank detects your device wirelessly charging the fan kicks in, pulling air in and pushing it out through its vents. And so as