Belkin’s new power bank gives your smartphone a camera grip for $80

Belkin’s PowerGrip improves your smartphone’s ergonomics portion you’re taking photos. | Image: Belkin

First announced astatine CES 2025, Belkin’s Stage PowerGrip is yet disposable for $79.99. You tin find powerfulness banks with wireless charging and more than 9,300mAh capacity for little than that, but Belkin has packed a batch of other functionality into its latest that could warrant the terms if you’re a smartphone photographer.

The imaging capabilities of galore smartphones whitethorn present rival dedicated cameras, but their ergonomics bash not. Belkin’s PowerGrip solves that with a DSLR-style grip connected 1 extremity giving you a unafraid mode to clasp your smartphone portion taking pictures, adjacent with your telephone successful representation mode. The PowerGrip besides has its ain shutter button, positioned connected the apical borderline of the grip truthful it sits beneath your finger, that snaps images utilizing a Bluetooth transportation to your phone.

Apple sells a akin accessory done its website called the ShiftCam SnapGrip Pro for $90 but its artillery is constricted to 5,000mAh and it tin lone complaint 2 devices simultaneously. Belkin’s PowerGrip is much capacious and tin complaint up to 3 utilizing its magnetic Qi charger, a USB-C port, and a built-in retractable 30-inch USB-C cable. It besides has a tiny LCD show connected the beforehand showing its remaining artillery capableness and a screw equine connected the bottommost of the grip for attaching it to a tripod.