Hands-on: Belkin’s new 5K MagSafe battery bank offers a kickstand in a slim design

After being introduced at CES, Belkin has recently started shipping some of its newest MagSafe and Qi2 products for 2026. First up is their slim Qi2 battery bank for iPhone – sporting a built in kickstand.

This is by no means the first slim 5000mAh MagSafe battery bank for iPhone, but the Belkin BoostCharge Slim has one standout feature: a kickstand. This is great for watching videos, FaceTime, or propping up your phone on a desk.

Beyond the kickstand, the Belkin BoostCharge Slim is about everything you’d expect from a 5000mAh MagSafe battery bank. It provides 15W Qi2 charging to your iPhone, but also has the functionality of charging other devices with its USB-C port at up to 20W – in case you want to use it as a normal battery bank.

There’s also dual device charging, allowing you to wire charge a device at 12W and wirelessly charge another at 7.5W.

Despite its slim design, I will say – the BoostCharge Slim surprisingly doesn’t get hot. In my plentiful usage of it, I never noticed it heating up, which can’t always be said about MagSafe accessories.

It comes with a USB-C charging cable in the box, has a nice soft-touch silicone finish on the side that makes contact with your iPhone – and a hard plastic finish on the front.

All in all, if you’re looking to buy a MagSafe battery for your iPhone, whether that be an iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, or anything else, I’d say the Belkin BoostCharge Slim is a great option. The kickstand is a pretty invaluable feature, and it does everything quite well. You can pick one up for $54.99 from Belkin’s website. It comes in three colors: White, Sand, and Black.

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