JUMP is a device which is small in size and a portable battery charger designed to let you recharge between a quarter and a third of your smartphone’s battery, according to the company.

The idea behind it is that you use the JUMP cable in place of your regular cable when you charge your device, thereby meaning you never need to remember to carry a spare standalone charger with you.

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As you use it, the JUMP charges your phone and the little box in the middle of the cable at the same time, thereby providing you with an extra bit of charge when you need it most.

The JUMP has been designed so that when the cable’s not in use, each connector fits neatly into place, making it easy to squeeze into your pockets – the unit is square, and a little narrower than a credit card meaning it’ll even fit into the small coin pocket in your jeans, which not too many mobile battery chargers can claim.

In reality, the exact amount of extra battery life it’ll give you depends on your phone and how big its battery is. The company claims an average of a quarter to a third of a full charge.

As you might expect, if you plug the JUMP into a USB slot without having your phone plugged in the other end, it’ll charge a little quicker than doing both at once. Either way, with capacity of just 800 mAh it does not take too long to refill (or too long to discharge) and there are three little LEDs indicating how much juice is left at any time.

Whether the Native Union JUMP cable is worth the $49.99/£39.99 asking price is really down to how much you value peace of mind. It’s a viably small and portable source of power to get you through the last few hours at the end of the day, and it seems to live up to its promise of around 25 percent extra battery life, depending on your device.

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The only thing that seems conflicting is how tightly the cable fits into place when wrapped around the JUMP. It’s really quite snug, which means the easiest way to remove each end is to actually pull directly on the connector, which probably is not the best idea in the long run.

By February, JUMP was made available for $49.99. That could look a little cost but it is imperative to know that the additional hours it adds to your device can be life saving.

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