Everything is worth putting a proper screen protector on. Consider your investment on this expensive console; a sigh of relief at an extra $150 will do. What if the carrying case did something more than just protect? Belkin offers a solution. The company rethought every step of the journey for the little travel case and upscaled it: charge your Switch 2 on the fly while protecting it.
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Protection and portable charging made easy
Belkin Charging Case for Nintendo Switch 2
Belkin Charging Case for Nintendo Switch 2: Power meets protection. Never let a battery drain interrupt your game. It consists of a detachable battery pack encased in a super protective shell.
Pros
- Simple design
- Included 10,000mAh battery pack
- Hidden AirTag pouch
Cons
- No option to bring your own battery pack
- Might not work with bulky skins or covers
$70 at Amazon
Design
Forget those flimsy cases. The Charging Case for the Switch 2 by Belkin gave the protection with a flair of style. Rooted in a sturdy polyester shell (in gray style, green earth, or tan deluxe), this case comes with beefed-up sides built to keep pace with any set of adventures. Inside a buttery-soft velvet pad is waiting for greetings to your console. Belkin leaves no room for worry with an inner liner ensuring your Switch 2 is shielded from zipper scrapes. Custom-molded cutouts and oval indents fitted in perfect precision cut the case down to a snug, secure fit- and not a millimeter for wiggle room. This is not merely a case-type environment; instead, it keeps the Switch 2 custom shelter.
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The only possible inconvenience? The bulky, maybe clammy fit of a thick skin or sleeve. But for the sterile-minded, these cases fit perfectly with a naked device; hence, they’re a perfect match in hand. Regarding sturdiness, I am not about to hurl my precious Switch 2 off a skyscraper, but there were a good few accidental dives off the table. This case shrugged those off like a champ and left my Little Console unharmed.
Battery pack
Charging? Belkin goes with a refreshingly simple approach. No integrated batteries, no weird designs. Here you get a separate power bank with a neat little cutout that secures it with a strap. It might not win any beauty contests, I grant you, but its brutal honesty is the point: reliable power, plus the freedom to juice upanythingon the go.
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Belkin’s Switch 2 case comes with a detach-and-charging power pack rated at 10,000mAh. This case is capable of mostly doubling your playtime with nearly two full charges of the 5,220mAh battery of Switch 2. Granted, a built-in battery might have had the edge in terms of capacity, but this design finds an ideal balance of portability and power. Your phone and earbuds could probably use the extra juice every now and then: For that situation, the battery pack can be popped out without the need to bring the case along. That is pretty cool!
Belkin gets this one just right. This is no stripped-down, corner-cutting power brick. Dual USB-C ports pull double duty for charging andrecharging. Power delivery? Respectable. It really pumps out a nice 20 watts, almost on speed with a real wall outlet for your Switch (which translates to 15 watts in real world scenarios). Need to charge two different devices? Go right ahead. Just remember sharing takes a little longer. But the kicker has to be the display. No more counting your power in the air. It also comes with a right-angle cable with a cable channel in the case to keep things neat. Say goodbye to cable messes and hello to Zen charging.
Extra features
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In addition to this kind of basic protection, Belkin’s case also has many fine features. A small mesh pocket is capacious enough to gather some cables together; however, stuffing in too much can lead to internal pressure on the console. Twelve game cartridges can fit securely in twelve elastic-banded flaps. The really Grade-A ingenuity? There’s a stealth AirTag compartment tucked behind the mesh so you can track your Switch without blatantly announcing “I have an AirTag!”
Wrap-up
The Belkin Switch 2 Charging Case doesn’t quite have the good looks to win a design award, and at $70, it technically doesn’t even need to. It has all the basics going for it, but with a surprisingly useful trick on the side. Think sleek aesthetics, a snug fit for the precious console, and protection that went beyond the basic one, enough to take the daily grind without turning your Switch 2 into a tank.
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Belkin, hear my plea! Set free a battery-less version for the power-pack carrying folks. It cannot charge; that is the problem. Very tight fit. Having said this, I would still say that the kit is in a sweet spot of affordability and practicality-or just what I need.
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