Charge like lightning, using Lightning with the Belkin BOOST↑CHARGE™ Power Bank, available for pre-order exclusively at Verizon and Belkin

Portable batteries keep us selfie-ing, snapping, posting stories, tagging friends in viral videos well beyond our smartphones battery capacity. And traditionally, you need one cable to charge your iPhone or iPad with a portable battery and then a second cable to charge the battery itself.

Belkin now has a one cable solution – the BOOST↑CHARGE™ Power Bank with Lightning Connector, a Verizon exclusive. Charge the battery with the same cable you charge your iPhone with. So the only cable needed is the one you already have. One less cable to worry about in this world of dongles, cables, and adapters.

The battery is also MFI-certified power bank to recharge through Lightning connector. Meaning its guaranteed compatibility with your iOS device.

Two different sizes are available to fit your needs: the BOOST↑CHARGE™ Power Bank 5k can provide up to 35 additional hours of video playback for iPhone 8 and is $39.99. And the Power Bank 10k can provide up to 70 hours of additional video playback for iPhone 8 and is $59.99*.  Additionally, the 10k has two charging ports so you can share some battery with a friend or colleague.

Both are now available for pre-order exclusively at Verizon and Belkin. And anyone from any wireless provider can pre-order to be the first to get one.

*Actual additional hours provided may vary based on factors that are different for every user