Anker’s new external flash is the ideal complement for the iPhone

iphone-11-pro-cameraAnker has gradually become one of the leading manufacturers of iPhone accessories. From cables to chargers or other accessories that are at the same level as the originals, and sometimes even exceed them in relation to quality and price. Now they go one step further with their first MFi certified portable flash.

This is the first Anker certified iPhone flash

Anker Flash Externo

Anker has a fairly complete and interesting catalog of accessories compatible with the iPhone. Among them, an external flash that is the first of the company and which, in addition, is certified by Apple‘s own program (MFi, Made For iPhone).

Anker’s external LED Flash connects to the iPhone through a Lightning cable. This detail is important compared to other wireless solutions that already existed. Thanks to the use of the cable the response time at the time of firing the flash is reduced and that improves the photographic results.

With a very compact size, Anker’s new external Flash is priced at $ 50 . A really competitive and interesting price if what you are looking for is an extra light support for certain types of photography with the Apple phone.

Regarding support and compatibility, it is fully functional with the native iOS camera application. But it’s not there, it would also offer support for third-party camera applications. Thus, next to its internal battery that can be charged with the same cable that connects to the iPhone, the Flash capacity would be up to 10,000 shots per charge.

These are the main features of Anker External Flash:

  • MFi certificate for iPhone 11 and 11 Pro
  • Cable with Lightning connection for synchronization
  • Support for native and third-party camera app
  • Up to double more coverage range and 4 times more brightness power
  • Light diffuser accessory
  • 1/4 “thread for connection with other accessories or tripod mounts
  • Option to use independently
  • Up to 10,000 shots with the autonomy of a single battery charge

External flash for iPhone, are they really useful?

Seeing Anker’s proposal, one can consider to what extent such an accessory is really useful or not. Because it is assumed that if you are going to start loading with more accessories the portability of the device is lost, and therefore also the comfort in the day to day.

This type of accessories is like any other that may exist for specific tasks or uses. If you like photography with iPhone and want to go to the extreme in low light situations, then it is very useful. Thanks to this external flash you can take night photos and get better results, also compose more complex scenes and look for creative effects.

Therefore, Anker’s external flash can be a highly recommended product for many users. In addition, price and size is not one of those that bother in the backpack when you take pictures or go on a trip. Although, if what you want is an external light and you prefer it to be continuous there are two very good options: Aputure AL-M9 and LumaCube .