Because Apple is the only company that has variants in suppliers. /s
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Apple Claims TSMC vs Samsung A9 Chip Variants Result in Only 2-3% Difference in 'Real World' Battery Life
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Because Apple is the only company that has variants in suppliers. /s
Funny, two weeks ago nobody with a Samsung chip had a battery life issue. Hell, they were celebrating because they had a Samsung chip. Now they all have "issues". This forum has jumped the shark.
Sorry to burst everyone's bubbles but from my personal experience the 6Splus (TSMC chip) has worse battery life than the original 6plus.
Were you on iOS 9 on your 6? The reason I ask is that in most cases the biggest battery hit people see is when they upgrade from one version of iOS to the latest one. This is usually because developers haven't gotten all of the bugs out of their programs yet, and a rogue program that has bugs could be dragging down your battery.
Check the Battery section under Settings to see if a particular app is using too much of your battery.
Didn't end the Bendgate last year. People will continue to claim there's a massive difference
There you go, Apple has spoken,look what you macrumors members have done! You pissed Apple off.
This must be what Taylor Swift felt like.
well, in fairness, that *is* what Apple is saying...
well i'm guessing it had it be separated, because otherwise you'll be measuring the performance of iphone 6S/6S+ and what you want to do is check if there's a difference between brand chips.
Fair point - I upgraded my 6 to iOS 9 but only had it for about a week before I got my 6s, so not a great comparison. Nothing in the battery section showed anything crazy.
I'm not overly concerned, and I'm not about to go to apple and ask for a replacement or anything. Maybe a software update can sort some things out.
Has anyone considered that we might have just witnessed the real world limits of lithography? The 14nm process, while theoretically more energy efficient (due to transistor size) might actually be less efficient due to leakage. Could it be possible that 16nm is going to be the real world limit, and the 7nm goal will never be realized (as a viable success)?
Me too. Seems like a non-issue and they're just fanning the flames by actually responding.
The OCD crowd is going to go bonkers with claims and fetishes over this. Apple needs to make it perfectly clear that they WILL NOT under any circumstances exchange devices based upon which A9 supplier chip is in the device. To do so would be a disaster of epic proportions and literally not feasible. Such requests should be firmly rejected.
Ignorance is bliss. For a while I wanted to know which chip I had in my iPhone 6s Plus, but now I realize not knowing is better off and will lead to a happier experience.
Can’t you just imagine the conversations.
“Dude, do you have a Samsung A9 or a TSMC A9?
“Samsung A9. Why do you ask?”
“Dude, you’re a loser. I have a TSMC A9 and it rocks!”
“Dude, do you have a Samsung A9 or a TSMC A9?
“Samsung A9. Why do you ask?”
“Dude, you’re a loser. I have a TSMC A9 and it rocks!”
I have a Samsung chip in mine, more then happy with battery life so far, so there you have it, I think we've cleared that up...
Of course it does. You have been constantly playing with all of the new features.
Yes, and there is nothing special about it.
You can take an iPhone 6 that was produced in, say January, and another one that was produced in August. And if you test them against each other, you might end up finding a variation of 2-3% in performance or battery life.
It seems to me to be obvious that the chips which themselves use such small quantities of power can have anything but a minimal difference in battery life, which would have to do with software engineering and/or other components.
I've never seen anyone try to find fault with something they have spent so much money on as much as on here
of course there will be issues but I've read about people squeezing their phone and returning it 3 times because air came out!, people who had a home button that was too loud, people who had one that wasn't loud enough, people wanted a Samsung chip, now they don't. people having been shining industrial lights on the screen to see if they can see a blemish that they would have never ever seen normally, it's like people try as hard as they can to find problems with a device. I'm not downplaying the fact that some people will have issues but to me it's like people go way out of the way to find them. they demand Apple makes a statement then when Apple do just that people say they must be lying and it's a cover up.
I think if you get that determined to find fault then chances are you will never find a perfect device D:
of course there will be issues but I've read about people squeezing their phone and returning it 3 times because air came out!, people who had a home button that was too loud, people who had one that wasn't loud enough, people wanted a Samsung chip, now they don't. people having been shining industrial lights on the screen to see if they can see a blemish that they would have never ever seen normally, it's like people try as hard as they can to find problems with a device. I'm not downplaying the fact that some people will have issues but to me it's like people go way out of the way to find them. they demand Apple makes a statement then when Apple do just that people say they must be lying and it's a cover up.
I think if you get that determined to find fault then chances are you will never find a perfect device D:
SO basically, one phone would last 18 hours and the other may last just 17.46 hours. I can live with that.