Except we're taking Apple at their word on the 3%. And not all of us have what Apple considered typical usage patterns
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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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No, nothing was as disappointing as "the year of the iPhone 5" amazing concepts designs popping up, tension building as the old model passes a year old, whispers of a larger screen, LTE, amazing features that android didn't have at the time, amazing breakthrough battery life...... ANNOUNCING THE iPhone 4S....... OH .
wow, this is crazy - my 6s has tsmc CPU while my wife's 6s has Samsung. Do you guys know what Apple will I bring a new 6s with a screen problem? would they replace just the screen or the whole phone? the reason I am asking is that her phone top left corner has bluish hue compared to the rest of the screen.
The difference will be there. Only need a proper trigger.It makes perfect sense. Yes, the Samsung A9 is much worse at battery efficiency when running at its highest clockspeed. But the phone is very rarely at its highest clockspeed. Video is done on specialized decoding hardware, not the CPU, so video doesnt stress it. Music / UI navigation likely dont stress the CPU. What apple is saying is that only if you actually USE the CPU a whole whole lot do you see this difference. Which makes perfect sense.
And im really glad I got the TSMC
Glad that I don't want to buy iPhone 6s, or I will be toasted
Hm no. I've turned off the features that I don't use. Effectively I have been using it just like how I used my 6Plus.
What does "more equal" mean?Repeat: all chips are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Same chip, but not the same Cellular radios (which were turned on).
There is no way this didn't affect test results. Just not possible.
Yeah, and random guys on youtuber testing with artificial usages on only one sample is much more believable.
Indeed. The timing stinks. Why has Lirum been pulled from the App Store? Because Apple don't want people finding out which chip they have.
2-3% sounds like a made-up number. They've chosen it to sound within the margin of error. Yet multiple videos show discrepancies of 14-22% in battery life with repeated tests in real-world scenarios.
The chips are down for Apple.
Because Apple don't want people believe in nonsense. Not everyone is tech-savvy, those who are not tend to believe anything.
Because an 8% different in discrepancies is so much believable (from random opportunistic youtubers who love anything but bait clicks), and 90% real-world scenarios involve pushing the processors to the limit all the time. Yeah right.
Welcome to the MacRumors forums, where Apple is wrong unless they're wrong, and then they're really wrong!
Oh, and Steve would have never, you're *x*ing it wrong, yellow screens are defects, every version of iOS is the worst ever until the next one comes out and it becomes the best ever, etc.
The list would be longer, but I have a Samsung chip so my battery is about to die!
Got a chip on your shoulder?
The app Battery Memory System Status Monitor will do the same thing and is still in the App Store.
LOL!
there is nothing wrong with Samsung chips... it.. it's just the TSMC chips are greater.
there is nothing wrong with Samsung chips... it.. it's just the TSMC chips are greater.
And iPhone with "amazing" battery life falls into one of two categories.
1) A miracle
2) The person making the claim has a very low threshold of what he/she considers "amazing"
The 6S and 6S+ are the best iPhones for three years. If you want to have a go, pick on last year's POS 6+.
I agree about the QC though, it's pretty shocking. One almost expects to have to do an exchange when they walk out of the store with their sealed box new iPhone.
Nah, I'm a little more careful than that when I eat.Got a chip on your shoulder?
Seriously though, there just comes a point where people need to let go and just enjoy what they have. Accept that nothing will ever be perfect, and don't buy products that consistently disappoint you.
I used to be the kind of person that would go on a dead pixel hunt every time I bought a new device. I would look for things wrong with the exterior of the device, and I would return devices with the slightest imperfections. I just got tired of all that. I'm now the proud owner of an iPhone 6s Plus with a speck of dust under the glass! I experience the same kinds of lag on iOS 9 that many other people do, and I really wish Apple would fix it. But what does getting bent out of shape over that accomplish? I submitted feedback, and that's that. Life goes on.
I kind of enjoy the fact that some people here on MacRumors will loose sleep over this.
Love how after Apple comes out with a statement, some are will defend them at all costs despite being the most vocals ones in the other thread complaining and whining about going to an Apple Store and demanding a replacement and stuff.
Bunch of hypocrites. lol
Love how after Apple comes out with a statement, some are will defend them at all costs despite being the most vocals ones in the other thread complaining and whining about going to an Apple Store and demanding a replacement and stuff.
Bunch of hypocrites. lol