Are you returning your Samsung chip iPhone for a TSMC?

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hasanahmad said:
You are really really bad at reading comprehension aren't you ?
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How so? https://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/08/apple-a9-chip-2-3-percent-difference/


"Our testing and customer data show the actual battery life of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, even taking into account variable component differences, vary within just 2-3% of each other"

When I went to school here in Canada that basically meant that Apple took into account different components in the phones and possibly ran a few tests of their own, and the results showed a 2-3% difference in battery life.

I don't know where you went to school or if you did? But where did I go wrong professor?
 
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digitalcuriosity said:
The more i keep reading in this thread and many other threads here,i am glad i bought the older iPhone6 and will wait till next year see what the iPhone7 will be.
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Unfortunately something will come up with the iPhone 7 and the same OCD'ers will be right back in this forums complaining once again. As soon as some YouTuber post a video all hell will break loose. They can't help it, this is what society has become. You will know who they are because there the ones who keep replying to the topic trying to convince others on there reasons for replacing there phone.
 
MCube74 said:
Can Apple find out which chip is in the phone without opening the box?

Can you imagine if they open 5 boxes in a row and all of them still had the Samsung Soc chip?

It would be a nightmare for Apple if many people go and exchange their phones in order to get the TMSC chip.
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Apple stores should give people who come in for exchanges due to chip only open box phones from other people's returns.
 
So let's say that most 6S+ users get 10 hours of usage time from a full charge when using their phones heavily. According to Apple's statement and the figures they quoted, we're talking a maximum of 18 minutes less usage time from that typical 10 hour usage pattern.

Most 6S+ owners would agree that 12 hours is the absolute most they get from a charge cycle unless they're an extremely light user.
So that's a maximum of 21 minutes less usage time according to Apple's statement.

This maximum of 3% discrepancy between devices also applies to those fitted with the same brand and type of CPU. So according to Apple, someone could have a TSMC processor and get 3% less usage time from a charge cycle than someone with a Samsung processor. This kind of discrepancy has always existed long before the 6S Series of iPhones came out....or are some people calling Apple liars? Are they engaged in a damage limitation exercise?
 
With all the OCD people on here about their phones, I am curious to see what their rooms/houses/cars look like inside. Are they messy or clean? I am leaning towards messy.
 
sunking101 said:
So let's say that most 6S+ users get 10 hours of usage time from a full charge when using their phones heavily. According to Apple's statement and the figures they quoted, we're talking a maximum of 18 minutes less usage time from that typical 10 hour usage pattern.

Most 6S+ owners would agree that 12 hours is the absolute most they get from a charge cycle unless they're an extremely light user.
So that's a maximum of 21 minutes less usage time according to Apple's statement.

This maximum of 3% discrepancy between devices also applies to those fitted with the same brand and type of CPU. So according to Apple, someone could have a TSMC processor and get 3% less usage time from a charge cycle than someone with a Samsung processor. This kind of discrepancy has always existed long before the 6S Series of iPhones came out....or are some people calling Apple liars? Are they engaged in a damage limitation exercise?
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From what I remember you basicilly flipped out on a few occasions about your 6+ and the lack of ram, maybe going as far as calling Apple a liar that 1GB is enough to run it. Pot calling the kettle black?
 
ipooed said:
From what I remember you basicilly flipped out on a few occasions about your 6+ and the lack of ram, maybe going as far as calling Apple a liar that 1GB is enough to run it. Pot calling the kettle black?
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I was asking a question, nothing more. The 6+ was an absolutely terrible device but that has nothing to do with 'chipgate'.
 
oghowie said:
I believe you usually get a refurb anyways.
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This is true but not sure with the 6S as it's only been released a few weeks ago so refurb stock will be quite low? But there could be a lot more refurb stock available if people start exchanging their iPhone's because they have the Samsung A9 chip... I'm interested to see how this all pans out for Apple because they'll now have people asking to know what chip any refurb/replacement is using!! :eek:
 
sunking101 said:
I was asking a question, nothing more. The 6+ was an absolutely terrible device but that has nothing to do with 'chipgate'.
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My apologies then, what I got from your post "or are some people calling Apple liars" was that you were sarcastically directing pun towards those who go against the minority.
 
HEK said:
Apple stores should give people who come in for exchanges due to chip only open box phones from other people's returns.
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You mean those phones returned due to shut down issues?

Trust me it will not be easy for Apple.
 
docprego said:
I don't think so initially. Takes a while for refurb stock, initial replacement are new from what I've been told.
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Those returned from launch day until today are quickly put in refurb stock.

Meaning more headaches to the customer who asked for an exchange. What if there is another problem?
 
ipooed said:
My apologies then, what I got from your post "or are some people calling Apple liars" was that you were sarcastically directing pun towards those who go against the minority.
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No, not at all. I was just saying that discrepancies occur between identical devices anyway, so are Apple just citing this in defence of any other discrepancies which may or may not occur due to the make & type of A9 processor? It does seem strange to have two completely different chips classed as 'A9 processors' but both giving supposedly similar performance. If the performance is actually the same, given the usual discrepancies that exist between devices, then this is a storm in a teacup. Unless proven otherwise of course.
 
AintDutchNotMuch said:
Why not replace the 6S (whether is has a TSMC or Samsung chip or not) for the Galaxy S6? The S6 is the better phone of the two. Like seriously. I had the 6 until a couple of days ago and sold it for the S6. Never been happier with a phone!

The 6 and 6S have cameras that are pathetic in low / medium light, doesn't come close to the S6. They're comparable at speed and fluidity, you get a much better display with much higher resolution on the Galaxy, you have OIS on the S6 which the 6S lacks, you get 16GB on the base model which costs hundreds of dollars more than the 32GB Galaxy S6. All because of Apple wanting to milk out as much as money as possible from their customers, so they're cheaping out on stuff to produce it. Also you don't have to deal with iTunes for transferring songs. You can even play YouTube videos and send Whatsapp messages at the same time on the S6, or multitask with other apps like browser or email etc. at the same time with Multi Window. What's nice too is that the S6 has adaptive fast charging, which means you can charge your phone from 0 to 100% in one hour. ONE HOUR guys!

Now that I left Apple I understand how strong the brand name is of Apple. They can give their customers the feeling that they're having the superior product, while in reality it's quite the opposite of that.
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I have been down that road you are traveling (with a Galaxy S5 and my brother with a S6)... you'll regret that move. Both of us regretted that terribly.
 
mikezmac said:
Apple has absolutely no way of telling which phones with the Samsung chip are in what box. If you exchange a phone you have a 50/50 chance of getting another Samsung chip'd phone.
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No, a 6S is a 70% - 20% chance that you will get a TSMC. SO, the odds are you will get a TSMC.
 
nia820 said:
I think Apple should start blacklisting these folks on this thread. I can't believe some of the ridiculous stuff I'm reading. One person said they would keep exchanging it until they got a TSMC unit.

Apple's policy is too kind and lenient.
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Blacklist people for talking about exchanging their phone for a better one?
Wow, you just took "Apple Love" to a whole new level.
 
James6s said:
....I'm interested to see how this all pans out for Apple because they'll now have people asking to know what chip any refurb/replacement is using!! :eek:
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I don't think Apple will ever offer that information before handing over the device. Will that not be tantamount to Apple acknowledging a difference between the two?
 
I exchanged it yesterday and ran the same kind of test as the reddit user....same result as the reddit user. I got 6 hours and 17 mins on my samsung chipped phone vs the 7hours and 51 mins on my TSMC. For some of you who want to call that OCD or whatever, thats fine. My money and my problem.
 
mtneer said:
I don't think Apple will ever offer that information before handing over the device. Will that not be tantamount to Apple acknowledging a difference between the two?
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To save themselves sealed, retail stock it would be pertinent for them to get this information ASAP. Handing people Samsung chipped phones when they are exchanging to avoid this is folly on Apple's part. I'm sure they have a computerised record somewhere which tallies serial numbers with hardware information.
 
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