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Controlled Testing Supports Apple's Claim of Nearly Equal iPhone 6s Battery Life With TSMC and Samsung Chips

Let's see... is this a chance to slam Apple or Samsung? Hummmm.... so much "Anti Anything" to go around, I'm not sure where to start?

Oh... I think I got it... here goes.... How dare TSMC make their chips slightly more efficient than Samsung made chips causing Apple users such unrest and undue anxiety over this whole issue! I smell a class action lawsuit coming up against TSMC on this one!!!

Oh... BTW... what's all the fuss about anyway? :rolleyes:
 
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Cuban Missles said:
Regardless, I am still happy with my 6s that carries a TSMC chip in it. :)
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I have the Samsung, and am on the Apple upgrade program, so my care for such details has gone down a lot. Won't have this phone in 12 months, don't care as much, less invested. It is a beautiful thing. Even if I were planning to own the phone long term, this specific detail isn't too big of a deal and I am sure has been blown out of proportion by people with not very much statistical or engineering test experience. I will say that the 6s is absolutely, absolutely, my favorite phone that I have ever had. Not even in the same realm as the 6. It is truly a a masterpiece.
 
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I don't get why people think this isn't an issue. One chip gets substantially worse battery life when performing heavy workloads. Ars did little other than show the initial testing was accurate and there is a good version and a bad version when dealing with high CPU loads.

It may not be an everyday occurance, however I certainly don't want the phone with crap battery life when I am stuck keeping myself busy in an airport or on a trip playing games.

If given the choice between the two devices, would anyone say "Oh it doesn't matter, I'll be fine with inferior device for the next two years". Hell no, everyone would take the one that had slightly better battery life most of the time and substantially better battery life with certain tasks. Apple and developers are only going to make more complex games and apps over the product's lifespan, starting off with the worse of the two chips doesn't seem like a great idea.
 
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jimtonic01 said:
So it's no big deal except you use your phone a lot for cpu/gpu intensive tasks like for example gaming. Who plays games on his phone anyways?
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It's not a big deal.

The differences are subtle if at all. A Year from now, the 6s will be the discount phone, and the battery and performance will be ousted by the 7. So, details like this are really are en passe and not worth your time. If I got a phone with like, a cosmetic defect, I would absolutely return it, but for things like this, no. Esp with the upgrade programs now in place, I don't fret as much about these things. It is my favorite thing, ever. I will be a subscriber on the Apple upgrade program for life. It was made for me.
 
I'll never understand why people care so much about this. Even under super intensive applications like Geekbench, you are getting 3.5hrs of battery life! I don't have 3.5hrs in a day to give to gaming or anything else. And if I did, I would probably be bringing a back up power supply just in case.

This reminds me of my old 2011 MBA that had the LG display and the Toshiba SSD that everyone stated were both inferior to the Samsung display and SSD. Frankly I couldn't tell any differences between mine and my buddy's with the all Samsung parts. They both were fast, they both looked good (I felt like his display was actually too colorful and not realistic).

Anyway, moral of the story, find something else to worry about. How about instead of worrying about your battery life of your phone (that would be awesome in day to day things), you go spend some time volunteering or getting some fresh air.

Be a useful member of society dangit!
 
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Ocellaris said:
I don't get why people think this isn't an issue. One chip gets substantially worse battery life when performing heavy workloads. Ars did little other than show the initial testing. Was accurate and there is a good version and a bad version when dealing with high CPU loads.

It may not be an everyday occurance, however I certainly don't want the phone with crap battery life when I am stuck keeping myself busy on an airport or on a trip.
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I really think the tests are innacurate, your personal settings (auto brightness, location, background app refresh, ad tracking, and other) I would bet have a MUCH MUCH greater degree of effect on your real life battery performance. and even those, have a relatively small effect. My 6s with the samsung chip is great. Favorite phone I have ever had, and I have had every iPhone. Now that I am on the upgrade program, 12 months from now, I probably won't have the phone anyway. So, while some people fret about what is likely 8 minutes of possible battery loss, I will be using this beautiful mint condition phone.
 
j2ee said:
webGL and GFXBench use a lot of GPU but not CPU, I think Ars Technica is helping Apple to defense
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The GPU and CPU are both in the same chip.

In other words, you have not only a TSMC/Samsung CPU, but also a TSMC/Samsung GPU.
 
I have a Samsung 6s Plus - Hearthstone drains noticeably faster than on my old 6+. I'd much rather have the TSMC chip if given the choice for my usage so I may not have to charge during the day. It's a significant issue if games provide a difference similar to the geekbench test.
 
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Battery life and overall performance on my 6S with Sungsam chip have been great, but there always has to be some "gate" addendum to every iPhone launch. It's to be expected, thanks to the stock manipulators, trolls, and probably some of Apple's competitors.
 
Has someone actually done a test that isn't running a benchmark but instead actually running a processor intensive app/game? To me running a geekbench test isn't real world usage.
 
someone please open a thread on who believe this test is legit...
 
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