I've had my iPhone X since mid-November. I know the battery will degrade over time, but should the benchmark drop in less than 2 months?
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iPhone X Do these benchmarks indicate throttling?
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Do you actually notice any difference in your phone's performance?
This whole thing is just going to lead to some people running benchmarks and battery health tests on their phone every day and freaking out if the numbers change. When it gets to the point that your phone is causing daily stress and worry, something has to change, either the phone or you.
This whole thing is just going to lead to some people running benchmarks and battery health tests on their phone every day and freaking out if the numbers change. When it gets to the point that your phone is causing daily stress and worry, something has to change, either the phone or you.
The only thing that those benchmarks show is a throttling of the mind.
No. That could just be standard heat throttling, OS variance, or background tasks. Not to worry.
It's a shame Apple can't be trusted anymore. Hopefully with the new OS update they will explicitly say "we slowed your CPU down because your battery sucks," or hopefully in the future, they will have better or larger batteries to minimize or delay throttling, or design their chips to not draw so much lower.
I'm okay with Apple throttling because they have to, though I wish they can design it to be avoided. What I'm not okay with is Apple not saying it cut performance by half and telling me my battery is fine. They never once said a battery can improve performance- they wanted us to upgrade.
It's a shame Apple can't be trusted anymore. Hopefully with the new OS update they will explicitly say "we slowed your CPU down because your battery sucks," or hopefully in the future, they will have better or larger batteries to minimize or delay throttling, or design their chips to not draw so much lower.
I'm okay with Apple throttling because they have to, though I wish they can design it to be avoided. What I'm not okay with is Apple not saying it cut performance by half and telling me my battery is fine. They never once said a battery can improve performance- they wanted us to upgrade.
