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How's your battery life looking so far?
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I'm on my fourth 6S+ for various faults. The first was a Samsung running 9.0 and the battery life was phenomenal. I got 12-13 hours from it with my typical usage pattern.
The next was a TSMC running 9.0.1 and again it had superb battery life. I obtained 11.5-12.5 hours from it with my typical usage pattern.
The next one was a Samsung, again running 9.0.1 and the battery life was lousy in comparison. I got 9-10 hours from it.
Now onto my fourth, another Samsung this time running 9.0.2. Battery life was very good at first and I was getting 11-12 hours from it. Then I updated to 9.1 and have been lucky to scrape 10 hours with my typical usage pattern. I've done a couple of DFU restores and I haven't installed a backup, but the battery is poor when compared to the earlier 6S+ and my old 6+.
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I set the phone up as new. I tried restoring from a backup made with the TSMC I had and the replacement phone would get stuck on the Apple logo upon completion until I hard reset. Tried it 4 times. I think something is wonky when backing up from a TSMC device to a Samsung and vice versa. Just my two cents.
All of my backups created in iOS9 are corrupted, whether TSMC or Samsung. Previous iOS8 backups work ok but I have chosen to go 'clean' with the 6S+.
My 6s+ samsung doesnt reach 9.5 hours of usage. Wish its longer though. I had 6s before but exchange is twice because of screen defect. I got 2 samsung and 1 tsmc. Unbelievably, my 6s tsmc battery is almost the same as my 6s+ samsung.
My 6s+ has yellow tint on top but im just tired of exchanging it. I just wish the battery will last even a little longer than 9 hours for a 2750mhz battery.
You think so? I dont know if i should exchange it but they might say the battery is okay. I am thinking of restoring it as a new phone and install everything again.
I know something isn't right. No way a 6s can have the same battery life as a 6s+ if both used the same. The battery in the 6s is a lot smaller than the one found in the 6s+. Here's a video from comparison,
Perhaps you just have a very good 6S. A 6S with a TSMC and an excellent battery might not be all that far off a 6S+ with a Samsung chip and average battery...
Stop it.... basically inferring that there is a chip gate AND battery gate. I've had both a9 chips. Both perform the same from what I've seen. Used the TSMC for over a month and my new Samsung a9 performs the same after not even 12 hours of usage.
Every component has manufacturing tolerances. You can get a good processor batch, regardless of whether it's Samsung or TSMC, and a battery from a good or bad batch. As there is smoke about the TSMC v Samsung A9 anyway, couple that with a processor from a good wafer & a battery from a good batch and that to me would perform better than a processor from a poor wafer & a battery from a bad batch.
Therefore I see no reason why an exceptional 6S couldn't get within an hour or so of the battery life of a poor 6S+.
If you have an 6s with the same battery life as an 6s+ then the 6s+ is defective. Simple as that. The battery in the 6s is 1715 mAh compared to the one in the 6s+ which is 2750 mAh. BIG difference.
I'm not sure about my 6S+ battery so far, but I've had it less than 48 hours. Maybe someone can tell me if this sounds good or not.
Today I pulled it off charger at 5:45am.
It's now almost 12:30pm and I'm at 64%
* I watched a 50min show on Netflix, pausing a few time, so probably almost an hour of screen on for that.
* Listening to a streaming podcast on the Podcasts app for 45min on my ride to work. Screen was off for most of it.
* Been checking and sending email here and there over the course of the morning. Nothing intense, but a good steady stream of email.
* Checking and replying to a few posts on Tapatalk here and there.
* Looking at a couple spreadsheets and pdfs in Adobe Reader and Google Sheets.
My current stats are.
Usage: 3 hours, 51min
Standby: 6 hours, 37min
Does this seem to be on point with other people's results?
Today I pulled it off charger at 5:45am.
It's now almost 12:30pm and I'm at 64%
* I watched a 50min show on Netflix, pausing a few time, so probably almost an hour of screen on for that.
* Listening to a streaming podcast on the Podcasts app for 45min on my ride to work. Screen was off for most of it.
* Been checking and sending email here and there over the course of the morning. Nothing intense, but a good steady stream of email.
* Checking and replying to a few posts on Tapatalk here and there.
* Looking at a couple spreadsheets and pdfs in Adobe Reader and Google Sheets.
My current stats are.
Usage: 3 hours, 51min
Standby: 6 hours, 37min
Does this seem to be on point with other people's results?
I said within an hour or so of usage, not the same. Also, the 6S+ is much more of a battery draining device than the 6S. It isn't the same phone with a bigger battery.
64% with almost 4 hours of usage is fine. If that was all screen off time then no, but it isn't.
The screen size itself, the resolution and the fact there's a scaler at work all the time.
So all the reviews and the fact that I posted a video showing the difference mean nothing to you?
Here's another battery comparison between the 6s and 6s+
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9686/the-apple-iphone-6s-and-iphone-6s-plus-review/8
There's an hour difference WiFi browsing according to Apple's stats. That's not huge considering the size difference between the batteries is it?
Your grasping at straws. Give it up. Show me reviews/comparisons where a 6s beats the 6s+ in battery life please.
I haven't once said that. I said that it seems possible to me that a 'good' 6S could get within an hour or so of a 'bad' 6S+.
The topic was that a 6s had the same battery life as a 6s+. Impossible. I was trying to help the guy out and you chimed in about how it could be possible. I don't see how that could be. No point in continuing this convo and annoying everyone with our rants.
I keep being amazed at the battery life on the 6s Plus. The AT&T Wi-Fi seems to really help. This was 80% at home on Wi-Fi, Apple 801.11ac. Only light use but nice to know this kind of standby time is available. With 37 % still left, close to 7 hours use and near 100 hours standby is great I think.
I'll run down using it more tonight see what i get.
I'll run down using it more tonight see what i get.
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