I've had 3 exchanges already dude. It's just the phone
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iPhone 6 May See Only Modest Battery Capacity Boost as Apple Pursues Ultra-Slim Designs
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Are you restoring from an iCloud backup each time?
I should have added, I hope the battery is more reliable than the ones in that past. This isn't the first time that the battery inside one of my iPhones became a problem. It was taken to Apple and replaced. Two batteries out of my three iPhones, four if you count the replacement, had longevity and charging issues.
I charge my phone at least once a day, sometimes twice. So you must have me mixed up with something one of the other posters said.
I know I am in the minority here.
But personally I feel the battery life in my 5S is plenty already.
And I am far more excited about the device being slimmer. Slimness is by far the feature I am most excited for the in the iPhone 6.
Of course battery life improvements are welcome.
actual battery capacity a little larger --- good
A8 chip more energy efficient --- good
iOS 8 software optimization --- good
I am not worried about the battery in the new phone at all.
looking forward to it
But personally I feel the battery life in my 5S is plenty already.
And I am far more excited about the device being slimmer. Slimness is by far the feature I am most excited for the in the iPhone 6.
Of course battery life improvements are welcome.
actual battery capacity a little larger --- good
A8 chip more energy efficient --- good
iOS 8 software optimization --- good
I am not worried about the battery in the new phone at all.
looking forward to it
Last one was - previous was a clean install. Leaving it in Airplane mode lets it go all day so it just drains when using 4G signal or searching. iPhone's have never been great tbf, but the 5S is the King of battery drain for me.
Now I shouldn't use my iPhone because it'll use the battery? WTF
No, no, you're just supposed to not play games, or use Facebook, or do anything else on your phone that drains power quickly.
For the 5.5" iPhone, it's a 65% increase. I'd say that qualifies as a big increase. Even the 4.7" iPhone represents a 20% increase, that's not huge but sizeable and definitely more than a few percent. If anything, those are bigger than what I had expected given Apple's obsession with thin form factor.
I'd say this is a classic case where the headline is changing the reader's perception.
That sounds like terrible luck to me - I know a lot of people with iPhones, and don't know anyone who has had a battery fail on them.
How is one to project outrage with such an article? I would much rather convince myself as someone with zero design experience that Apple's approach is wrong even while knowing absolutely nothing about the final device much less having day-to-day experience with it. I would also like to state that innovation isn't making a mobile device lighter and thinner and engineering battery technology towards that concept but rather innovation is retaining the current phone's profile while merely increasing battery capacity.
In addition I would also like to state that I have no idea what I'm going to eat for dinner but I've already decided it sucks.
Mine is now shutting off at 33% after 15 months. My wife's (bought together) is even worse, and her charging is very predictable: full charge every night on the OEM charger, used on wifi all day at home and work, lots of texting, moderate call usage and minor web surfing. Reboots or turns off randomly, won't turn back on unless plugged into charger, then displays 70% charge.
There is something about the chemistry with at least some of the iPhone 5 batteries that is causing them to become completely unreliable after a year. Should we file a class action lawsuit? How long should these (non-replaceable) batteries last? I would expect three years of reliable usage plus a few more years in a lesser state.
We now have purchased three additional, certified, lightning charging cables - one car, one black USB and one 6" white USB for a portable charger. We live in paranoia that at any moment our phone will shut off and leave us disconnected until we can find a charger, and I'm not sure we are going to make it until the iPhone 6 is released.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Yes, that spins well. Now how about a re-write where we imagine Apple gets after this one in full (they want the battery case money instead of leaving it for Mophie, etc) and thus builds the bigger battery into the added width & height. That 20% probably becomes 100-120% and those claiming they barely get 4 hours perceive 8 and those that claim 2 days perceive they'll get 4.
Marketing spin is like that. You can make nothing sound like something with the right amount of spin. But that's just trickery. The added space with the 6 offers a real opportunity to deliver a big improvement in battery life, which would be a big utility gain for every single iPhone user. Rather than tricky spin, Apple could just replicate the message of battery life with the Macbook Air or even rMBP. Phil could do a "Wall hugger my *ss". What would resonate better post launch: 20% more battery life or 100% more battery life? If we think thin is that important, how about 1mm thinner than 5s for "thinnest iPhone ever" + 80% more battery life?
I'm looking forward to the more svelte model. This is site is full of doom sayers sometimes.
You WANT a fatter phone? Then get a battery case. Some people prefer the slim design. Every time I take my case off of my 5S I think... damn this thing is awesome and I hate how fat the case makes it. Thinner would mean that a case would make it the same thickness as it is now without one.
Also, this isn't "worse" battery, it's slightly bigger, so it'll probably be about the same, which is fine for the average user.
Stop your crying people!
Right on!
After seeing what Apple did with the iMac, a device that is now a MacBook Air on a stick (literally), I just can't be surprised or disappointed.
I sort of "get" it on a detached corporate level, it is a way to distinguish the product, be it a phone, a laptop or iMac, since it is simply not feasible for 99% of hardware makers to make thin devices.
It demands special tooling, design, customization, work, money, effort, blood, sweat, tears etc. that other hardware makers just can't, won't or for whatever other reason don't compete with.
The average Windows all-in-one PC is still as thick as the original iMac G5, the average Windows laptop is as thick as the original PowerBook G4 and now the average phone will be 1-2mm thicker than an iPhone.
I just do not care. If I want an iPhone, I get an iPhone. I don't care about 1-2mm margin on the thickness of the device.
I sort of "get" it on a detached corporate level, it is a way to distinguish the product, be it a phone, a laptop or iMac, since it is simply not feasible for 99% of hardware makers to make thin devices.
It demands special tooling, design, customization, work, money, effort, blood, sweat, tears etc. that other hardware makers just can't, won't or for whatever other reason don't compete with.
The average Windows all-in-one PC is still as thick as the original iMac G5, the average Windows laptop is as thick as the original PowerBook G4 and now the average phone will be 1-2mm thicker than an iPhone.
I just do not care. If I want an iPhone, I get an iPhone. I don't care about 1-2mm margin on the thickness of the device.
I want a 5,000 mAh battery! Pump that bad boy up for a month between charges!!
I couldn't agree more. Now it would have been a perfect time for some changes to the better. If these rumors and the mockups we have seen so far are somewhat correct, then there is nothing particularly clever about the design. Overly thin with results in a below average battery life, and huge ugly bezels just to house the home button and have a symmetrical design which results in an above average sized smartphone for its screen size.
Bravo, Jony
Bring the phones to the Apple store, as those batteries appear to have reached a failed/defective state.
I've had my iPhone 5 battery replaced twice so far under AppleCare, because it started shutting off at about 10-15%. They have you connect to a diagnostic tool over WiFi, pull the logs, and if the battery state appears as "FAILED," they'll replace it.
What you say is true but in NYC where I live (and probably every city) , Wi-Fi-based location is worthless for specific locations. I rarely use Facebook but when I do check in to any location and post a pic from there, the GPS saves me from scrolling through a list of 100 bars and stores. It always manages to nail the one I'm in and then when I go next-door, it gets that right too. That minute or two of time saving is worth the few minutes less of battery it might be killing to me but I also force-quit Facebook when I'm not using it so I might not be a fair use case either.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I'll hope you are right. In our experience… in our own "real world usage", we've never had an iPhone with enough charge on it's own that we didn't need a battery case too. So maybe this time will be different… or not. I simply wish that the battery in the case could fit into the added width & height of a 6 even if the thickness had to stay the same as the (IMO) plenty-thin 5s. Nevertheless, I'll expect the 6 to basically require battery cases for our needs… not because it's the only way but because a choice is made for "thinnest ever" (spin) over the tangible utility of filling the space with additional battery.
Indeed. It is not enough for Macrumors to post rumors/information....they see the need to create drama for an already on-edge, borderline line nutcase general readership.
Yes.
I won't use a case on my iPhone 5 because that makes it too thick for my liking.
