That's the weird thing. Why am I getting 1/3rd of the battery life if my battery capacity is still at 100%?
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Iphone 6 planned obsolescence
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That's the weird thing. Why am I getting 1/3rd of the battery life if my battery capacity is still at 100%?
So do I, but honestly it doesn't seem to affect battery much to me.
By the way, the same thing happened on my iPhone 5s 1 year ago. After 8-9 months the battery just halved for no reason. I can't figure out what's causig it since I've turns off most battery hungry features like background app refresh etc
You're missing the point. Less than a year in, features have already started appearing that are exclusive to 2GB devices, hence the planned obsolescence of the iPhone 6 and the naivety of those who thought 1GB was enough.
Well thank you for calling me a fool. That is really polite of you. I knew it had only 1gb and it doesn't matter to me. My phone works perfectly. I have no issues caused by lack of RAM. But then again I use my phone like a phone and not like a mainframe. I don't try and open ten tabs in Safari. I don't play games, post to Facebook, send messages and download large files all at the same time. One gig works just fine if you know how to use a phone properly.
This.
We don't know yet what kind of multitasking will be available on the iPhone but on the iPad the split screen is available on the only device with 2GB of RAM, so yeah, RAM is important
It's still enough for many that are getting what they wanted and what they expected from the device. If someone is buying them for potential imaginary future features, I guess that's one thing, but most people don't do that, meaning that the phone is perfectly fine for them.
If iOS 8.4 didn't just come out I would say restore the phone as new through iTunes and re jailbreak on 8.3, everything fresh. But now since 8.4 is out, you will be put on 8.4 upon restoring. Then you'd be stuck without a jailbreak. But hey, I'm sure you'd be getting 7+ hours of battery rather than 3 without even changing anything from that point 
Sure, as are many other things, as technology moves ahead and something in the future will almost always be able to do something more than what is available now. It has been that way for decades, but certainly hasn't stopped people from using and enjoying what they have now just because something better will be there down the line.
In fairness, the iPhone 4s only has a 640x960 (614K pixels) resolution display compared to 750x1334 (1M pixel) on the iPhone 6 and 1080x1920 (2M pixels) on the iPhone 6 Plus. Besides, the trend of software (iOS included) is to use more resources, not less. The A7 onwards are fairly powerful processors and can likely enjoy better longevity with a bump up in RAM.
That said, iOS tends to be pretty well optimized considering the relatively modest resources. I had a chance to play around with a co-workers' Samsung Galaxy S4 and despite the 2GB RAM, the lag was much worse than an iPhone 4 on iOS 7.
Yes indeed, I've followed this same exact practice of an annual wipe and clean install. When one maintains frequent regular backups, the ease of doing this makes it a wise investment of time. It's paid off handsomely.
I don't expect to use split-screen multitasking on a 4.7" display. Features that will require more RAM are likely things that I would want to use a tablet for and not a phone. Screen real estate might be more of an issue than RAM. The next iPhone may have 2GB of RAM and still not offer split-screen, except maybe on the "+" model.
Actually, I thought that operating systems were becoming more resource efficient. Full desktop OSs like the upcoming Windows 10 can run on 2GB of RAM. The 32-bit version can actually run on 1GB.
Just to be clear, I'm not saying that the next iPhone(s) shouldn't have more RAM, I just don't agree that only having 1GB in the current models will make them obsolete. Apple is actually a lot better than most other companies when it comes to the useful lifespan of its mobile devices. I mentioned that I know people still using the 4s, but I also know people who are going strong with an iPad 2, and if I'm not mistaken, these devices will be able to run iOS 9. How many Android devices are supported through that many OS updates?
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So, you get upset with him for inadvertently calling you a fool, but then you turn around and inadvertently say that if people are having issues with their phone then they don't know how to use it properly? Did it occur to you that maybe there are people who use their phone exactly how you described you do not? The heavy multitaskers out there would prefer more than 1GB of RAM be in the device for those times when they are trying to: play a game, listen to music, respond to messages, quickly search on Safari, and maybe check weather; all without having reloads. I'm glad you are happy with your phone, and use it the way you want to. But, please don't dictate that others should use their phone in a certain manner because you feel it is more proper to use a phone that way. That is not only incorrect (as smart phones have thousands of uses), but also shows a level of arrogance that is not taken too kindly by most people.
Well, the mistake was comparing an S4 with even an iPhone 4. Stock Android is so much smoother. 2GB of RAM runs really well on most Android devices, but more is needed when you add all those nasty skins
Is the battery % jumping around, or just seems to drop faster overall? Normal wear and tear on a lithium battery should show up in that diagnostic app, but it isn't. And if it is a hardware problem like Apple had with some iPhone 5 units, it would drop suddenly, like auto-shutdown at 25% instead of at 1%.
Otherwise, it may just be you are not paying attention to usage very well.
And force-quitting apps only helps if they are corrupted/crashed. That can happen, but it's really quite infrequent. Or if it's frequent, dump that app.
I don't expect split screen on the 4.7, but it might come to the 5.5''.
And yes, people are still able to upgrade to iOS 9 with 512MB RAM devices, so our iPhone 6 will continue to work for a few years but I'm afraid we'll going to miss some features in future versions of iOS just because of RAM.
Take the iPad Air as an example, it doesn't have split screen because of the RAM and is only 1 year old
And missing some features in some future updates has been pretty much a given for a while now. Nothing new or surprising.
They tell you that this new battery will stand for 8-9 hours, but here is some facts to make in mind :
It will get degraded
It will get degraded
It will get degraded
you see, thee facts no one cares about it, it's an electronic Logic, every device get derided withe time, and one other think, the heavy applications you work withe consumes more energy and that's why the battery is deriding fast.
It will get degraded
It will get degraded
It will get degraded
you see, thee facts no one cares about it, it's an electronic Logic, every device get derided withe time, and one other think, the heavy applications you work withe consumes more energy and that's why the battery is deriding fast.
thanks for resurrecting a 6 month old thread with zero additional useful information. Good times!
There is no genius solution for that. If they will make you a long life battery, you will not buy again from theme. It's not about technology only, it's about $$$ .