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Photos of iPhone 5 Battery in Rear Shell, Compared to iPhone 4S Battery
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I bet you folks in the minority can get extended battery cases for the iPhone 5 that will give you both added thickness and additional operation time, while my iPhone 5 remains svelte.
The iPhone 5 will probably require more power anyway, so the battery life probably won't even increase.
Yet again people go off on wild assumptions based on minimal information.
Relax everyone, it'll be fine. You'll get an iPhone 5 and in 2 years we'll be having the same conversation all over again.
Relax everyone, it'll be fine. You'll get an iPhone 5 and in 2 years we'll be having the same conversation all over again.
iPhones use batteries?
Yep the thinner profile of the iPhone 5 made it hard to jam the 2 mice and generating wheel inside it's profile.
I'd still like to believe that big rectangular hole top left is for that fingerprint sensor. And that it is to be used in conjunction with NFC for payments.
If those 2 features are onboard I think this would be the kind of paradigm shift that Apple are known for mastering.
Not to overblow their influence but I really think it will take someone like Apple totally nailing it to make cashless payments using devices ubiquitous.
Think about people's (particularly round here) initial reaction to the iPad. "Hahaha! RIDICULOUS! It's a giant iPhone but WITHOUT THE PHONE!!"
3 years later Apple have an extra megaskillion $ in the bank...
People will initially scream "I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR GOODS WITH MY PHONE!! SECURITY!! BECAUSE REASONS!!"
And then realise it's a secure, convenient, simple wonder of technology & emergent social economic evolution...
Oh yeah - on topic. Batteries.
I imagine the battery will be used to power the phone.
It will have a similar charge life to the current phone even though it powers a bigger screen & does a bit more.
Sound about reasonable?
If those 2 features are onboard I think this would be the kind of paradigm shift that Apple are known for mastering.
Not to overblow their influence but I really think it will take someone like Apple totally nailing it to make cashless payments using devices ubiquitous.
Think about people's (particularly round here) initial reaction to the iPad. "Hahaha! RIDICULOUS! It's a giant iPhone but WITHOUT THE PHONE!!"
3 years later Apple have an extra megaskillion $ in the bank...
People will initially scream "I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR GOODS WITH MY PHONE!! SECURITY!! BECAUSE REASONS!!"
And then realise it's a secure, convenient, simple wonder of technology & emergent social economic evolution...
Oh yeah - on topic. Batteries.
I imagine the battery will be used to power the phone.
It will have a similar charge life to the current phone even though it powers a bigger screen & does a bit more.
Sound about reasonable?
Really?!? Who uses fingerprint scanners anyway?
I've worked for small medium, large and multinational companies and governments in many different countries and none have used this.
Fingerprint scanners on a phone - meh. I can't see why.
Really?!? Who uses fingerprint scanners anyway?
I've worked for small medium, large and multinational companies and governments in many different countries and none have used this.
Fingerprint scanners on a phone - meh. I can't see why.
As a rapid, unique security measure for NFC cash payments.
Kind of what I said in the post which you appear to have ignored. Not to worry...
European plugs still always shock me to see how huge they are compared to the US standard
Good riddance and good luck. So tired of the whiners. Don't like it, don't buy it. Apple won't miss you one bit. iOs ecosystem is still the best there is.
It kind of bothers me that Apple hasn't really nailed battery life over the last few years, nor have they really tried to improve it.
Of course the obsession with thin and sleek probably have/had something to do with it. Still, I'd much rather have a phone that is 2mm thicker for a longer lasting battery.
Of course you can always buy one of the million portable iPhone/iPod/iPad chargers out there.
Of course the obsession with thin and sleek probably have/had something to do with it. Still, I'd much rather have a phone that is 2mm thicker for a longer lasting battery.
Of course you can always buy one of the million portable iPhone/iPod/iPad chargers out there.
Not everyone... just a few poor slobs here that have nothing else in their lives to concern themselves with until prom time rolls around again. The iPhone 5 will be a nice upgrade for iPhone 4 and 3GS users.
Battery capacity will be on par with the 4S, over all weight looks to be slightly less, headphone jack on bottom really non-issue b/c the iPhone 5 will rotate 360 degrees like the iPad. Back panel doesn't look all that great in pics, but lets be honest, only a tiny minority of consumers use their phone naked. The first accessory people buy is a case, so again non-issue. And bottom line, for most productive people a phone is a tool, not a fashion accessory. When is the last time you were at Home Depot and overheard a carpenter say he's not buying a top of the line drill because it's red!
Nonsense. Of course they've tried. It's why they got rid of the hard user replaceable cases so they could make room for more juice. Battery science is a tough nut to crack. Every battery and electronics company in the world is trying to make better batteries. But you can't just click your heels three times and wish for it. Laws of physics and chemistry are at work.
Sure, it's as secure as our UDIDs seem to be. (Not that UDIDs are really of use to anyone, but 3rd parties obtained them...)
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Would love to know the origins of why they are so different, I'll have to google what the voltage/amperage differences are too, but I can't see why you'd need all the metal for a plug, seems a bit wasteful... and just bulky
Isn't it something like the top pin is just for safety? Its longer so when you plug it in the two bottom holes open up. But when I went to the US I found the plus too small and none of them would stay in securely. Might of just been my hotel room though...