So basically in the real world, maybe 5-6% difference. Hardly anything to get your panties in a bunch over.
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Samsung and TSMC iPhone 6s Chips Show Smaller Real-World Battery Impacts Compared to Benchmarks
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Only on the Macrumors marketplace. Average Joe eBay consumer has no idea about any of this....TSMC chip phones will sell better next year before the iPhone 7
Tell that to Microsoft who purposely cripples the features in Mac Office, but charges the same price as the Windows Office version that is full featured and has features we will never see on the Mac version.
But surely 7% difference when the Samsung unit is at 55% equates to the TMSC powered phone still having 15% battery or so left as the Samsung units is switching itself off......that's pretty material in my book!
I think more benchmarks are needed before people freak out even more. Both phones need to both have a SIM or not at all, airplane mode for both, etc.
I can see it now, 6s+ on ebay, $1300.
I can see it now, 6s+ on ebay, $1300.
Yes, that does strike me as good service. Your phone was almost 2 years old. Rechargeable cells decline in strength over time. Not exactly a well kept secret.
I agree that Apple could've mentioned it, but did you even ask? It's your phone. I would've definitely asked about purchasing new battery if it were my phone.
Great, so as long as I don't use my phone for heavy tasks (like a benchmark) it will perform like the rest.
I am totally happy with my samsung chip now. /s
I am totally happy with my samsung chip now. /s
Yeesh, this is getting worse than the "IT'S PINK!" "NO IT'S COPPAH!!" Threads.
The chip in your 6S will perform perfectly fine, as long as it's not a Samsung.
The chip in your 6S will perform perfectly fine, as long as it's not a Samsung.
Download lirum info lite and it will tell you which model you have. N71ap is Samsung, n71map is TSMC. I got the TSMC and I love it bwahahahahaha lol
If one has an active SIM, it is using less power than a phone that doesn't have a SIM but has the radios continually firing and looking for a signal. For example, when switching between my two phones, I pull my SIM out of my iPhone and leave Airplane Mode off, the battery drains about 30-35% per day. When I have Airplane Mode on, it usually only drains about 10-15% per day.
Yes I ran it dimmed with airplane mode. Shut down all apps prior to starting.
This blows.. I had a 128GB 6 before this phone and for the past week (before I knew any of this) I had been complaining to my gf my battery life sucks compared to last years model.
On a side note.. She got a 16gb gold 6S+ and was getting great battery life. I mean one example I know of she came home from a 12hr nursing shift and had 97% battery. I was like "Wow I know I've been talking to you today did you charge this?" She said no. Well I never looked at what chip she had in that phone because I didn't know anything about it at the time. However, she traded for a 64GB Rose Gold model. Now she's complaining about her battery life not being as good as the other phone. This new phone is a Samsung and IDK what to tell her I think if I let her in on this news she'll freak.
Try it. Pull the SIM out and leave Airplane Mode off and it does drain faster. YMMV, but in my experience, that is what has happened when I leave my phones with no SIM on and have airplane mode enabled.
6-11% is major difference for many people. Especially if you have the 6S like me. I got lucky with TSMC, but I still feel this is unfair for those who got Samsung. This explains why the 6S+ it's more likely to have Samsung because the battery life is much better on the bigger iPhone. I hope this is something that can be fixed via software for the Samsung variants. Just many 2 cents.
What a pointless comparison!!
First we are not talking abou MS but about iPhones, so don´t be so defensive about Apple! But just for the record with Mac Office you can have it for one time fee instead of monthly payment like Windows version.
Second the amount of money is not the same, we are talking about 6-7x more money.
Third I'm complaining because I'm one of those with a Samsung one and I feel I deserve the same battery life as anyone else. Specially because here in Europe we pay much more than in USA.
The average consumer would never care which chip they have unless this goes viral
Yes, but a phone with no SIM and Airplane Mode off does drain faster, at least in my experience. Try it if you have a spare phone. Pull the SIM and turn airplane mode off.
Thanks. I purchased this app (which was highly recommended by many experts) awhile back and it's good to know that it can be used.
What a pointless comparison!!
First we are not talking abou MS but about iPhones, so don´t be so defensive about Apple! But just for the record with Mac Office you can have it for one time fee instead of monthly payment like Windows version.
Second the amount of money is not the same, we are talking about 6-7x more money.
Third I'm complaining because I'm one of those with a Samsung one and I feel I deserve the same battery life as anyone else. Specially because here in Europe we pay much more than in USA.
Strangely enough I have a better analogy that still involves Microsoft. On Surface Pro devices MS only advertises "Intel i5 CPU," or whatever. They never mention the specific chip. Halfway into the life of the Surface Pro 2 they replaced the CPU with a notably faster version (same CPU used in the SP3), but made no mention of it. They still had old stock left though, so people who bought the device during that period were randomly getting either CPU.
Anyway, hopefully Anandtech will get us some more reliable stats on the performance/power use differences in their review. I'm not particularly concerned either way, but still curious.
All chips are equal, but some are more equal than others ...
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It seems that Apple pulled lirum device info out of the App Store. I cannot find it anymore (German App Store).
That's until people start listing their phones with TSMC in the description (and the requisite blurb about why it's better). Then everyone and their mom looking for a 6s will be googling "TSMC vs Samsung A9." And that's when they will stumble upon threads like this, and suddenly they will demand to know which CPU is in the phone they're buying.
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Most articles suggest Lirum, but it no longer appears in the App Store and I'd avoid downloading an unsigned version from the web.
Much safer, though not free, is "System Status" by Techet available in the App store. After launching the app, touch the gear-shaped icon near the bottom of the screen, then look in the section "Device information" for "Type." This shows N6A1P for my iPhone 6.