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Samsung Bashes iPhone Battery Life, Calls Users 'Wall Huggers' in New Galaxy S5 Ad
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I don't know that their advertising their phones have the best battery life. Its more like our batteries constantly die, so please buy more batteries because you'll never make it through a day with ours
Ape's marketing is really sub-par these days. I think it chalks back to Apple wanting too much control over advertising, the advantage of having a third-party agency to work with is that they are free to think outside the box and come up with much more creative content. Apple needs to double down on advertising and start swinging back at Samsung and others so that they can promote their products with gusto!
Great
Great ad. But seriously Android phones have had terrible battery life until, maybe, this generation. The battery in the 5s is still super small compared to other phones, especially the GS5. 1550 is too small. The GS5 has a 2800 sized battery. If Apple can get a 2600 sized battery into the next form factor, it will end the battery life issue permanently. That would be great since iPads and Laptops now have basically unbeatable battery life. If the cellphone got to the point where it could always last a full busy day. That would be great.
Great ad. But seriously Android phones have had terrible battery life until, maybe, this generation. The battery in the 5s is still super small compared to other phones, especially the GS5. 1550 is too small. The GS5 has a 2800 sized battery. If Apple can get a 2600 sized battery into the next form factor, it will end the battery life issue permanently. That would be great since iPads and Laptops now have basically unbeatable battery life. If the cellphone got to the point where it could always last a full busy day. That would be great.
Do they say they've got the best battery life? Or just better than Apple's?
And they are correct, whatever you think.
This is largely due to the Android OS and it's multitasking among a few other things.
I am not satisfied with the battery life on my iPhone, so I tried a Mophie battery case. The case is just too bulky, plus it gets hot when it is recharging the battery. I've now resorted to leaving my iPhone plugged in on my desk while I'm at work so that the battery is full when I head home for the evening. I'm hoping that the larger case size on the next iPhone will allow them to include a larger battery. Guess we'll see.
Longer Battery Life to come?
I have noticed that whenever Samsung releases and ad showing something that they do better, Apple releases something better in a few months. So I think that they will give us a better battery because they can with the bigger screen. I also think that gives them all the more reason to provide a split-screen mode on the iPad.
I have noticed that whenever Samsung releases and ad showing something that they do better, Apple releases something better in a few months. So I think that they will give us a better battery because they can with the bigger screen. I also think that gives them all the more reason to provide a split-screen mode on the iPad.
I never considered battery life to be much of a problem on the iPhone. I'm a moderate to heavy user and I rarely drop much below 20% before bedtime. But it probably also depends on how good your signal is during the day and access to WIFI.
Anyway, I remember just a couple years ago most Android phones couldn't get a few hours of normal use without needing a charge. This happened for two reasons. The first is that they put power-hungry first generation LTE chips in their phones before they were efficient enough to be useful. Secondly they don't have the same control over their software/hardware solution like Apple does with custom power saving chips.
So what did the Android OEMs do to solve the battery problem? They made giant phones with giant batteries. Logic boards don't increase proportionate to the phone when you give it a bigger screen, which means there is more room for battery. Look at the iPad and how it's mostly battery and screen inside. Nobody complains about the iPad battery. I think pound for pound the iPhone is likely more efficient than any given Android phone. However, a low power mode switch on the iPhone would be welcome. It would automatically optimize all the settings for the user and step the processor down into a lower power state. It will be interesting to compare battery life once Apple also has big phones with even more efficient processors.
Thinking about it more, I'd argue the poor battery life is the number one reason Android phones went big in the first place. Luckily for them there was a significant segment of the market that liked the bigger screens. Can't wait to see how normal people (aka not us geeky forum goers) react when they can choose between a large Galaxy and iPhone for the same price. I hope what will happen is Samsung will lower their prices and kiss their margins goodbye.
Anyway, I remember just a couple years ago most Android phones couldn't get a few hours of normal use without needing a charge. This happened for two reasons. The first is that they put power-hungry first generation LTE chips in their phones before they were efficient enough to be useful. Secondly they don't have the same control over their software/hardware solution like Apple does with custom power saving chips.
So what did the Android OEMs do to solve the battery problem? They made giant phones with giant batteries. Logic boards don't increase proportionate to the phone when you give it a bigger screen, which means there is more room for battery. Look at the iPad and how it's mostly battery and screen inside. Nobody complains about the iPad battery. I think pound for pound the iPhone is likely more efficient than any given Android phone. However, a low power mode switch on the iPhone would be welcome. It would automatically optimize all the settings for the user and step the processor down into a lower power state. It will be interesting to compare battery life once Apple also has big phones with even more efficient processors.
Thinking about it more, I'd argue the poor battery life is the number one reason Android phones went big in the first place. Luckily for them there was a significant segment of the market that liked the bigger screens. Can't wait to see how normal people (aka not us geeky forum goers) react when they can choose between a large Galaxy and iPhone for the same price. I hope what will happen is Samsung will lower their prices and kiss their margins goodbye.
So I've got 9% battery left as I type this. I've not plugged my phone in since I fully charged it and disconnected it from the wall.
iPhone 5s on 7.1.2 ...
Usage - 5hrs 24 mins
Standby - 18 hrs 57 mins
No walls were hugged while using my phone.
iPhone 5s on 7.1.2 ...
Usage - 5hrs 24 mins
Standby - 18 hrs 57 mins
No walls were hugged while using my phone.
I was just through an airport yesterday and happened to notice a klatch of those same Apple wall huggers - too funny.
Bigger screen = bigger battery. The iPhone 6 should have improvements.
Either way, my 5S lasts the entire day and I plug it in at night, so I don't have battery issues.
Either way, my 5S lasts the entire day and I plug it in at night, so I don't have battery issues.
I can tell you right now that the average user is never going to swap out their battery. That kind of thing serves a niche within the tech savvy market, who are already going to know which devices have a replaceable battery and which do not.
Well yeah the people who talk about the importance of a removable battery know that too, but that doesn't fit their narrative.
Half the ad is about how the iPhone gets worse battery life (probably not true). They had to choose a word to call that. If I were in Samsung's position, I'd do the same thing.
It is a valid complaint.
I noticed that since iOS 7, my iPod Touch needs to hug the wall.
I used my iPod Touch generally as an alarm, listen to the local radio station stream in the morning, and then flip through Flipboard at night before I go to sleep. Pre iOS 7 I could do this over the 5 day work week and only see low battery levels on Friday night.
Since iOS 7, I see the 20% battery warnings every night forcing me to plug-in the iPod Touch. I don't accept that the battery has "worn" out since this is not usually an issue with Li-ion batteries, especially not in the < 2 years I have used the device, and especially not since I updated to iOS 7.
Apple does need to do some aggressive power saving improvements in their iOS software layer, period. I find that iOS 7 nags me way too much with notifications, which I have mostly turned off and noticed a slight improvement in battery life, but overall there is obviously something running in the background draining the battery, even when it is unused most of the day. I don't use an iPhone but I can't imagine the experience is much better given if people use it to actually talk and text on throughout the day.
I think Samsung is being a little facetious as they have a larger battery in the S5, but Samsung and Google seem to be highly focused on improving battery life from software optimization alone, if the new Android L is any indication. Hopefully the same focus will happen with iOS 8, but I find Apple is more willing to trade in battery life for some bell or whistle so I am doubtful it will be a dramatically improved over iOS 7.
In general the whole mobile industry needs to find a new battery technology to get these devices "off the wall" a little bit longer.
I noticed that since iOS 7, my iPod Touch needs to hug the wall.
I used my iPod Touch generally as an alarm, listen to the local radio station stream in the morning, and then flip through Flipboard at night before I go to sleep. Pre iOS 7 I could do this over the 5 day work week and only see low battery levels on Friday night.
Since iOS 7, I see the 20% battery warnings every night forcing me to plug-in the iPod Touch. I don't accept that the battery has "worn" out since this is not usually an issue with Li-ion batteries, especially not in the < 2 years I have used the device, and especially not since I updated to iOS 7.
Apple does need to do some aggressive power saving improvements in their iOS software layer, period. I find that iOS 7 nags me way too much with notifications, which I have mostly turned off and noticed a slight improvement in battery life, but overall there is obviously something running in the background draining the battery, even when it is unused most of the day. I don't use an iPhone but I can't imagine the experience is much better given if people use it to actually talk and text on throughout the day.
I think Samsung is being a little facetious as they have a larger battery in the S5, but Samsung and Google seem to be highly focused on improving battery life from software optimization alone, if the new Android L is any indication. Hopefully the same focus will happen with iOS 8, but I find Apple is more willing to trade in battery life for some bell or whistle so I am doubtful it will be a dramatically improved over iOS 7.
In general the whole mobile industry needs to find a new battery technology to get these devices "off the wall" a little bit longer.
Yep. My friend brags all the time about his Samsung phone has a swappable battery, but he doesn't even own a second battery.
So true. Plus as I stated earlier, for the same price as a replacement battery, you can get a portable USB battery that charges your phone on the go. Plus you don't need a new one every time you upgrade the phone since it connects via USB charging.