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The irony: same battery life with thicker and heavier iPhone 6s

Andres Cantu

Andres Cantu

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Isn't it ironic that everyone asks Apple to make the iPhone thicker and heavier so that it can fit a bigger battery and thus have better battery life, yet when they actually do, the battery life stays the same?

The leaked 1,715mAh battery is real (there is an image from the keynote https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-1715mah-battery-confirmed.1913669/), and this would be the first time the iPhone's battery life does not increase over its predecessor :(
 
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Andres Cantu said:
Isn't it ironic that everyone asks Apple to make the iPhone thicker and heavier so that it can fit a bigger battery and thus have better battery life, yet when they actually do, the battery life stays the same?

The leaked 1,715mAh battery is probably real, and this would be the first time the iPhone's battery life does not increase over its predecessor :(
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Smaller battery (if true) doesn't necessarily mean reduced battery life.
 
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Andres Cantu said:
Isn't it ironic that everyone asks Apple to make the iPhone thicker and heavier so that it can fit a bigger battery and thus have better battery life, yet when they actually do, the battery life stays the same?

The leaked 1,715mAh battery is probably real, and this would be the first time the iPhone's battery life does not increase over its predecessor :(
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I posted a thread on the possibility of that actually being real iPhone 6S 1715mAh battery confirmed?
I took the screenshot from the keynote video during the 3D touch part when they are talking about the taptic engine.
 
I read theyve reduced the size of the battery yet it still performs the same, why then not keep it the same size and get even longer life/performance, I dont get it :mad:
 
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I read theyve reduced the size of the battery yet it still performs the same, why then not keep it the same size and get even longer life/performance, I dont get it :mad:
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It looks like their taptic engine takes up a bit of room in the phone. I'm sure that's the excuse, but I would've also liked to see longer battery life with the 6S
 
What's ironic is that everyone complains about how they keep making everything thinner and then they make a phone .2mm thicker and everyone complains about that.
 
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flur said:
What's ironic is that everyone complains about how they keep making everything thinner and then they make a phone .2mm thicker and everyone complains about that.
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It doesn't matter what they people will always find something to complain and whine about.
 
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What's ironic is that everyone complains about how they keep making everything thinner and then they make a phone .2mm thicker and everyone complains about that.
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It's the way the world works. People will always find something to complain about, even though Apple makes basically flawless products.
 
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What's ironic is that everyone complains about how they keep making everything thinner and then they make a phone .2mm thicker and everyone complains about that.
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I'm not complaining about the increased thickness (as I'm sure most aren't either), I'm just disappointed that the battery life did not increase in the slightest like every previous iPhone.

It's literally been the number one requested feature for a long time by a mile, and yet every year they ignore users who want much better battery life.
 
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What's ironic is that everyone complains about how they keep making everything thinner and then they make a phone .2mm thicker and everyone complains about that.
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Is because Apple made their phones thinner at the expense of battery life. Now that they made it thicker, it wasn't to put in a larger battery, hence the current complaints.
 
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They probably did it so if someone asks "what more can you do to iPhone?" … ta da! iPhone 7…all the features with the most advanced and the best battery life of an iPhone yet!
 
flur said:
What's ironic is that everyone complains about how they keep making everything thinner and then they make a phone .2mm thicker and everyone complains about that.
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They also bitch about such a minimal size difference as if adding that back would allow an extra two hours of battery life. Yeah, OK. More likely is you'd add 15 minutes or so. I find it quite easy to stick a lightning cable in my car.
 
Andres Cantu said:
Isn't it ironic that everyone asks Apple to make the iPhone thicker and heavier so that it can fit a bigger battery and thus have better battery life, yet when they actually do, the battery life stays the same?

The leaked 1,715mAh battery is real (there is an image from the keynote https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-1715mah-battery-confirmed.1913669/), and this would be the first time the iPhone's battery life does not increase over its predecessor :(
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The RAM also never increased with the iPhone 6 from the same amount of RAM in the iPhone 5 (1 GB). That was a long time ago.

Despite all the OS optimizations, battery life will be an issue but it will hopefully be resolved with the iPhone 7.

Any way, more frequent charging isn't really the answer. That means you have to get a replacement battery sooner than later.
 
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The RAM also never increased with the iPhone 6 from the same amount of RAM in the iPhone 5 (1 GB). That was a long time ago.

Despite all the OS optimizations, battery life will be an issue but it will hopefully be resolved with the iPhone 7.

Any way, more frequent charging isn't really the answer. That means you have to get a replacement battery sooner than later.
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I have a feeling that battery life will not be "resolved" in the iPhone 7 or 7s. I'm sure the best we'll get is fast charging (which would be handy) but hopefully they increase battery life next generation, even if only a bit.
 
Andres Cantu said:
Isn't it ironic that everyone asks Apple to make the iPhone thicker and heavier so that it can fit a bigger battery and thus have better battery life, yet when they actually do, the battery life stays the same?

The leaked 1,715mAh battery is real (there is an image from the keynote https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-1715mah-battery-confirmed.1913669/), and this would be the first time the iPhone's battery life does not increase over its predecessor :(
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they saving that for iPhone 7 ... They are so slick
 
It's funny when you realize they leave out details that had been selling points prior. Weight, size, battery, etc.
 
jrcsh6 said:
It's funny when you realize they leave out details that had been selling points prior. Weight, size, battery, etc.
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Indeed. Basically if Apple leaves out the details, it's because they don't want to look bad talking about it ;)
 
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