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Tim Cook on New iPhone 6s Battery Case: 'I Wouldn't Call it the Hump'
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I don't know what you people are thinking when you spout this nonsense. Steve Jobs and his idiotic obsession with making everything thinner than the last version is why the iPhone has **** battery life and needs a battery case to last more than a day. He's the reason this exists. His moronic pursuit of making the iPhone as close to a two-dimensional object is why the iPhone's battery life is so poor. Steve routinely made idiotic decisions when he was alive, stop being a moron and trying to make it seem like he didn't make stupid decisions and bad designs, he did it for his entire life at Apple. The current race to make everything thinner, lighter and harder to hold onto are born from his idiotic pursuit of making everything as close to 2D as possible.
Tim sounds like he's describing a condom. Doesn't think it should be called the "hump" huh? Ground control to Major Tim, you got an image problem!
If you gave Apple over $200 for two of these monstrosities all its going to tell Apple is keep on making the iPhones thin so that people will shell out for the phone itself and a supplementary battery.
My husband asked me if I wanted a new IPad mini 4 for Christmas. My IPad mini Retina on iOS 8.4.1 works well, so I asked him why should I upgrade. He told me he upgraded his to 9.1 and now it runs poorly, so he's going to upgrade his mini. I went online to look at their smart case. I hadn't realized Apple no longer sells a true case. They sell the back cover and the front cover separately and together the total price is roughly twice what I paid for my Smart Case, which was one integrated piece. (By the way, I went to switch over to my spare Product Red smart case for some seasonal cheer and when I took it out of my accessories drawer, to my shock it was covered in powdery mildew! My leather wallets in the same drawer were fine. I don't know what happened).
I think they're more attuned to gouging us than ever. I used to feel we were getting value and quality and style for our money but now I think we are funding R&D on their car project and campus expansions.
Oh well that's business. I'm not happy about it so I am reading up on all the other options out there. It's not looking great. The way Steve wanted to run a business is different from the way everyone else does it. Those ways may be buried with him. I had not been one to whine incessantly over his passing or over change. But lately I'm less satisfied. I upgraded my iPhone to 9.2 today and now my network connection is poorer and a few other things are wonky despite a reboot.
And we were so looking forward to upgrading to the new Apple TV but our good friend did and the results were such thar we abandoned that plan.
I guess one way is to charge up your 5s , check its % health, see how much you get usage in a day, and compare that to apples tech specs. Should be around 10 hours.
Mine was 94% battery Health and lasted 3 hours. Exact same retore and usage with the replacement unit gave me 7 hours. There is no way that battery was 94% health.
I don't trust the % health scores. None of them come close to apples tech specs after a few years.
That's my experience anyway. Glad to see yours is much better.
You really do wonder what was going through the mind of the designers when they penned the latest 6S. I can just picture JI working feverishly to make the phone even thinner. When completed JI runs to TC to give him the the good news. TC says that's great Jonny, now go away and design a battery case to make it thicker again, the charge last longer and oh! while you're at it give it a 'hump'. 
This is pure gold, you couldn't make this stuff up.
This is pure gold, you couldn't make this stuff up.
Trust me I've got plenty of "real world" troubles. Complaining here about Apple is the equivalent of me swatting at a gnat buzzing my face while being chased down by an angry bull.
I am pretty quick to smack down entitlement when I see it. I don't blame you for wanting to do the same. But the overall discussion isn't about "give me give me." We are watching Apple charge ever more and delivering either fewer or odder returns on our money. If you're suddenly paying a lot more and getting significantly less or weirder than what you're used to, it's natural to ponder and complain.
Lol, to me the difference between the Apple battery case and some of the competition is the aesthetic difference between this
And this
Or this (and I'm not taking about the orange skin)
And this
There may be some out there who would prefer the contrast of the outline of the battery against the rest of the case. And that is a matter of taste. But to say that those of us who prefer the gentler smoother curves of the competing products are nerds who need to get some taste is amusing.
you are speaking about a defective battery, not just an aged one...
Good quality batteries holds their characteristics over a few hundreds cycles.
I bought one and I love it. Works well. Fits in my hand perfect. It's balanced and My phone last all day with heavy use. My only complaint is I wish it came in navy blue to match my iPad mini 4 case and cover. No biggie.
This as to be the worst design I have seen from apple since..... umm... hmmm. Yeah since.
Apple CEO Tim Cook attended one of Apple's Hour of Code events in New York this afternoon, where he spoke to Mashable's Lance Ulanoff about the new iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case, which debuted yesterday.
Ulanoff asked Cook if he was excited about the "hump," a mocking nickname people have given to the battery case due to its distinctive shape. In response, Tim Cook said he was aware of the comments people were making about the case. "You know, I probably wouldn't call it 'the hump,'" Cook said.
Cook went on to point out the malleability of the new Smart Battery Case in comparison to other battery cases. It's made of a soft silicone that makes it easy to put on and remove, unlike more rigid cases from third-party companies.Cook also commented on the viewpoint that the case is an admission the iPhone 6s battery is too small, saying most people who charge their iPhones every day won't need the case. "But if you're out hiking and you go on overnight trips... it's kind of nice to have," he said.
Apple introduced its iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case yesterday morning, and its distinctive humped design quickly led to derision and negative comments from iPhone users. Reviews of the Smart Battery Case were also not overly positive as the case doesn't have enough capacity to fully recharge an iPhone and it's missing some features that are found in third-party battery cases.
Apple's Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 6s is priced at $99 and is available from the online Apple Store and Apple retail locations.
Article Link: Tim Cook on New iPhone 6s Battery Case: 'I Wouldn't Call it the Hump'
Honestly, I could not believe what I was looking at when I first saw this case. Looking at it again today, I still can't believe it's actually a real thing.
Humpgate, indeed.
Humpgate, indeed.
Scott (Forstall), where are you?
The thing is, none of my batteries, while in the 90s% in any of my products, perform to that %. Hence why I find the % health to be only the capacity and misleading in my opinion.
Your using cocount to get the % right? Why do you assume the developer is correct?
That battery passed coconut tests and apple tests. Which suggests that % score has nothing to do about the actual health of the battery, but what capacity it has left. A 99% score could be defective and last one hour.
I'm using multiple apps for that, and values are almost equal in every app ....
And yes, my batteries are acting according to the health value reported.
My 4 years old MBP did last more than 6 hours ... the difference from when it was new was about 20 minutes max.
My old iPhone 5 still gives the owner more than 6 hours usage: it was 6 hours and half max for me. Battery is reported to 89% health on that phone.
My wife's MBA 11" at 87% of battery health after 400 cycles and 5 years is still working fine on battery
My son's HP notebook ? it lasts barely 1 hours (it was 4) after 3 years. His Samsung phone ? battery life halved and I had to buy another battery.
Cheers, I'll retest my gear this weekend. Maybe my MacBook Pro and iPhone 5S were just defective batteries.
Just for your reference, my iPhone 6 battery after a year (next week) and 325 cycles:
97% of original max capacity
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Wonder if they will release a version of iHump for the Apple Watch, because that thing's battery life is worse.
