This is why I don't buy Samsung phones.....oh wait...
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TSMC's A9 Chip Outperforming Samsung's in Early iPhone 6s Battery Benchmarks
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This is why I don't buy Samsung phones.....oh wait...
TSMC - Better battery, 16 nm process (worse performance?)
Samsung - Worse battery, 14 nm process (better performance?)
...what to choose...
*Edit: Clarified the perception from article below that the 14 nm process is perceived to equate to better performance...incidentally, this was meant as sarcasm since we clearly can't choose which one we get...
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/29/a9-chip-split-tsmc-samsung/
Samsung - Worse battery, 14 nm process (better performance?)
...what to choose...
*Edit: Clarified the perception from article below that the 14 nm process is perceived to equate to better performance...incidentally, this was meant as sarcasm since we clearly can't choose which one we get...
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/29/a9-chip-split-tsmc-samsung/
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every time apple does a multi supplier run for a part every one finds a way to identify that part and groups form around them. So next time apple are you reading this make it impossible for macrumors users to find out what part is what and there will be none of these threads.
When they test 100 of each i'll believe it. For now its just click bait
As long as either processor meets the battery life specs that Apple claims, why does it matter? You can't return it to get the other one even if one gets better life than the other.
These aren't real-world tests either.
These aren't real-world tests either.
HMMM.... One phone has a SIM installed and is activated on cellular and one has no SIM.
Anecdotal battery tests are anecdotal. Especially when it's a sample of ONE! ONE!!!
This video is garbage. I watched 45 seconds of it. He's using two completely different carriers and backgrounds, which both affect battery life.
How did you find this out?That's quite a big difference. Glad I've got the TSMC chip
I think we no more need the Moore's law.
Samsung affirmed that 16 nm is better than 14 nm. So there is no reason to make transistors smaller!
Samsung affirmed that 16 nm is better than 14 nm. So there is no reason to make transistors smaller!
Oh this is too funny. Seemed like a lot of comments when this all came out were people hoping they had the samsung one. Haha. Well whatever. Seriously doubt it at all matters which one you have at end of day. 6s is a great phone. Period.
Cue all the 'I have the Samsung chip and my battery life sucks' posts now...
I've got the Samsung, but I'm happy with my battery life thus far. I'll wait to see how it plays out, and eventually Apple will need to make a statement on it if there is a determined difference. If there is a significant difference though, I will expect a replacement.
This story should be completely ignored until there is more data. A lot more data. You could easily get a similar disparity testing two identical phones.
I don't know which chip I have and am not about to put software outside of the App Store to find out, but my battery life seems quite satisfactory on my 6s+.
I remember back when there were issues with yellow screens on iMacs. People who were previously quite happy with their machines were trying to figure out if they had one of the yellow ones. IF there is an actual difference, I'm not going to expend energy trying to find it. If there is an actual problem that affects my use then I would take action.
So, my advice, if you're not experiencing a problem, don't look for one, because if you look hard enough, you'll always find something.
I remember back when there were issues with yellow screens on iMacs. People who were previously quite happy with their machines were trying to figure out if they had one of the yellow ones. IF there is an actual difference, I'm not going to expend energy trying to find it. If there is an actual problem that affects my use then I would take action.
So, my advice, if you're not experiencing a problem, don't look for one, because if you look hard enough, you'll always find something.
I got a Samsung chip in mine, and battery life in my 6s has been pretty much identical to what I got out of my 6.
Why will you expect a replacement? It would have to be noticeably worse than their published specs for the 6s.
You can call one chip better than another when you compare the two in day-to-day use cases, not just one benchmark. Maybe the TSMC chip is slightly more efficient under full load but that's almost never going to happen with normal use.
It's quite funny, a week ago people wanted Samsung chip and this week TSMC
I honestly doubt it differs too much compared to each other. People just like to make fuss about every little thing.
I honestly doubt it differs too much compared to each other. People just like to make fuss about every little thing.
No clue what my iphone6s+ has in it, but all day email checking, facebooking, and some gaming leaves me with 40% battery at the end of the day. So who cares what it is I am happy. Hope yours makes you happy!
**Bowl of popcorn in hand, cracks open beer** time to watch this forum get wild.. Enjoy the show!