TSMC's A9 Chip Outperforming Samsung's in Early iPhone 6s Battery Benchmarks

[snakes-]

i run the tool a9chipsource but get message unknown manufacturer

 

[cfedu]

Should this be "Gategate" since the 16NM "Gates" are better?

 

[snakes-]

ok got it s8000 Samsung

 

[Even Longer]

Keep calm. It is part of Samsung's plan: A9 Trojan Horse.

 

[Surf Donkey]

ok got it s8000 Samsung

Hey don't worry man. If this gets enough press and puts the pressure on Apple, they will come out with a "battery gauge" update in no time that will fix you right up!

 

[DCJ001]

Colour me flabbergasted.

Will Apple be selling the 6s as separate Samsung and TSMC branded iPhones, I wonder? I'm sure they both have excellent battery life, but it might help consumers who want better battery life to plump for the TSMC if that has a significantly better battery life as these tests confirm.

I could see Apple selling the iPhone 7 as 'TSMC Inside' or 'Samsung Inside'. If you want battery life, go for the TSMC. If you want more power, gun for the Samsung. Either way, I'm looking forward to the iPhone 7, particularly if it retains the iPhone 5 form factor.

I cannot see this happening.

And the iPhone 5 form factor will not be repeated.

 

[Jax44]

You're asking way too much of the Internet.

The Internet has no joy...

Please proceed.

 

[Analog Kid]

I stopped reading at "a reddit..." .

An ass backward way of reporting.. Mac Rumors sites "Engadget said" and Engadget sites "Reddit user's said".. so we are to create a negative mantra around the word Samsung because a report, references a report which references a users post on reddit. OMG FACT

You can thank Wikipedia's "citation needed" for that. It's too hard to know things, so it's good enough to know someone else said it first...

Easy enough to fix-- just make a webpage, say your Samsung based phone lasts 34.6% longer, and link to it.

 

[mdorais]

I noticed right away that my 6s has lower battery life when I got it and now I've just confirmed I have the Samsung chip. Damn...

 

[snakes-]

I hope NO Samsung in the iPhone 7 .... must wait 11.5 Months

Hey don't worry man. If this gets enough press and puts the pressure on Apple, they will come out with a "battery gauge" update in no time that will fix you right up!

But fast is the 6S ok i wait and dream every night from long battery life

 

[SlipperySlop]

Colour me flabbergasted.

Will Apple be selling the 6s as separate Samsung and TSMC branded iPhones, I wonder? I'm sure they both have excellent battery life, but it might help consumers who want better battery life to plump for the TSMC if that has a significantly better battery life as these tests confirm.

This will absolutely happen. This is absolutely what Apple will do. This will in no way confuse any consumer. I'm sure there will be a price difference of 50 cents between the two models. This will in no way complicate ordering.

 

[JCrz]

Perhaps the most dramatic result comes from a reddit poster

MacRumors gets its information from anonymous people on the Internet who likely just made stuff up.

 

[Chengyang]

S-gate!!! lol

 

[agenda893]

All I know is I have the TSMC in my 6S and the Geekbench3 scores are amazing. Single core: 2533, Multicore: 4412 - http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/3724485

 

[Tech198]

Go TSMC and low power mode 'on" in iOS 9... winning combo

 

[snakes-]

All I know is I have the TSMC in my 6S and the Geekbench3 scores are amazing. Single core: 2533, Multicore: 4412 - http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/3724485

http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/3685076

have a little bit more

 

[agenda893]

http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/3685076

have a little bit more

Interesting your clock speed is slightly higher. I demand a refund! lol.

 

[Chengyang]

I have the Samsung in my 6s Plus and battery life has been phenomenal. Can anyone else confirm the battery difference or just this one guy?

my tsm 6s does feel cooler and last longer than my gf's samsung 6s..? does this help?

 

[realeric]

ok got it s8000 Samsung

Hey don't worry man. If this gets enough press and puts the pressure on Apple, they will come out with a "battery gauge" update in no time that will fix you right up!

We all know it will not ...... but I hope Apple release a software fix. I think it's possible by lowering the CPU core voltage as low as possible or down clocking.

 

[Shlooky]

So when I buy my iPhone from my local service provider, is there a way to identify right then what type of processor?
Is there something in the barcode that will tell?

I'm pretty sure this is all water under the bridge, and that with a few more reliable benchmarks, the score will be pretty much even.

 

[CEmajr]

Called it yesterday that Macrumors would run a story on this.

Congrats. Now we have our -Gate

Here we go.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

I cannot see this happening.

And the iPhone 5 form factor will not be repeated.

Well, I meant the iPhone 5 size, not so much the form factor.

I don't think I'm alone in wishing for an iPhone with the portability and ease of one-handed use of the iPhone 5.

Maybe Apple will sell a TSMC iPhone 7 as the flagship, and a Samsung iPhone 7 $100 cheaper if you don't need the extra battery life.

 

[dmdev]

One way to make a fast buck in this day and age:

1) Take any two iPhones, with something different about them. Set up a test of some kind, and subtly change something in one of the two phones so that you get a noticeable variation in the test. Be creative -- facts aren't important.

2) Produce a semi-decent quality video and post in on YouTube. Then promote it on enthusiast sites.

3) Profit from all the hits.

The one common denominator is that the producers of these videos, from bending to blending, have made real money from the commotion they created. Which is why I don't watch them.

 

[mejsric]

2 hours is huge difference... Apple should recall all phones with Samsung.

 

[doboy]

2 hours is huge difference... Apple should recall all phones with Samsung.

I think you should recall your comment based on this small (N=1) sampling.