Yeah yeah... Tim Cook also stated that Apple iPhones had no FM chips in them. So the NAB did a teardown. What did they find? FM CHIPS! HAHA!
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Yeah yeah... Tim Cook also stated that Apple iPhones had no FM chips in them. So the NAB did a teardown. What did they find? FM CHIPS! HAHA!
Apple should have never allowed a clock speed to be so high the battery can only sustain it for one year. But, they took the bait and kept pushing how fast their chip was. Unfortunately, that chip speed was only for one year.
Wait a minute. Slowing down a phone from what a user has previously been experiencing isn't making a phone last longer, as apple says. It's hiding the fact that their batteries or electronics are inadequate for what they warranty and spec. Remember the battery replacement program for specific 6S phones, it turns out that its not isolated to serial numbers but in fact the design.
If the power that the processors demand can't be adequately supplied by a battery that has degraded to 70% of it's original state then they need to redesign. You don't design electronics for best case scenarios.
At least you've admitted they have a battery problem, and I'm not really sure it just the batteries, but clearly form over function has been occurring the thinner they have made the phones.
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Actually, 4s's don't behave this way.
Just so you're aware, Apple did say that they would allow a 1 time replacement even if your phone passes the diagnostic. So they replaced it under that premise. Next time you go in, regardless of if it's this year, you will be charged the full price anyway.
Except that their clock speeds (and core counts) are often lower than their Snapdragon (generational) counterparts?
I've said this many times since this issue became the topic du jour. The fallout from the cover up has exponentially eclipsed the crime. The metaphorical part of the crime. The actual legal part of the crime will be determined, many times over, in the coming months/years.
Looking back, all they had to do is tell the truth beforehand.
Looking back, all they had to do is tell the truth beforehand.
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So you assume whatever Apple says to be absolute truth and shouldn't be questioned?
SMH.
SMH.
Preventing customers (willing to pay cash) from replacing batteries at request (at least once in a phone lifespan) definitively puts the company in a shadow zone.
The original reason this was put in, to stop the unexpected shutdowns on the 6s, those shut downs definitely occurred on the 4s.
Me, I'd turn that setting on immediately. I was experiencing the random restart issue, but it's being overblown how much it would happen. People seem to think this was happening all day everyday. It would happen to me a couple times a week and only when my battery was below 50%, typically in the 30% range. My phone feels like it's slow all the time now. I'd take the snappiness back phone and risk the random restart issue.
The point is it should be my choice as long as I have the information. People seem to like to argue that Apple made this choice in the best interest of consumers and that consumers don't want to be bogged down with too much information or choices, but iOS has hundreds of toggles and I don't see how people see this as so different from the "Low Power Mode" option Apple already gives us.
Also, this whole issue is the lack of communication, not that they throttled old phones. They should have communicated what they were doing and why, and ideally given the consumer and option to disable their "fix" in settings. The lack of communication, I'm sure, resulted in many people buying new phones when a new battery might have delayed that decision. Also, I'm sure that many people being throttled have passed Apple's battery test, which is another massive issue to me that I hope this whole situation changes ... Apple holding the keys to official battery replacements. If you want your battery replaced, they should say okay and take your money like any other product. The fact that they have been able to deny battery replacements, forcing people to third parties, is a big issue to me. Why are they treating batteries different? Are there any other things a person can want fixed/change on any of their products that Apple can deny? It just seems off to me.
I'm glad to see that people aren't taking their foot off Apple's neck. 
really messed up, and they need to be held fully accountable.
really messed up, and they need to be held fully accountable.Apple "said it". It must be true!
Yup. And it's not just within a couple of years. Apple's $800+ flagship iPhone 7 includes a battery that is unable to correctly power the device after a year or so. Then they took the cheapest route to mask the issue with a stealthy hack. It's unconscionable, chemistry or not. And instead of at least announcing a plan for improving their battery tech (you'd expect a trillion-valuated company to afford putting some R&D on that), and issuing a free battery recall for the affected devices, they sell a work-around that still works to Apple's benefit. It amazes me how some people are still defending their indefensible tactics.
You seem to be confused. This would be like if you were 30 and you noticed your battery failing.
But nice try.
There's still only so much power a battery can provide when the device it's powering has literally the geekbench ratings of a desktop machine from just a few years ago.
People keep clamoring for a better battery but the battery chemistry technology has not improved as much as silicon wafer technology. It's sad. But it's what it is.
Now making a phone slightly thicker, I wouldn't mind that for a more robust battery.
People keep clamoring for a better battery but the battery chemistry technology has not improved as much as silicon wafer technology. It's sad. But it's what it is.
Now making a phone slightly thicker, I wouldn't mind that for a more robust battery.
Going to be so many upset people when this goes nowhere and Apple is found to not be intentionally slowing devices to try and force upgrades.
I believe newer A series CPUs have more dynamic range. They can run at lower power levels than older chips, but also run at much higher ones.
Yea, in five to ten years after every possible avenue of appeal has been exhausted. Long after everyone has forgotten this and updated to newer models a couple times. There'll be some little blurb in a news feed.
While I certainly understand the sentiment, this really is much adeu about nothing. When things are new they operate at peak performance. Over time, things degrade. That’s life. When faced with the alternatives of either (1) let the phones randomly shut down, or (2) throttle peak performance, they chose the option that maintains the best overall customer experience.
Where they swrewed up was in not disclosing it. Period. If I knew that my 3year old phone could be refreashed with a simple battery change... I would cheerful do so!
What I really don’t understand is the demand/expectation for free battery replacements. I may be missing something but cannot think of a single example of a battery powered device that gets free replacements once out of warranty. The closest i can come are Ridgid branded tools... but they are clearly sold with a lifetime warranty. Apple most certainly does NOT offer a lifetime warranty... on anything.
I wish this were the case, but it is not. Apple is quite open that it supports phones for about two years, and the EU- and UK-mandated warranties are about defects in manufacturing that cause problems, not expected everyday wear-and-tear. A battery that degrades over time is not a defect.
Too bad my almost 16 month old iPhone 7 Plus (very heavily used device) still benchmarks as fast as new.
Stop spouting lies and speaking as if they’re absolute truths.
From Apple? No idea. But it's not hard to make an educated guess: the iPhone is less because of the relationship between processing power, screen size, and battery size.
My iPhone was still in warranty when Apple first started doing this and if they had informed us it was because the battery was shot I would have claimed a replacement under warranty.