What is the "real" reason battery percentage isn't available on the iPhone/iPhone 3G?

[ibuyufo]

It's just greed or Apple is just trying to give the perception that you're getting more with the 3GS. But they could have easily added the battery percentage to both the 2g and 3g phones.
It's just Apple's stupid mode of operation to just let a little bit out here and there to keep you guys quiet for a few months until they release betas of the OS and people start talking about the "new" features that can be found in a 4 year old phone.

 

[mappyman]

There is no reason. The battery meter was found on the jail broken 3G way before the 3GS was a twinkle in Steve jobs eye.

I had it on my 3G since 2.0 and it works perfectly. Ironically it doesn't work very well on my 3GS, it jumps and just the other day I was charging it and it would not move from 98% . Also when it gets to 25% it jumps up to 30%. My 3G is fine.

I also read it's coming officially in 3.1.

 

[samcraig]

It's just greed or Apple is just trying to give the perception that you're getting more with the 3GS. But they could have easily added the battery percentage to both the 2g and 3g phones.
It's just Apple's stupid mode of operation to just let a little bit out here and there to keep you guys quiet for a few months until they release betas of the OS and people start talking about the "new" features that can be found in a 4 year old phone.

Greed?

Really?

Ya.. in some cubicle at Apple someone in marketing said "I know what will sell a million 3GS's. Put a battery meter in it. And DON'T put it in any other phone."

The meter isn't a selling point. And if it is - you have the wrong phone.

 

[pelicanflip]

Greed?

Really?

Ya.. in some cubicle at Apple someone in marketing said "I know what will sell a million 3GS's. Put a battery meter in it. And DON'T put it in any other phone."

The meter isn't a selling point. And if it is - you have the wrong phone.

The meter isn't a selling point, but I'd say it's definitely a nice quirk to have.

It just adds to the potential of the iPhone, so newer customers to the iPhone would hear, "oh, the 3GS comes with a numeric battery instead of a bar? Cool, that's just another quirk I'd like."

Obviously the selling points of the 3GS are the faster processor, video camera, voice control, bluetooth, 32 GB, etc., but the smaller things that they updated for the 3GS are all nice little things to have.

 

[TheSpaz]

The meter isn't a selling point, but I'd say it's definitely a nice quirk to have.

It just adds to the potential of the iPhone, so newer customers to the iPhone would hear, "oh, the 3GS comes with a numeric battery instead of a bar? Cool, that's just another quirk I'd like."

Obviously the selling points of the 3GS are the faster processor, video camera, voice control, bluetooth, 32 GB, etc., but the smaller things that they updated for the 3GS are all nice little things to have.

If you remember... a year after the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G came out and 2.0 was exactly the same for both iPhones... The difference between the 2 iPhones were separated by hardware... 3G speed and GPS. That's it.

 

[pelicanflip]

If you remember... a year after the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G came out and 2.0 was exactly the same for both iPhones... The difference between the 2 iPhones were separated by hardware... 3G speed and GPS. That's it.

Hence why I didn't bother with upgrading to a 3G.

 

[samcraig]

Is quirk a term often used in this case? Doesn't the term PERK seem more appropriate? Quirk to me implies something isn't quite right.

 

[uberamd]

Hence why I didn't bother with upgrading to a 3G.

So it goes like this:

• Hardware differences: Do not upgrade
• Numeric Battery Indicator: UPGRADE!!!!!11!

?

I don't see what the big deal is, for god sakes the numbers are just a representation of the graphic anyway! How is this such a huge deal to so many people?

 

[samcraig]

So it goes like this:

• Hardware differences: Do not upgrade
• Numeric Battery Indicator: UPGRADE!!!!!11!

?

I don't see what the big deal is, for god sakes the numbers are just a representation of the graphic anyway! How is this such a huge deal to so many people?

In fact - that little number is causing more strife/faux battery "problems" than not!

 

[pelicanflip]

So it goes like this:

• Hardware differences: Do not upgrade
• Numeric Battery Indicator: UPGRADE!!!!!11!

?

i'm not sure if you read what I wrote. I'm saying that the numeric battery indicator is a nice little perk p) to have, but is by far, not a selling point. I already wrote this a little while ago, which you obviously skipped over.


From iPhone to iPhone 3G, what were the improvements? Assisted GPS,
Tri band UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), 3.7 V 1150 mAh battery, and a glossy back. Overall, the main differences were 3G speed and GPS.

I didn't have AT&T, so I had no access to 3G. There was a small increase in battery life, crappy plastic backing, and GPS which I would never use. THAT'S why I didn't bother to upgrade.



From iPhone 3G to iPhone 3GS, there were improvements across the board. 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Voice Control, Magnetometer, Nike+, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Broadcom 4325, 256MB DRAM, 833 MHz ARM Cortex-A8, processor, 3.7 V 1219 mAh battery, 3.0 megapixels camera with video, with geotagging, tap to focus, automatic focus, white balance, and exposure. Oh, and PowerVR SGX graphics and 32 GB option.

The differences and improvements are substantially greater, which is why I have considered upgrading to the 3GS. The imrpoved memory, storage, processor, voice control, visual voicemail, and video were all selling points for me.

And considering how I'd be upgrading from a 2G to a 3GS, the benefits would definitely be worth it.



Now explain where I said that the numeric battery indicator was a selling point for the 3GS? All I said was that it was a nice little perk to have.

 

[vizkiz]

i'm not sure if you read what I wrote. I'm saying that the numeric battery indicator is a nice little perk p) to have, but is by far, not a selling point. I already wrote this a little while ago, which you obviously skipped over.


From iPhone to iPhone 3G, what were the improvements? Assisted GPS,
Tri band UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), 3.7 V 1150 mAh battery, and a glossy back. Overall, the main differences were 3G speed and GPS.

I didn't have AT&T, so I had no access to 3G. There was a small increase in battery life, crappy plastic backing, and GPS which I would never use. THAT'S why I didn't bother to upgrade.



From iPhone 3G to iPhone 3GS, there were improvements across the board. 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Voice Control, Magnetometer, Nike+, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Broadcom 4325, 256MB DRAM, 833 MHz ARM Cortex-A8, processor, 3.7 V 1219 mAh battery, 3.0 megapixels camera with video, with geotagging, tap to focus, automatic focus, white balance, and exposure. Oh, and PowerVR SGX graphics and 32 GB option.

The differences and improvements are substantially greater, which is why I have considered upgrading to the 3GS. The imrpoved memory, storage, processor, voice control, visual voicemail, and video were all selling points for me.

And considering how I'd be upgrading from a 2G to a 3GS, the benefits would definitely be worth it.



Now explain where I said that the numeric battery indicator was a selling point for the 3GS? All I said was that it was a nice little perk to have.

You mean 833mhz capable processor running at 600mhz.