If you bought the device today, it's normal that it would be warm while syncing.
I've got the iPhone 6s Plus with the Samsung chip and it doesn't get warm unless I'm streaming in very bad signal areas.
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where do I get iPhone 6s plus with TSMC A9 chip ?
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I've got the iPhone 6s Plus with the Samsung chip and it doesn't get warm unless I'm streaming in very bad signal areas.
Even if there is a difference in battery life between the chips (Which I disagree with mostly). The battery life isn't a problem in the first place. If you read these forums there are some real defects, such as dead pixels, light bleed, pressure points, uneven backlighting and even bad anodization. Why would anyone return a perfectly good phone just for the off chance of getting an extra few minutes of battery life and risk getting an iPhone which actually has a defect!
I have two of them, unused just tested to see what chip. $2500 each.
I have an Apple iPhone 6s Plus. I wouldn't try to buy a Samsung iPhone or Tmsc iPhone. I bet their support would be terrible.
(By the way, its TSMC, not Tmsc.)
Even if there is a difference in battery life between the chips (Which I disagree with mostly). The battery life isn't a problem in the first place. If you read these forums there are some real defects, such as dead pixels, light bleed, pressure points, uneven backlighting and even bad anodization. Why would anyone return a perfectly good phone just for the off chance of getting an extra few minutes of battery life and risk getting an iPhone which actually has a defect!
I agree with you on this 100%. Nothing makes me happier than to read a thread where someone has exchanged their iPhone a ridiculous number of times trying to get a certain processor, and then after they finally get their wish, they have some real problem with it. Its exactly what they deserve.
Hopefully Apple will at some point put some limit on frivolous returns by the same person. I fear that they will eventually alter the whole return policy for everyone due to this abuse of it by a few.
Sad to say I have two iphone 6s with the TSMC chip 
ones a plus other is 6s. I really wanted one of each
ones a plus other is 6s. I really wanted one of eachI bought a sim free 64gb 6S on 11/13/15 from the Apple Store in Towson, MD. It's the TSMC model.
It's a shame because I didn't really care, seems like a lot of people really would have preferred it. I'll make sure to list that spec when I sell it less then a year from now hahah.
If nothing else I'm glad I got the TSMC model because I don't particularly care for the methods Samsung uses to acquire it's tech especially since a lot of their processes stemmed from TSMC's methods. Business is business I guess but that doesn't mean I can't be partial to a particular company.
It's a shame because I didn't really care, seems like a lot of people really would have preferred it. I'll make sure to list that spec when I sell it less then a year from now hahah.
If nothing else I'm glad I got the TSMC model because I don't particularly care for the methods Samsung uses to acquire it's tech especially since a lot of their processes stemmed from TSMC's methods. Business is business I guess but that doesn't mean I can't be partial to a particular company.
In a year from now no one will remember or care about this so called chipgate conspiracy.
The only thing they will want to know is whether it is grade A, B or C.
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In a year from now no one will remember or care about this so called chipgate conspiracy.
The only thing they will want to know is whether it is grade A, B or C.
I will remind them
Nobody has addressed the elephant in the room.
The Samsung chip is consistently faster in geek bench scores.
So you're getting better battery life with the TSMC but you are trading it for slightly less performance.
The Samsung chip is consistently faster in geek bench scores.
So you're getting better battery life with the TSMC but you are trading it for slightly less performance.
This is misleading at best. There isn't a single video or article online that has shown the TSMC chip to have a higher geekbench score than Samsung.
While two chips may vary, the Samsung does have a higher score consistently over the TSMC, which makes it the better chip for performance.
Studies have shown that to not necessarily be true. I suggest you watch Jonathan Morrison on YouTube. He said the TSMC took 4 seconds longer at exporting a video. Not much, but a decisive win for the Samsung.
Decisive? Hardly.......how long was the total export time? Without that information the 4 seconds is meaningless. 4 seconds out of a minute, hardly noticeable. 4 seconds out of total 8 seconds, that means something.
I dont care for the exporting video. You must look to battery life. Thats is a TSMC WIN
The 2-3% boost in battery life isn't worth the boost in performance you get with the Samsung chip.
Excellent point. One can always plug in their iPhone. But they can't boost their processor. And like I said, a 2-3% difference in battery for a faster processor is a no brainer.
Someone should reinstall iOS on each phone and see if the TSMC takes longer. At launch I had 2 iPhones 6S pluses. I installed iOS 9.0.1 which had just been released on both phones. The first phone had finished the download and was already "preparing" the phone. I then started the download on the second phone. Believe it or not, the second phone finished the download and updated the phone faster.
Both phones brand new with nothing installed.
The slower one even had a head start.
I don't know which phone I have. Yesterday I had 48hrs standby, 9.5hrs usage at 10% left. I only use my phone for surfing talking and music
I don't plan on finding out which one I have
Both phones brand new with nothing installed.
The slower one even had a head start.
I don't know which phone I have. Yesterday I had 48hrs standby, 9.5hrs usage at 10% left. I only use my phone for surfing talking and music
I don't plan on finding out which one I have
This is all more nonsense. No normal user is going to notice the performance difference. And download tests mean absolutely nothing because the delay could be on the other end. You guys should enjoy your phone and stop trying to find how one is better than the other. As I've said repeatedly... Any two devices will vary. And the number of factors affecting them is endless.
Why should we support a particular chip. If the phone does what we want it to do, these tiny differences hardly seem to matter except for an infinitesimal small group of obsessive phone fans. Regardless of the chip, the 6s+ has been hands down the best phone I have owned to date. The speed is fenominal, battery life more than serves my purposes. Excepting for the rare manufacturing defect phones that slip through any manufacturing process. I don't see any massive problems. When I have the occasional slowdowns, locking apps, spinning refresh circle, a quick reboot has always solved it. Doing this on average once in two or three weeks, does not concern me in least. It's a freaking computer, running software written by various people and organization. So I expect it to get confused, slow occasionally. Hell, had to reboot my cable box last night. It happens, I deal with it, and move on. My phone is a tool, not some deity I worship and pray to. Next year there will be something better, and year after too.
That does seem to be the case. However comparing something that no one seems to have a problem with on an iPhone (raw processing power) to something a lot of people have a problem with (battery life) seems irrelevant. More so when you take into account the restrictions placed on the devs for making sure all devices on iOS 9 can run the same apps.
Edit : Doesn't look like it performs much better anyway...
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