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Which chip does your 6s(6s+) have?
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No. There is no evidence provided so far that the chip difference matters in the PLUS phones. Only in the 6S has there been evidence shown that the TSMC chip gives better battery life.
No. To obtain battery benchmark, it turns almost everything off, and mainly stresses the A9 processor to run down the battery. This is how the 2 hr difference was observed, it's kind of a worst case scenario.
There are many other components in the iPhone that drain the battery on regular daily use - screen (a big one), cell and wifi signals, camera. The fraction drawn by the processor could be small relatively. Hence, when you multiply that fraction with the benchmark difference, the net result could be only a few percent in benefit.
Bottom line is, you won't get 12 hrs of usage on a 6S with TSMC chip, based on the 10 hrs of yours with Samsung chip.
That's a great explanation. The Samsung chip is 14nm so theoretically it should perform faster than TSMC's 16nm chip right? And it should be more efficient as well because of smaller architecture of the chip? But why is there so much more heat dissipation with it than TSMC chip?
Yes I was serious and to be honest I have an associates degree in accountanting lol
If you only use your iPhone for phone calls and the most CPU-intensive task is playing solitaire, it really doesn't matter which chip you have.
But, when shooting 4K video or playing 3D games (like they demonstrated in keynote!) battery life difference is more significant.
More stress to SOC -> bigger difference between TSMC and Samsung.
By mistake he keep saying Sony instead of Samsung. Good point about the gate thing. It should be batterygate.
Another option is to turn off battery % and never check to see which company made your A9 chip.
Use the LowBatteryLog log file (in the Diagnostics data) to check, if you don't want to install an app.
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I find it very interesting that the 6S Plus gets the exact same battery life with either chip.
That tells me that this is a SOFTWARE issue.
I can't wait until we find out that the Samsung chip is able to run faster for the battery benchmark, making the battery discharge quicker, but when held to the same speed as the TSMC, is even better!
Oh the pandemonium! It will be awesome!
People's heads are going to explode - Chappelle Show style.
That tells me that this is a SOFTWARE issue.
I can't wait until we find out that the Samsung chip is able to run faster for the battery benchmark, making the battery discharge quicker, but when held to the same speed as the TSMC, is even better!
Oh the pandemonium! It will be awesome!
People's heads are going to explode - Chappelle Show style.
No, but people with the "wrong" chip will start to imagine that their phones are exhibiting all sorts of problems in order to justify their desire for the "right" chip.
Why that guy keeps on saying: "Sony, sony, sony". Every other 6S+ Geekbench Battery test I have seen, TSMC have been better than Sony, *erm* Samsung.
And 3hr 30min (!) Battery score on 6S+, there sure is something messed up there. Should be much better on both.
Someone tell this guy Sony and Samsung are different companies. For a moment I thought Sony is the third vendor in this 
Ran Geekbench last night on my 6S PLus (TSMC chip, 128GB SG). 7:45 is the result. I had a 6S Plus 64GB with a Samsung chip before. I had to return it. It was done 2 weeks ago before the whole Samsung/TSMC thing started. I could tell that it would run down faster during normal use. It made me wonder if the battery size reduction played part in it. Now I know the reason why.
However, that phone had an impeccable uniform white screen. Go figure!
However, that phone had an impeccable uniform white screen. Go figure!
Just got my 6S Plus, checked the chip and it a Samsung.
Outperforms both from this vid in the cpu test though. Will probably run the battery test tonight.
Anyone know the results for 6s Plus that have the Samsung A9 chip vs the TSMC A9 chip as of recent?
Thanks for sharing non actual real world usage data.Just got my 6S Plus, checked the chip and it a Samsung.
Outperforms both from this vid in the cpu test though. Will probably run the battery test tonight.
Unless you use your iPhone in a lab, these benchmark tests are worthless.