My iPhone 6s has a Samsung-chip. Can't say I'm disappointed in the battery life. It's still better compared to what my iPhone 6 had, which already was quite well. So I've got nothing to complain about. 
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Which chip does your 6s(6s+) have?
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Decided to check in and I'm glad to see TSMC is still the clear winner! Congrats to those who got one!
Odd, I just got the update and lack the effort to read all the pages here sorry!
You heard about the guy last year that read all the pages here?
Well they found him in an alley muttering to himself, and spittle dribbling down his chin. Turns out irreversible brain damage. So I say you are lucky to have lacked the effort my friend.
Battery results are starting to come into GeekBench3 by chip type. Seems fairly conclusive which chip on average has better battery life.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N66mAP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N66AP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N71mAP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N71AP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N66mAP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N66AP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N71mAP
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?q=N71AP
you mean to make TSMC worse?
there is no way to make samsung one better
Cuz obviously TSMC didn't run at its maximum frequency and that's why it never has over-heat problem
(samsung one began to lower its frequency and thus performance after 10 mins of use. But TSMC one never lower its frequency no matter how long you use it)
Apple can try to raise TSMC's one's frequency to achieve the same battery life as samsung.
But then in this situation, we will find that TSMC is much better than samsung more easily. That's why apple decided to let both chips have the same performance with different battery life.
If Apple do anything like this myself and no doubt many others with the TSMC chip will be very pi**ed off!!!
Don't forget the Samsung chip outperforms the TSMC one in speed terms, which you seem to think is underclocked in some way. It's quite possible that the samsung could be similarly tuned down to provide more comparable battery performance.
With all the returns happening, I have a feeling that Apple is going to do what they did to retina MacBook screens - block the ability to check the manufacturer - after many returned the LG screens for samsungs. Apple could easily do it in the next iOS update by renaming the device or blocking the ability to check the chip - short of ripping it apart and voiding warranty.
Another theory is that Apple originally intended TSMC to make all the A9's (as TSMC made the A8) but when TSMC 16nm yields were doing poorly last year they decided go ahead with Samsung as a backup supplier much later in A9 development - giving them less time to optimize the chip - also the A9 engineers would've much more familiar with TSMC at this point vs Samsung 14nm process. Just a theory...
The problem is Samsung is severely undercutting TSMC prices and we know what happens when Apple has a found a cheaper supplier...
Another theory is that Apple originally intended TSMC to make all the A9's (as TSMC made the A8) but when TSMC 16nm yields were doing poorly last year they decided go ahead with Samsung as a backup supplier much later in A9 development - giving them less time to optimize the chip - also the A9 engineers would've much more familiar with TSMC at this point vs Samsung 14nm process. Just a theory...
The problem is Samsung is severely undercutting TSMC prices and we know what happens when Apple has a found a cheaper supplier...
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Apple wouldn't have done this if it had no impact on them (supply constraints) or to let the two biggest Semis (excluding Intel) play against each other to pressure prices (money).
It's not really relevant in the grand scheme of things, since they willfully decided that's the way they wanted to do things. And with it willfully damaged the iPhone brand, but 99% still does not care, since Apple knows that they have more than enough customers and they keep an growing. They need as much supply as they can get to sell their iPhones to new markets all over the world, to gain even more market share.
People can only vote with their wallets and whether they accept it. Each customer can decide for themselves. Apple does not really care if you exchange your iPhone, as long as it does not hurt their financials.
It's like the German VW brand. They sell cars and cheat on some things and lie to customers, but the USA points fingers at Germany. Lovely world we live in, right?
Capitalism to the rescue!
And now, I will enjoy the sun and swim until the evening and then have a good vine. Life is good and I don't need an iPhone for that. Peace.
It's not really relevant in the grand scheme of things, since they willfully decided that's the way they wanted to do things. And with it willfully damaged the iPhone brand, but 99% still does not care, since Apple knows that they have more than enough customers and they keep an growing. They need as much supply as they can get to sell their iPhones to new markets all over the world, to gain even more market share.
People can only vote with their wallets and whether they accept it. Each customer can decide for themselves. Apple does not really care if you exchange your iPhone, as long as it does not hurt their financials.
It's like the German VW brand. They sell cars and cheat on some things and lie to customers, but the USA points fingers at Germany. Lovely world we live in, right?
Capitalism to the rescue!
And now, I will enjoy the sun and swim until the evening and then have a good vine. Life is good and I don't need an iPhone for that. Peace.
I have an iPhone 6S 64GB and seems I won a Samsung chip with it. I was worried after reading all the history. But I've been testing it a little and with the first charge I got about 27h. standby time and 7:30h. of screen time. I'm more than happy with this and I think when the battery runs-in this should be better.
I'm wondering how nobody asked if maybe there's some problems with the Geekbech app or the way it does the battery test. If you look at the battery thread in this forum you can see very good results with Samsung and TSCM chips.
I'm wondering how nobody asked if maybe there's some problems with the Geekbech app or the way it does the battery test. If you look at the battery thread in this forum you can see very good results with Samsung and TSCM chips.
Here in Taiwan, all the so called "insiders" or "TSMC employees" are saying Apple did intend to let TSMC make all the A9s, but then Samsung came in with a lower price (supposedly $7 USD cheaper/per chip) and Apple went back to ask TSMC to match, TSMC refused, so Apple shifted a big part of the order to Samsung.
But Samsung has poor yield rate with 14nm, not to mention Taiwanese media blasted Samsung for stealing trade secrets from TSMC.
Anyways.....
I don't think you realise what this thread is saying, your battery is awful. Those stats are wrong, you are wrong, people with the TSMC iPhone know better than you do.