Well, 3G call time and 3G internet[sic] use vs. Wi-Fi browsing and WebGL are rather different tests.
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Well, 3G call time and 3G internet[sic] use vs. Wi-Fi browsing and WebGL are rather different tests.
Who makes phone calls? Did you really asked that?
This 'test' is fine and dandy. They can pedal their falsehoods over on their side of the pond.
Having owned two HTC 10s myself and observing coworkers and friends who are green bubble people, it's always the iPhone that isn't topping off during the day. Even my 6 would outlast the HTC phones from that appropriate year. And the SE crushed everything when it came to battery life.
Having owned two HTC 10s myself and observing coworkers and friends who are green bubble people, it's always the iPhone that isn't topping off during the day. Even my 6 would outlast the HTC phones from that appropriate year. And the SE crushed everything when it came to battery life.
I guess I lucked out and got the one with the golden battery. Compared to my old 6, my iPhone 7 absolutely crushes it. I can get through a whole day of heavy use without ever needing to charge up. Usually get to bed with around 20%. And no low power mode.
You bit this article's title hook-line-and-sinker.
Are you one of the rare people that makes hundreds of minutes of phone calls a day? Then this article applies to you. Otherwise, it doesn't and is misleading.
Using a wifi symbol next to "3G internet use"makes me question everything about this publication.
On a serious note, I find that my 7 Plus gets fantastic battery life. On my 6 Plus I needed to charge it at least once while at work. With the 7 plus I never even come close to needing to plug in. Some of that is from the amount of use the 6 Plus had, but even when my 6 Plus was new, I don't remember the battery being this good.
I also might add that anyone on their cell phone making calls for over 11 hours a day has bigger issues than battery life.
On a serious note, I find that my 7 Plus gets fantastic battery life. On my 6 Plus I needed to charge it at least once while at work. With the 7 plus I never even come close to needing to plug in. Some of that is from the amount of use the 6 Plus had, but even when my 6 Plus was new, I don't remember the battery being this good.
I also might add that anyone on their cell phone making calls for over 11 hours a day has bigger issues than battery life.
Our testing at Tom's Guide revealed that the iPhone 7 is much improved and that the iPhone 7 Plus offers great endurance, though not best in class. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-7-battery-life-results,news-23479.html
Seems like people are just finding things to complain about yet again. Honestly, the battery life thing never affected me in any phone because I usually charge my phone everyday. The 7 Plus has been noticeably better than my 6 Plus on battery life (it is a two year old battery after all). But I work 12-13 hr. shifts and I never have to charge my 7 at all during the time I'm at work. I use it quite often too.
They're only trying to even things out after bashing Microsoft the other weeks over Windows 10:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37431343
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37431343
But, at least the iPhone is micro-thin amirite? 
Unfortunately it is true. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus both have pretty dire battery life at present. I was told by an Apple employee that the 7 Plus would last as long as my iPhone 6 + Apple Battery Case. However this is not the case at all - the 7 Plus barely lasts a day (And that is going through all the settings to try and make the phone run as efficient as possible and during normal use).
Apple iPhone battery life is barely acceptable.
Apple iPhone battery life is barely acceptable.
Test conditions based on 3G operation? Really...
I guess that means if your phone usage is predominately voice phone calls, and you live in a rural/remote area where only 3G service is available, then an iPhone 7 is not for you. Fortunately there are other choices available.
I guess that means if your phone usage is predominately voice phone calls, and you live in a rural/remote area where only 3G service is available, then an iPhone 7 is not for you. Fortunately there are other choices available.
The categories they are testing are ridiculous. Sure the call time thing may have been relevant years ago when we had flip phones and would go multiple days without plugging the phone in to charge. But in a period of time were the extreme majority charge their phone daily, the fact that you can talk over 700 minutes before the batter dies is more than enough. Beyond that, why are they testing things on 3G?
you have a defective unit
Err, it's a mobile phone. Most people make phone calls.
There is no mis-leading headline. You just can't see the wood for the trees as you're clearly a fangirl.
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meanwhile, in real life, my iPhone 6S+ goes to sleep with 30-50% charge after a busy day of usage.
Been running both the 6s and the 7 for a couple weeks now, I haven't seen poor battery life, and tend to agree with other tests done by (perhaps more reputable?) other media companies.
Didn't the article note that the test was comparing the 7 and competitor's larger sized phones? It's kind of like noting that a car with a 12 gallon tank (even if it gets 30mpg) can't go as far as truck with a 30 gallon tank (forget about the fact that it gets just 15mpg). And as others have noted, testing 3G phone service seems a bit out of date today, knowing that chips have been updated and designed to be more efficient at LTE service, not 3G. But really, this just comes down to comparing Apple to watermelon and realizing that a smaller battery will provide less usable time.
As much as I love iPhones, and mine in particular, Which has a good case here. iPhone battery life sucks donkey tailpipe. I'd much rather have a somewhat thicker and heavier iPhone that lasts for several days.