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Which? Magazine Claims iPhone 7 Has 'Poor Battery Life' Compared to Rival Smartphones
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I'm guessing, considering the case market for the iPhone, that you are in the extreme minority. Plus, who are you trying to impress by openly displaying that "focus on design"? Everyone and their Mother has an iPhone now. The iPhone is no longer a status symbol.
I'm curious about peoples phone-usage-habbits since batterylife is such a big issue.
I 'only' have an iPhone 6 but I can see that people agree that the battery is better on the 6s and 7.
And after around 10 hours (workday + transportation) with around 30 minutes of phone calls and various app uses. Surfing - facebook - linkedin maybe also 30minutes in total. I still have around 70% left.
Ofcourse I have tried the Pokemon battery killer Go app a couple of days and batterylife was reduced to less than 5 hours. But thats just a game and definately nothing to use during work time.
So what do you do to your phones so batterylife wont last a day at work??
I 'only' have an iPhone 6 but I can see that people agree that the battery is better on the 6s and 7.
And after around 10 hours (workday + transportation) with around 30 minutes of phone calls and various app uses. Surfing - facebook - linkedin maybe also 30minutes in total. I still have around 70% left.
Ofcourse I have tried the Pokemon battery killer Go app a couple of days and batterylife was reduced to less than 5 hours. But thats just a game and definately nothing to use during work time.
So what do you do to your phones so batterylife wont last a day at work??
This is "Which?" though, they named Aldi supermarket of the year and it has some of the most disgusting things i have ever tasted for sale. So don't believe them.
What a bogus comparison. They are comparing the iphone 7 to much larger phones with larger batteries. Of course it won't last as long. Duh. Compare it to the iphone 7 plus. Oh...and at least Apple's batteries don't EXPLODE! I'll gladly take a phone that doesn't last as long but also won't burst into flames and burn down my house or car.
Maybe people state that I'm a fanboy when I say that I don't care that much about battery life because my current iPhone 6 last more then a day on average use. That's what counts for me.
I am very surprised with the results. I had HTC 10 and it had mediocre battery life with 1.5 half day of very light use. My iPhone 7 lasts 1.5 day as well with medium to heavy use (lot of calls, apple music play over bt in car, web browsing).
PS. what is 3G? I thought UK is more civilized and they have LTE implemented many years ago
PS. what is 3G? I thought UK is more civilized and they have LTE implemented many years ago
Keep dreaming.
http://bgr.com/2016/09/30/iphone-7-plus-battery-explosion-again/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/more-exploding-iphones/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/02/exploding-iphone-leaves-man-with-third-degree-burns/
http://gizmodo.com/cyclist-falls-with-iphone-in-his-pocket-iphone-explode-1784699296
http://www.cultofmac.com/291864/iphone-5-catches-fire-mid-flight-causes-emergency-evacuation/
http://6abc.com/news/students-iphone-explodes-in-his-back-pocket-catches-fire-/1534315/
http://www.redmondpie.com/this-womans-iphone-6-plus-exploded-while-charging-on-bedside-table/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3718734?tstart=0
I could probably find lots more. All kinds of models involved as well. The Note 7 had a faulty battery (made by the same company that also makes Apple batteries, btw.) which made it more dangerous than usual. But all devices with LiIo batteries are prone to explode and burn. So let's not rub that into Samsung's face - it's only a matter of time before other companies will have to go through the same thing.
Apple have been shipping junk for years now. I am really tempted to go Android for my next phone.], and go back to windows. I NEED a computer with a descent graphics card, not 2-3 year old under clocked mobile version....or worse, integrated intel.
I've never once heard my 7 hiss... tho I tend to agree; its confusing why apple would think a shiny yummy black casing would be ok to bring to market if it scratches so easily. The first 5 was the same, actually. The space black/grey model had paint that chipped off very quickly. Had to keep it in a case from the get-go to avoid scratching
HA! Aldi. I walked through there once and didn't buy a single package of crap. It's all processed prepackaged garbarge. Some of the veggies weren't bad looking but I can go into a local chain for cheap organic that is way better.
Oh yeah, iPhone 7. Thinner. Short battery life is a small price to pay for thinner. Just that extra mm makes all the difference between a good phone and an iconic phone!
It's an incredibly unfair test. Which? iPhone battery life comparison test deeply flawed
If someone is using Wi-Fi, there is likely a power outlet near by. I think people care more about how long the phone lasts outside their home.
My iPhone 7 gets phenomenal battery life compared to my 6s. When I first get an iPhone, I always like to run the battery down to 0% the first few days to calibrate it. Even using it a lot the first few days, I struggled to get the battery life below 30% by the end of the day. So I had to do a bunch of slow-mo recordings with the flash on with the screen brightness set to max. I'd then stop the recordings and start a new one while iCloud uploaded the recordings in the background over WiFi. The iPhone 7 got pretty warm but it took a while to run down.
What I've definitely noticed is a big improvement in the last mile of battery life. Sometimes my old 6s would shut down just below 10%. Maybe there was something wrong with the a battery cell? Either way, I've owned most iPhone models, and the last 6-7% would drop so quickly and die out at 2-3%. My iPhone 7 can hit 1%, which is interesting and sounds logical but I haven't really seen that before now.
In day-to-day use, I rarely ever have less than 20% left, often have more than 33% left, and a few times have had 50% left when going to bed. This is a huge improvement, and is most similar to the battery life I had on my iPhone 6 Plus which could sometimes make it through an extra day without charging. So not quite that good, but pretty close for a 4.7" device. I'm really hoping that those newly developed lithium battery improvements come to the iPhone next year. It would enable them to make the iPhone thinner and lighter, while also increasing battery life to two days of use. They should also get a boost from shrinking their chip process next year.
What I've definitely noticed is a big improvement in the last mile of battery life. Sometimes my old 6s would shut down just below 10%. Maybe there was something wrong with the a battery cell? Either way, I've owned most iPhone models, and the last 6-7% would drop so quickly and die out at 2-3%. My iPhone 7 can hit 1%, which is interesting and sounds logical but I haven't really seen that before now.
In day-to-day use, I rarely ever have less than 20% left, often have more than 33% left, and a few times have had 50% left when going to bed. This is a huge improvement, and is most similar to the battery life I had on my iPhone 6 Plus which could sometimes make it through an extra day without charging. So not quite that good, but pretty close for a 4.7" device. I'm really hoping that those newly developed lithium battery improvements come to the iPhone next year. It would enable them to make the iPhone thinner and lighter, while also increasing battery life to two days of use. They should also get a boost from shrinking their chip process next year.
Just upgraded from an old 5s to a 7 Plus, and the battery life improvement is amazing. The 7 Plus seems to have endless battery — thus far, I don't think I've used more than a third of the battery in a single day, with usage patterns that required I recharge the 5s every afternoon.