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Which? Magazine Claims iPhone 7 Has 'Poor Battery Life' Compared to Rival Smartphones
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Dude, it is a PHONE. The clue is in the name.Wow,people actually use their iPhone to make calls!
I moved from a 6 to a 7 and find the battery life (in my use case) slightly better. most of my use is via phone calls with some WiFi app net access. Obviously your use case is different from mine and that is fine.
Except none of the phones tested in this article suffer from the exploding battery issue, so how are you going to make yourself feel better about the phone now?
No doubt there are some people who spend more than 11 hours a day on phone calls away from a charger. They'd be better served by a different phone. But the overall experience is what matters, and for most people, the iPhone 7 lasts a full day or more with the mixed use scenarios they really put it through.
If you're optimizing on only this one exact point, then yes, the iPhone 7 is a poor performer (all this assuming the tests mentioned here were done validly).
If you're optimizing on only this one exact point, then yes, the iPhone 7 is a poor performer (all this assuming the tests mentioned here were done validly).
My iPhone 7 battery life has been fine. Lasts all day, and then some, with my usage pattern. But I am coming from a 2015 Moto X which couldn't make it through a full day without charging at least once. Quick charging helps, but it is better not to need it at all.
I contemplated buying an iPhone 7 but because I was on a low budget, I went with an SE. One thing that justifies my decision, the SE has an amazing battery life. I know it's somewhat off-topic, just wanted to let you guys know about it.
Me too. Bought it a few days after announcement and before delivery began on the 7. Probably my last iPhone if they continue to dumb down the small screen version. Just because I don't want a larger screen does not mean that I don't want the same functionality.
Where you live that might be the case. Here in the UK 4G is patchy. At the front of my House I get 4G. at the back it is 3G only.
3G is everywhere (apart from the NoSpots where there is no signal at all).
You're must be really confused. At no point in my post did I ever say that doing this makes the battery last longer. As a matter of fact, I specifically went out of my way to use the word calibrate. Please read before you post, as it doesn't make you sound very intelligent. I specifically mentioned that I do this calibration and had a hard time completely running it down not because this improved the battery life, but because the battery life was already so good.
Again, I have absolutely no idea how you made this connection. It seems more likely that you were just really eager to prove someone wrong on the internet, without actually giving them due diligence by reading the freaking post. Next time read the freaking post, or don't respond.
Did you miss the wink emoji at the end? That means he was joking.
However, people do use their PHONES in very different ways. I can easily go more than a week without a single call on my phone. However, I will have hundreds of emails and texts during that time.
There are plenty of people who don't really use the "phone" that much. If you need many hours of phone time, then maybe an iPhone is not for you, though 700 minutes is a lot of talking.
And it doesn't make someone a fanboy just because they say that their current phone is meeting their needs just fine. I know you didn't sling that name, it's just for the ones out there who did.
Which is a UK Consumer Organisation. As such, why would they test and report on the sutuation elsewhere?
Every time there's an iOS release or a new phone, we hear battery life complaints. But keep in mind:
- Fresh iOS means optimizations and indexing (Core Spotlight) that tax the system for the first hours or days
- There may be bugs in iOS as it relates to particular hardware
- Different chip sets (Intel in some, Qualcom in others) may react differently
- Your experience with battery life doesn't negate someone else's experience
Why do carriers still have voice plans?!Wow,people actually use their iPhone to make calls!
In other news... an SUV has larger fuel tanks than an SMART car and a candy bar has more calories than popcorn.
A 4.7" phone vs 5.1", 5.3" and 5.2", yea there's less runtime because there's less room for battery. This result should shock no-one since each of the other phones have batteries in the 2.8-3Ah range while the 7 is 1.9Ah.
A phone call is a phone call, there's very little that can be optimized there, what's amazing is that the iPhone 7 keeps up with the other phones pretty well where Apple can optimize for power in the browsing test.
A 4.7" phone vs 5.1", 5.3" and 5.2", yea there's less runtime because there's less room for battery. This result should shock no-one since each of the other phones have batteries in the 2.8-3Ah range while the 7 is 1.9Ah.
A phone call is a phone call, there's very little that can be optimized there, what's amazing is that the iPhone 7 keeps up with the other phones pretty well where Apple can optimize for power in the browsing test.
Wow,people actually use their iPhone to make calls!
700 Minutes on a single charge. Do these people ever sleep?
This thread is about battery life. Why are you talking about calibrating then? Has nothing to do with the original thread topic. I assumed you were talking about battery life because that's what the thread is about.
You need to learn how to stay on topic then.
First, who uses 3G?
Second, who needs to talk more than 700 minutes without recharging. We have USB chargers on amazon these days for 10 bucks
Second, who needs to talk more than 700 minutes without recharging. We have USB chargers on amazon these days for 10 bucks
You need to learn how to stop making assumptions. Have you seriously still not read my post, and yet you've responded twice to it? It's all about battery life. I specifically mentioned the calibration BECAUSE the battery life was so good it took forever to run down to 0%.
AGAIN, learn to read the post before responding or don't respond at all. , yet think you're so adept at pointing out factual errors on the internet. It's pretty ironic given your username. You're also unwilling to admit when you're wrong, which is a sign of an unreasonable person. There is no place for that type of person on these forums, as this is a place for productive discussion and learning. Goodbye.
My experience is consistent with Ars Technica's results. My 7 consistently has remaining charge at the end of the day. The only way I've been able to compromise that was when I intentionally pulled down half a dozen HD films I'd previously purchased but not yet installed on my 7.
whats troublesome is just the terrible reporting by MR.
the iPhone 4.7 shares almost identical dimensions in height and width to their competitors 5.1" variants. Screen size is not the determining factor in this situation
What this points to is further evidence of the "thin" sacrificing battery for a few points of a millimeter. Apple has always willingly sacrificed battery size for thinness. Meanwhile, in 2016, we saw Android Manufacturers toss the "thinner=better" mantra out the window and focus on providing better batteries. The S7 even went so far as to get thicker by a few MM to throw in a large battery.
there's nothing wrong with either choice, but you hvae to understand that there are compromises to decisions such as that. is it worth losing a few hours battery life to make your phone 6mm instead of 7mm thick? Thats a choice for each individual buyer to make
the iPhone 4.7 shares almost identical dimensions in height and width to their competitors 5.1" variants. Screen size is not the determining factor in this situation
What this points to is further evidence of the "thin" sacrificing battery for a few points of a millimeter. Apple has always willingly sacrificed battery size for thinness. Meanwhile, in 2016, we saw Android Manufacturers toss the "thinner=better" mantra out the window and focus on providing better batteries. The S7 even went so far as to get thicker by a few MM to throw in a large battery.
there's nothing wrong with either choice, but you hvae to understand that there are compromises to decisions such as that. is it worth losing a few hours battery life to make your phone 6mm instead of 7mm thick? Thats a choice for each individual buyer to make