Personal computing discussed
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liquidsquid wrote:I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, the first. When I first got it, it was quick, snappy, lots of cool features. Now with a factory reset, fresh, it is still snappy. Connect it to the Internetz through, and a few things download and drag it to its knees. Just Chrome and Kindle on it now, everything else drags. Samsung saw fit to never update it's OS, and it is perfectly good hardware that I cannot really use well any more.
Apple wrote:Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.
Last year we released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions. We’ve now extended that feature to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add support for other products in the future.
chubbyhorse wrote:..and I believe it.
I have the iPhone 6 with iOS 11; and I've had it numerous times where I'll have to wait sometimes 10-15 seconds for the messages app to open to respond to a text; or press a text box and wait for the keyboard to eventually show up, only to wait more time for it it register any input from typing.
The many phone calls I've missed because it wouldn't register my swipe to answer - turn off the screen; 3-5 seconds later *screen off click*
When I read the article about GeekBench, I reran it and found my score had went from 1351/2296 in Jul on iOS10 to 774/1232 on iOS 11 in Dec.
I never used to believe the rumors a couple years ago, and that hardware was getting good enough that you didnt need to update every couple years. Now, I've began leaving my Mophie JuicePack turned on to keep the battery @ 100% just to squeeze every CPU cycle I can out of the A8 - yet my phone still would last a day on average on a single charge (sometimes two) without the added assistance of the Mophie - yet it doesn't really seem to help much perceptibly.
Never had any issues w/ iOS 10 - now iOS 11, makes me feel like I'm reliving my Motorola Droid 2 days all over again.
If I could go back to 10, I would. If I could upgrade, I would. Being a company phone, and "the 6's are still very good" (according to our phone issuer)... not getting rid of it any time soon.
I hate this phone now.
MOSFET wrote:I have a 6S+ that benches like day 1, feels like day 1, and has day 1 battery life. My friend just got a OnePlus 5T and couldn’t wait to geekbench it against my phone. He and his octocore were very very disappointed.
I should add that i’m easy on batteries and always have been. By far, the most intense thing i’ve ever done with the phone is watch 3 hour NFL games.
DancinJack wrote:Awww yeah let's run Geekbench (of all things) on two different operating systems and compare them like it means something!
MOSFET wrote:DancinJack wrote:Awww yeah let's run Geekbench (of all things) on two different operating systems and compare them like it means something!
Not to derail, but this was not my idea! I just thought his reaction was hilarious.
DancinJack wrote:Apple confirmed today that they are in fact "slowing down" things a bit to prevent system shutdowns.Apple wrote:Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.
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HERETIC wrote:TRANSLATION
By slowing down phones-apple saves millions of dollars not having to replace the batteries during warranty........................................................
DancinJack wrote:MOSFET wrote:I have a 6S+ that benches like day 1, feels like day 1, and has day 1 battery life. My friend just got a OnePlus 5T and couldn’t wait to geekbench it against my phone. He and his octocore were very very disappointed.
I should add that i’m easy on batteries and always have been. By far, the most intense thing i’ve ever done with the phone is watch 3 hour NFL games.
Awww yeah let's run Geekbench (of all things) on two different operating systems and compare them like it means something!
BIF wrote:HERETIC wrote:TRANSLATION
By slowing down phones-apple saves millions of dollars not having to replace the batteries during warranty........................................................
If this were happening, then there would be reports of people with newer devices (or older devices with newer batteries) where this problem was happening. So far, no indications that this is so but it sure would be a legal pickle not to mention a major public relations problem, wouldn't it?
BIF wrote:I am thinking of replacing my iPhone 6 Plus battery, and maybe my old iPad3 battery. The phone is sluggish opening apps and such and the iPad3 takes forever to open or do anything. Annoyingly so. I would have preferred that iOS just give me a choice.
BIF wrote:HERETIC wrote:TRANSLATION
By slowing down phones-apple saves millions of dollars not having to replace the batteries during warranty........................................................
If this were happening, then there would be reports of people with newer devices (or older devices with newer batteries) where this problem was happening. So far, no indications that this is so but it sure would be a legal pickle not to mention a major public relations problem, wouldn't it?
JustAnAngineer wrote:My Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro never got any OS updates. That is why Samsung tablets and phones are on my "avoid" list. I'm going to try to convert my mother to the dark side with a new iPad this Christmas to replace her Galaxy Note 10.1.
DancinJack wrote:Awww yeah let's run Geekbench (of all things) on two different operating systems and compare them like it means something!
techguy wrote:DancinJack wrote:Awww yeah let's run Geekbench (of all things) on two different operating systems and compare them like it means something!
Yeah, cuz an Operating System affects multi-platform benchmark results sooooooo much.
FireGryphon wrote:My 6s+ was great for a while, but recently it hangs for a good 30 seconds at random times, such as bringing up a txt message or opening an email. Never happened before. I’m sure my battery is degraded, and Apple claims to be limiting burst performance to conserve battery life, but opening a txt message doesn’t require ‘burst performance’ to run reliably.
I just thought it was Apple’s now-sh***y product offering, but it seems that Apple meant it to happen all along and has a great excuse, too. Either way my experience with successive iPhones is so soured by this point that I’ll likely look elsewhere for my next handset.
HERETIC wrote:Lot of 6s had faulty batteries-That's why apple did this-to save millions in warranty costs.
A new battery will fix your problem-I think apple in damage mode just reduced the cost.
Just hope they not using same shi**y battery as before..................................