Personal computing discussed
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DPete27 wrote:Will a battery replacement actually fix the slowdown/throttling though? It sounds to me like Apple is just slowing down the phones based on model # and not necessarily battery health. Can anyone provide input.
HERETIC wrote: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.
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..................................
DancinJack wrote: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.
This attitude is pretty funny IMO. Most people in here wouldn't run the "same" benchmark on Ubuntu and Windows 10 and compare the scores. Go ahead and keep relying on synthetic benchmarks across platforms to gauge performance though. I'll stick to something else.
derFunkenstein wrote:Wait wait wait...someone other than Apple opened the device, and you expect them to work on it? I wouldn't expect any tech company to do what you think Apple should be doing, if the device was opened and serviced by a non-authorized service provider.
Glorious wrote:Well, they are really strapped for cash and all that, so it's understandable, I guess.
DancinJack wrote:Kinda surprised that you were surprised by that Ludi. As much as it sucks, Apple did what I would have expected from any of the phone makers if they found a third-party battery inside.
derFunkenstein wrote:It's still a goodwill gesture to the 90+% (total guess, but I have a feeling that number is low) of people who haven't opened their phones and messed with the guts themselves.
Usacomp2k3 wrote:Why should they replace another company’s battery? That certainly is outside the scope of expectations. It would have been nice but I certainly wouldn’t think it fair to have that be expected.
The Egg wrote:Did they deny you the $29 promotion, or just flat out refuse to service it? I would’ve actually been shocked if they didn’t deny you the promotion, and not terribly surprised by the latter. Electronics are different than cars because they can. That said, I imagine most car warranties would also be voided after major engine/transmission work by others. The extent of what’s allowable would be hidden in fine print. You’re alot less likely to see them refusing service, but I’m sure it can happen if there were some seriously shoddy work done by a backyard mechanic.