iPhone 6s

Brawler said:
On the other hand it seems like the iPhone is the choice device for bimbos and 'manne' which is more what I am talking about.
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For me the biggest advantage is the ecosystem... I switched back to iOS from windows phone because of the music store, there is no local music store for windows phone.

Also another major advantage is the yearly updates. You will not get that on a Samsung device, you're most likely going to get one major OS update (way after its been released). So unless you want to mess around with rooting your device, you are pretty much stuffed.
 
Way69 said:
For me the biggest advantage is the ecosystem... I switched back to iOS from windows phone because of the music store, there is no local music store for windows phone.

Also another major advantage is the yearly updates. You will not get that on a Samsung device, you're most likely going to get one major OS update (way after its been released). So unless you want to mess around with rooting your device, you are pretty much stuffed.
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This +200

On paper an iPhone sucks compared to the rest of the lineup in it's price range. And iPhones don't do half the **** an R2000 android phone can. But everything is does do, it does it damn well. If not the best.
 
So the guy I was getting the 6+ from bailed on me... If anyone is selling their old 6/6+, PM me your offer :)
 
PostmanPot said:
Still happy as a pig in poop with my iPhone 5s. :)
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Just switched to the 6S Plus(64GB) from 5S(32GB). WOW this thing is HUGE.. i kinda have to remind myself why i decided to go this route (battery) every time i see the device (its still doing the restore.. Think I will use my alwaysoff wifi which works in Sa). So i cn't really talk about battery life just yet and only started that last night. The phone is also heavier than my 5S which kinda sucks but again.. cycling the 94.7 is going to be awesome as the battery won't die(not that i had issues with my 5S but it gets really close like > 40%).

Sadly I have the Samsung A9 so hoping the phone does not suffer the same fate i do with my 5S, i.e. overheat in summer driving while charging(won't be charging this one unless long day trip with Waze).

So yah will give feedback once its fully restored and full usage on the new one is achieved (currently walking around with two phones). One issue i currently have is that the rotation gets stuck.. but i suspect this is phone hammering downloads. Anyway.. right now i'm just blown away by that screen size.. i like the form factor of 5S but bigger is better.. just not sure if Plus is too big
 
krycor said:
Just switched to the 6S Plus(64GB) from 5S(32GB). WOW this thing is HUGE.. i kinda have to remind myself why i decided to go this route (battery) every time i see the device (its still doing the restore.. Think I will use my alwaysoff wifi which works in Sa). So i cn't really talk about battery life just yet and only started that last night. The phone is also heavier than my 5S which kinda sucks but again.. cycling the 94.7 is going to be awesome as the battery won't die(not that i had issues with my 5S but it gets really close like > 40%).

Sadly I have the Samsung A9 so hoping the phone does not suffer the same fate i do with my 5S, i.e. overheat in summer driving while charging(won't be charging this one unless long day trip with Waze).

So yah will give feedback once its fully restored and full usage on the new one is achieved (currently walking around with two phones). One issue i currently have is that the rotation gets stuck.. but i suspect this is phone hammering downloads. Anyway.. right now i'm just blown away by that screen size.. i like the form factor of 5S but bigger is better.. just not sure if Plus is too big
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Samsung A9?
 
FiestaST said:
His iPhone has the Sammy-built A9 chip not the TSMC one.

The TSMC is said to be more efficient & less prone to overheating.

Marginally but it's there.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Makes sense now... Thought there was reference to another Samsung phone but the A9 is a rumored one
 
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/12/controlled-testing-samsung-tsmc-a9/

Last week Apple addressed concerns over battery life discrepancies between the TSMC and Samsung A9 chips used in the iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus, suggesting a real world battery life difference of only two to three percent between the chips despite Geekbench battery tests that had pointed towards a bigger gap.

Ars Technica has now conducted controlled battery life tests on two iPhone 6s models, one with a TSMC chip and one with a Samsung chip, and its findings line up with Apple's statement. The site used two AT&T models, both with SIM cards removed and screen brightness set at the exact same level.

In Wi-Fi browsing, WebGL, and GFXBench tests, there were performance differences mostly in favor of the TSMC iPhone, but the variation between the two phones was slight. There was a more significant performance difference on the Geekbench 3 test, but as has been covered earlier, that test is not reflective of real world usage.

arsbatterylifetest
Aside from the Geekbench test, which saw a battery life difference of 28 percent between the two devices, the TSMC iPhone and the Samsung iPhone scored within two to three percent of each other. In Ars' opinion, in the real world, there's going to be little difference between a Samsung iPhone and a TSMC iPhone.

So there are definitely circumstances under which the TSMC phone will last longer than the Samsung phone, but it's not a universal problem. A Samsung chip that's mostly idling or even one under modest CPU and GPU load, though, is going to behave in just about the same way as a TSMC chip. And the kinds of CPU-intensive work that the Samsung chip seems to struggle with just aren't that common on smartphones. Most of the time, iPhone 6S battery life should be similar no matter which chip your phone is using.

According to Apple, the comparison of just two devices is too small of a sample size to make meaningful predictions about the performance between iPhones with Samsung chips and those with TSMC chips. As Ars points out, no one but Apple has the resources to collect enough data from enough devices to get an accurate picture of performance.

Ars Technica's findings do line up with what Apple says it has seen in both lab testing and data gathered from hundreds of thousands of customers. Apple has said the variation between the TSMC and Samsung chips it has observed is "well within its manufacturing tolerances" and is a level of variation that can be seen between devices that have the same chip.
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ahoudet said:
Makes sense now... Thought there was reference to another Samsung phone but the A9 is a rumored one
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Nah.. The Samsung A9 Chip is a smaller die & design, runs hotter and consumes more energy apparently compared to the TSMC A9 which has a bigger cpu. While apple claims this to be a 2-3% difference with 'normal' usage, not sure how this will translate to real life experiences as everyone uses/abuses their phone differently and tests either abuse cpu or other tests run vid/browser/cam to run flat which may not be typical usage. In non-cpu only tests, the difference was 2-3%.
 
krycor said:
Nah.. The Samsung A9 Chip is a smaller die & design, runs hotter and consumes more energy apparently compared to the TSMC A9 which has a bigger cpu. While apple claims this to be a 2-3% difference with 'normal' usage, not sure how this will translate to real life experiences as everyone uses/abuses their phone differently and tests either abuse cpu or other tests run vid/browser/cam to run flat which may not be typical usage. In non-cpu only tests, the difference was 2-3%.
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Utter crap =====>>http://www.tomshardware.com/news/iphone-6s-a9-samsung-vs-tsmc,30306.html
 
So far:

The good:
*Battery sitting on 80% and it came off charge at 7am and it has been used quite a bit today. A few apps downloaded, some whatsapp on device, a phone call, phone has been connected to whatapp pc for a few hours.
*Build quality is great - right up there with my HTC One m8 and feels really good in hand.
*Camera - Huge improvement over my HTC.
*Fingerprint reader is awesome

The not so good:
*Getting used to a few iOS quirks. Why do I need to stretch my thump right to the top of the phone to go back a page? the back button is so much better placed on Android. Nearly dropped the phone a few times so far.
*Phone seems "attached to the internet" more than any previous phone. Reasonably often get a delay while the phone is "phoning home"
*While the screen colours look good I can definitely notice the lower resolution with text.
*I have got lag on several occasions. On unlock and even on content rich pages. Its not bad at all but with this uber processor and low res screen I was expecting something out of this world. Perhaps its because it is still updating etc. I didnt ever get this on my HTC one m8.
*Screen size is fine for most things but I find the keyboard a bit small for my big fingers. Missing swiftkey a lot.

Still got a ton to do and play with but I must say it is nice to play with something different.
 
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Screen size is fine for most things but I find the keyboard a bit small for my big fingers. Missing swiftkey a lot.
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Swiftkey is available in the App Store. I'm using TouchPal which is similar
 
Interesting you say "lag" every review about A9 in the 6s says the absolute speed demon & the best chip their is..see how it goes once you are all settled.
 
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