Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
In MacOS now too
Yup, and the Touch ID in the new MacBook Pro is a perfect accompaniment to that.
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Yup, and the Touch ID in the new MacBook Pro is a perfect accompaniment to that.
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Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Bought the wife a iPhone 7 for Christmas. Must say that black matte look is very nice and the haptic home button isn't as weird as I thought it'd be...!
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skyscraper101
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Just updated my 7 Plus to iOS 10.2.1 and I swear the battery is draining faster now than before 
Mojofilter
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I've moved over to the dark side after getting a 30% on my contract.
I'm pretty impressed, this is a solid device.
iOS and Android are more similar than they are different IMO.
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I'm pretty impressed, this is a solid device.
iOS and Android are more similar than they are different IMO.
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
discobastard
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I have not yet updated because of your post (though I'll have to do so eventually). How's it going?Just updated my 7 Plus to iOS 10.2.1 and I swear the battery is draining faster now than before
skyscraper101
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It seems to have gone back to normal. But for a while it was definitely draining more than usual.
Mojofilter
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I have to say that the battery life on my 7 Plus is phenomenal.
Over 3 hours of use and I've still got 78% left [emoji106]
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Over 3 hours of use and I've still got 78% left [emoji106]
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hiraethified
22% battery loss after just three hours really isn't that impressive at all, so whatever you had before must have been a really shitty phone!
bi0boy
Power User
Not sure any phone could support the 13.5 hours of continuous screen time that those figures imply tbh. However one person's "continuous use" is very different from anothers
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hiraethified
Sony's phones are great for their optimistic estimates. Their battery life estimates on the various modes promises 58 hours or whatever. That said, the z3 is the only phone I've ever had that would actually last a full two days or regular usage.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It all depends what your doing with it.
skyscraper101
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Sony are reputedly the best for smartphone battery life. Not sure how they manage it where other maufacturers don't seem able to.
Battery life was a major reason I went for phablet size plus model iphone in the end.
Battery life was a major reason I went for phablet size plus model iphone in the end.
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hiraethified
On my z3 they decided to put in a 'lower' res screen not that I could tell the difference. Having ludicrously high res screens really is a bit of a waste of time and battery IMO (although Samsung seem to be able to use them and keep a big battery life)
Plus Smartphones With the Best Battery Life
Mojofilter
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souljacker
innit
I've got a 7 and a nexus 6p. Nexus won't last a day, iphone 7 lasts 2 days.
skyscraper101
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That chart above seems to suggest that Sony aren't the top dogs of the long battery life these days. Seems Sansung Galaxy S7s are the new dons? iPhone SE seems to be doing rather well too. No iPhone 7 Plus though.
Overall I'm pretty happy with the 7 Plus battery life. Apart from a bit of a wobble when I upgraded the other day, it seems to be back to its usual form.
Overall I'm pretty happy with the 7 Plus battery life. Apart from a bit of a wobble when I upgraded the other day, it seems to be back to its usual form.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
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editor you'll like this one; I am currently on my fifth (yep, fifth) jack-lighting cable. Lost the first one, the next three all failed within about 1.5 months of use. Granted it's more heavy use than normal (I probably listen to audio 8-10 hours/day), but fucking hell. Probably get slightly more abuse than normal too (catching on things and getting pulled type stuff), but on return there's no damage that would invalidate the guarantee and my earphones seem to endure.
discobastard
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Apple earbuds are utter shit anyway. Buy a pair of these (or some cheaper bluetooth 'phones) and it will change your life.
Bose SoundSport Bluetooth Wireless In-Ear Headphones: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
(Yes they are expensive but you can buy much cheaper ones too, to bat away that particular criticism)
You can actually hear the music as it was meant to be heard rather than the leaky bass-free 'phones you get packaged with your device. Best money I've ever spent on accessories.
Cid
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No, I have decent earphones, the jack-lightning cable is the fail point.
discobastard
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discobastard
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They sound great to me. At least the ones I have do as I finally have 'phones that fit in my ear and seal the sound in unlike any others. I can hear dynamics in the music I listen to unlike I've been able to in any other 'phones I've ever used.
30 mins charge for 5 hours of play is pretty decent too. Will never compare with wired if you don't want to charge but everything in life is a compromise is eh?
If you are looking for perfection then spend more, but I've used a lot of 'phones in my life and these are head and shoulders above any others. And they twist beautifully and securely into your ears.
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Except when, as previously stated, they're used for 8-10 hours/day. I already have Shure se215s, which are I suppose high end consumer/entry level twat, I mean audiophile. They give me good sound isolation and fit my ears well. They also cost about £90 and aren't something I particularly want to trade in. At some point I might get some bluetooth ones, but battery life and price isn't there yet (and battery life may never be).
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Your Shure 215's will piss all over anything from Bose anyway 
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Still banging out the faulty comparisons I see.
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