Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)
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Cid
Proper break this time
I see you willingly chose to buy the only phone on the market without a headphone socket, and are now complaining about it.
I don't particularly mind having to use an adaptor, it's the fact the adaptor is a piece of shit that costs £9 that bothers me.
nuffsaid
But this goes up to 11
You've probably bought one by now, but your post allows me to mention this ridiculous item:
Eye - Smart Android Case for iPhone
A case for your iPhone that includes an Android phone to add functionality to your case.....
Or you could just ducktape an iPhone and an Android phone together.....
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Apple Sabotages Old IPhones To Sell Millions Of New Models, Harvard Study Suggests – Disclose.tv
One reason I don't automatically update.
The other is storage space for extra code that has no relevance to my device.
One reason I don't automatically update.
The other is storage space for extra code that has no relevance to my device.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I looked at that website and article, reckoned it looked well shoddy, and went to snopes.
FACT CHECK: Did a Harvard Study Prove That Apple Slows Down iPhones to Boost Sales of New Ones?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Scathing review of the 8 Plus from The Guardian (of all places):
'Apple’s chunky phablet stands out like a sore thumb against its ever-more sleek rivals, and not even its decent camera and battery life can save it'
iPhone 8 Plus review: still massive – but not in a good way
'Apple’s chunky phablet stands out like a sore thumb against its ever-more sleek rivals, and not even its decent camera and battery life can save it'
iPhone 8 Plus review: still massive – but not in a good way
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hiraethified
Apple still haven't sorted out the battery life problems
Battery Drain Tests show how fast each flagship phone's battery will last - Android Community
Battery Drain Tests show how fast each flagship phone's battery will last - Android Community
Piers Gibbon
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Interesting and a bit depressing. Also the article felt like it had been translated via babelfish so it made me feel even more stupiderer for sticking with iphone.
cybershot
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Should have posted this here really. If iOS device randomly restarting due to time based notifications. Update to iOS 11.2
Date Bug in iOS 11.1.2 Causing Crash Loop on iPhones as December 2 Hits [Updated]
Been a bad week for bugs for Apple.
Date Bug in iOS 11.1.2 Causing Crash Loop on iPhones as December 2 Hits [Updated]
Been a bad week for bugs for Apple.
cybershot
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This would tie in with my experiences of the iPhone 6 before I replaced the battery in it. Although I didn't change the battery until I had purchased the X. After a full reset and battery change, my Mother is now very pleased with my former phones performance!
Apple's Alleged Throttling of Older iPhones With Degraded Batteries Causes Controversy
Apple's Alleged Throttling of Older iPhones With Degraded Batteries Causes Controversy
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
Similar story to Cybershot: Iphone 6 on last legs - holds charge for 30 minutes max and earpiece wasn't working. Seriously weighing up the pros and cons of going for an iPhone X or an S8 (cheaper but the divorce from the apple ecosystem may be traumatic)
Today I got a battery replacement for £40. Mentioned the earpiece and he replaced that for £20 - so £60 all in and its good as new ( an outfit in Moorgate if anyone interested). Apparently most of the replacement parts are genuine. The one genuine part you can't get replaced is the screen - you may as well pay apple to fix that or accept a lower quality copy.
Today I got a battery replacement for £40. Mentioned the earpiece and he replaced that for £20 - so £60 all in and its good as new ( an outfit in Moorgate if anyone interested). Apparently most of the replacement parts are genuine. The one genuine part you can't get replaced is the screen - you may as well pay apple to fix that or accept a lower quality copy.
cybershot
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Following article may give you some good advice on how to get a better battery lifespan going forward. Been generally sticking to the advice of 40%-80% charge on my X except for when I know I'm going to be out and about away from a power source for a good while.
Check out out battery charging tips and tricks to make your device
cybershot
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Best advice would be not to rinse it by running processor intensive games non stop for 3 years, which I suspect is what did for mine
Yup, that and the combination of the heat. Which was my problem as I used my 6 as a daily sat nav for 3 years for 1h30m a day!
Virtual Blue
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...but replacing iphone batteries isn't difficult, just removing the adhesive can be tricky.
my iphone x barely drops under 80%, thanks to wireless charging...
cybershot
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Not sure that's good for battery lifespan tbf, makes the phone hot, also wastes electricity, but if that's more convenient to you then jobs a good un.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
In today's Times (sorry, think there is paywall) there is a claim that recent versions of IOS throttle the speed of phones with end-of-life batteries to stop them going flat so quickly
* Please imagine there is an accent on the second "e"
Granted it is only one analyst, so could equally be a cheap attempt to fill a newspaper with click bait, rather than a rigorously researched expose*
* Please imagine there is an accent on the second "e"
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Does the 7 have the haptic stuff? That was the biggest difference for me switching from the 6 to the 8 - I can now tell when I get a text when the phone is in my pocket.
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
Isn't haptic just vibrating?
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
It is but it's different to the vibrate on the 6. I don't know why/how - it seems to vibrate the whole phone and it definitely makes a difference.
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
The iPhone 8 also has wireless charging, which I like the idea of it, but I tend to put my phones in industrial cases so I don't break them, which I think would render that useless.
Basically I'm on a £20 a month mobile phone contract for a year, but its sim only. I would like a new phone, but I'm not prepared to pay more than £50 a month all in with a contract. If I get an iPhone 8 (with applecare) on finance for 24 months and deducted the value of my phone trade in across that, it works out at £29.30 a month, so, £49.30 a month all in (inc my contract). So its very tempting.
But then the iphone upgrade program is a little more pricey, but you pay the handset off in 20 months, and you're allowed to upgrade to a new model after 11 months..... That comes in at £55.15 a month all in inc contract, and you have to have apple care on that.
Or I can just bun off applecare and buy the phone over 24 months, offset against my trade in that would work out at £44 a month including contract
Doing similar things for an iPhone 7 is only a couple of quid cheaper a month, and the upgrade program isn't available.
Hmm..... decisions. Really I need to decide if applecare is worth it.
Basically I'm on a £20 a month mobile phone contract for a year, but its sim only. I would like a new phone, but I'm not prepared to pay more than £50 a month all in with a contract. If I get an iPhone 8 (with applecare) on finance for 24 months and deducted the value of my phone trade in across that, it works out at £29.30 a month, so, £49.30 a month all in (inc my contract). So its very tempting.
But then the iphone upgrade program is a little more pricey, but you pay the handset off in 20 months, and you're allowed to upgrade to a new model after 11 months..... That comes in at £55.15 a month all in inc contract, and you have to have apple care on that.
Or I can just bun off applecare and buy the phone over 24 months, offset against my trade in that would work out at £44 a month including contract
Doing similar things for an iPhone 7 is only a couple of quid cheaper a month, and the upgrade program isn't available.
Hmm..... decisions. Really I need to decide if applecare is worth it.
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hiraethified
I love wireless charging - don't want a phone without it now - and it will work through some quite thick cases, although it would be worth checking for each one.
cybershot
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Due to the glass nature of the iPhone 8, it will slip off everything, so if you're going to go down the wireless charging route, get one that enables it stay in place.
The Belkin ones which Apple recommend are just flat. It does seem Belkin have however realised this problem with their latest design from CES: Belkin Launches a New Range of Wireless, Wall Chargers at CES 2018
Also, wireless charging brings the whole battery lifespan thing to the front again. It generates more heat, so will degrade your battery quicker, it also wastes energy if your the sort that gives any sort of hoot about the environment. Plus it has to be plugged in anyway to a place that probably would never be to far from where you wired cable would be anyway, so yeah...
The Belkin ones which Apple recommend are just flat. It does seem Belkin have however realised this problem with their latest design from CES: Belkin Launches a New Range of Wireless, Wall Chargers at CES 2018
Also, wireless charging brings the whole battery lifespan thing to the front again. It generates more heat, so will degrade your battery quicker, it also wastes energy if your the sort that gives any sort of hoot about the environment. Plus it has to be plugged in anyway to a place that probably would never be to far from where you wired cable would be anyway, so yeah...
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