Yes it does, confirmed from a friend in apple, but it would be better if there come 4,3 and 4,7!!
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Yes it does, confirmed from a friend in apple, but it would be better if there come 4,3 and 4,7!!
I use mine very often throughout the day and not "as a fashion statement" and it lasts me well into the evening.
People don't buy an iphone to make a fasion statement, they're just so well made and look so good in design with quality materials they do that on their own.
I bought my iphone to have a quality made product with a reliable easy to use OS, if it's giving me a fasion statement also, well that's a bonus!!
Now go play with your plastic Lego block you call a Samsung.
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Jesus, here they come. The s5 is more than 5". The G3 is more than 5". The z2 is more than 5". Spot being pedantic...
"But...but... My plastic s5! Oh noes! what will happen when people just buy all iphone models at an insanely pace? Poor me. I thought I was cool because I see the ads and they say the ****** s5 is good"
uhhh not being pedantic. I referenced the HTC one which is 5.0" and the S5 which is 5.1". Sounds like you are the one being pedantic (and I'm not sure you grasp the understanding of the word). As a side note, the S5 is actually quite a bit smaller than the (rumored) 5.5" iPhone. It's 15mm shorter and 6mm narrower.... so there's that...
Probably uses it.
I don't know. I'm just getting sick of everyone defending the company/product TO THE DEATH.
"What does a guy like you do to your poor..."
How accusing can you actually sound?
God forbid it could actually be THE PHONE (or the apps, or the carrier service/signal, or a plethora of other batter-zapping possibilities) and not the evil, wrongdoing end-user...
I have ZERO problems with my phone battery life but my horrible, no-good, puppy-kicking wife's battery dies much quicker, every day, than mine does.
I always find myself noticing that her battery icon is red, like the devil, so I can only assume it's her, personally, and not the phone, apps, usage, etc.
This is going to do HUGE things for battery life.
You're probably thinking "Oh but the additional capacity is going to be wasted on running the bigger display."
Yeah, some of it will. But when the phone is in your pocket on standby and the display is off, the bigger battery will mean a MUCH longer standby time, even if apps that use battery are running in the background. Every minute you're not directly using your phone will use that much smaller a percentage of the battery.
Look how ridiculously long cellular iPads last when on standby. You'll be seeing something like this from the phones soon.
You're probably thinking "Oh but the additional capacity is going to be wasted on running the bigger display."
Yeah, some of it will. But when the phone is in your pocket on standby and the display is off, the bigger battery will mean a MUCH longer standby time, even if apps that use battery are running in the background. Every minute you're not directly using your phone will use that much smaller a percentage of the battery.
Look how ridiculously long cellular iPads last when on standby. You'll be seeing something like this from the phones soon.
Well that's what happens when you don't use your phone for anything.
Less use == more battery life
Samsung genius.
It depends not only on how you use the phone, and what settings you have chosen, but on individual battery variations.
On average, my iPhone 5 battery needs a charge every 2 to 3 days, while my wife's identical phone, with almost the same types and amount of usage, lasts less than 24 hours.
We took them to an Apple Store and had them tested. We learned that some batteries don't work as well as others and that my wife's iPhone battery needed to be replaced. In any case you shouldn't blame the victim.
Any way I can have the option of this larger battery in the 4.7" version?
I suppose I'd just have to get rid of a few features but let's face it 2 day battery life would be the best feature for any new phone...
AMEN!
It sounds like Apple may be fixin to screw people like me who want MORE FEATURES in a smaller (than rumored) package. That's hard to pull off. It's much easier to increase real estate under a larger screen and offer better (read: bigger) capacities.
I'd like the 4.7" with 128GB storage, bump in REAL WORLD battery performance (not just specs that in actuality are the same as the 5 or 5s), and as good of a camera as they can fit in there (don't care if it sticks out of the back).
I have a feeling I'll be in a position this time around where I'm having to make trade-offs when choosing which model to get. I don't like walking away from a purchase feeling like I've made a lot of compromises/sacrifices.
lol welcome to the week before... I'm trying to stay away from the ip6 threads, but every so often I inadvertently open one and then curse for reading it....
You are correct. Every component of every iPhone is DIFFERENT. I've had 3 iPhone 5 models -- each has been different in some way. The first one had THE BEST screen I've seen on an iPhone. The 2nd one was yellow-ish at the top part (I had it for a year or so like that) and now the 3rd one I got (replacement for a different reason) has a good screen, but it does not seem to get as bright as the old ones.
Same with the battery. They've all been acceptable by me, but they've varied a bit -- the most recent being one of the better ones that I've seen.
Same with the Bluetooth chip in them... Some of them seem to go a few feet further for BT reception.
The above are why every manufacturer creates tolerances that their various components and products must fit within. The iPhone is no exception.
But yes, my point is -- don't blame the end user without knowing EXACTLY how they are using their phone. In my wife's case, I reviewed her settings and asked her a lot of questions about her usage. Turns out, she just uses the damn thing a lot. A LOT. AND she has a ton of notifications turned on -- Facebook seeming to be the most battery-zapping of them all. I still think that her battery is on the low end of the tolerance spectrum but I can't really prove it.
I don't mind be wrong its only a prediction after all. Its not like I have any insider information. I can't do any worse than the financial analysts.
So, you're saying you have a terrible sense of taste and that you have a pathological addiction to your smart phone?
You are delusional. Ive seen several galaxy s4's lasting 48+h with wi fi and 3G always on, never seen an iPhone do that.
As much as I would personally rather have better battery life, I'm a little suspicious of these actual results, because it's a survey which you have to volunteer to take. That removes the random aspect of it, which is crucial for a survey with accurate representation. It might be that people who want better battery life feel more strongly about their position than people who want a thinner device, so the battery life people will be more likely to seek out and answer the survey. Then the survey would say more about which group feels stronger about their belief than it does about which group is actually bigger.
Although, I personally believe the battery group is indeed bigger.
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Do you only use it as a phone? I could see that lasting, but using it completely as it is designed (small computer/phone) the battery time is not good.
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You are not sane are you? I have an iphone. That was the point, I actually use mine and it does not last all day. Now go back to preschool and learn your abc's.
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Your crystal ball is failing miss cleo. I'm saying I use mine a lot, not just for making calls, and it does not last all day.