I also do not want to "keep chasing gremlins" and your experience mirrors that of mine. I also walked out with a new 11 and its great. What I object to is their attitude. High and mighty and always right. As if their products cannot be faulty. I posted a link further up this thread about an article in the UK press. If this turns out to have some substance, then they should be compensating us and others for their error. (and their arrogance). Doesn't mean I won't keep the 11. It means that I could give/sell/donate my 6S with a clear conscience that they would be getting something that works as expected. This forum has other folks who are quite content to keep using their 6S devices.
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus RIP - iPhone 6s died
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With apple stores massive expansion, you can only hire so many technically skilled geeks. I agree on them being slightly better trained retail employees. They follow steps on their iPad and that’s it.
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I say you have thoroughly used the phone well and time to upgrade. Better camera, battery life, processor, etc...I’m kind of envious you can experience a big bump in generational differences. I usually upgrade each year, but its not noticeable anymore. Going from 8 plus to xs max was a decent upgrade, the camera was a big difference, but I can’t justify the difference between 11/pro and my xs max. When I see pictures between the 11 and the xs, the difference for day time is minor, I have to inspect the picture closely.
Yeah it is, the detail on videos is amazing, and the night mode on the camera defies explanation.
Update.
I had the phone checked at an Apple store (twice) and both diagnostic reports were that there was nothing wrong with the phone or the battery. After more diagnostics by Apple over the phone, they now say the battery is defunct. Its now £57.00 to replace the battery and only a 90 day warranty. Not sure what to do now. Call it a day and bin it, replace battery and sell it, or replace battery and keep it, bearing in mind that worst case scenario would be battery dead again after 90 days.
I had the phone checked at an Apple store (twice) and both diagnostic reports were that there was nothing wrong with the phone or the battery. After more diagnostics by Apple over the phone, they now say the battery is defunct. Its now £57.00 to replace the battery and only a 90 day warranty. Not sure what to do now. Call it a day and bin it, replace battery and sell it, or replace battery and keep it, bearing in mind that worst case scenario would be battery dead again after 90 days.
It's not your phone. This is a well known effect with apple that ios updates significantly worsen battery life for older models. You are just a victim of apple's planned obsolescence in order to pay money for new hardware.
Are you an Apple user? And if so, do you just accept this as a consequence of owning an iPhone?
Sometimes I have to convince them to repalce the battery. The batteries in the 6S were pretty crappy anyway. They seem to wear out fast, though the rest of the 6S hardware is rock solid reliable. My dad's 6s got a new battery less than a year ago and it's already down to 90% health...and he's not a super heavy user. My XR is at 98% after almost a year and I'm a very heavy user...and I wireless charge it and fast charge it all the time. Even overheated it a couple of times haha. The new batteries are tanks compared to the 6S
I was, but didn't feel like paying $700+ for an iphone 11 to resolve the problem, so I got an excellent android for ~$150 instead.
Thats what I was thinking of doing. Unfortunately, I have an Apple watch and however much I dislike having to replace the phone battery, the watch is probably the best gadget Apple make.