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Benchmarks in general are very silly with phones, especially with the numbers you're getting most manufacturers (especially Apple) have some weird trickery going on that is actually not really representing the real performance of the phone. Benchmarking, like with PC's, are just a penis measuring contest. I can play all current mobile games on my Moto G with a Snapdragon 400 Quadcore and Adreno 305 fluently on the highest settings (if possible to adjust) and apps open very fast.

Can you give me a source for that? I know Samsung have done something similar to that too. And yes, they're pointless willy waving, but I know for GPUs for example you see a general correlation between frame rates and and 3Dmark scores. On phones it's quite a bit different due to different OSes...
 
Can you give me a source for that? I know Samsung have done something similar to that too. And yes, they're pointless willy waving, but I know for GPUs for example you see a general correlation between frame rates and and 3Dmark scores. On phones it's quite a bit different due to different OSes...

So, after further research, apparently there more claims than proof, but I think that we can all be sure that EVERYONE dials up their numbers

http://mostly-tech.com/2012/09/29/the-dirty-little-secret-about-mobile-benchmarks/
 
Most likely a Quadcore. Multitasking would be improved for example.

The funny thing is I have only one complaint of my 4S. It's not the speed, nor the amount of RAM, storage, benchmarks, gaming capability, weight, size, pixels, multitasking, backlight brightness, OS, price, lack of x feature or y feature. I don't think anyone has mentioned yet - how bad Apple is at it or how good Android phones are in this respect - in this thread. The only complaint I have of my 2-year-old iPhone 4S is...

The battery life.

The more Apple does to improve the battery life and efficiency of the rest of the phone so that I may be able to spend a full 14 hours away from a charger and use my phone for more than one or two texts and a five-minute phone call, the better. I want a slower processor than the competition if it means the battery will last a full day away from home under reasonable use. I certainly don't want a phone that can play PS3-quality games in high definition if it means it'll chew through the battery in under 10 hours, not least because 3D wannabe console-rivalling mobile games are the most pathetic compromise since gaming laptops.
 
What sort of processor should it have, and why?
It should have around about a 2 GHz plus quad core. The Sony Xperia Z3 which is £529.95 SIM free has a quad core 2.5 GHz processor. As we are now discussing battery life 1810 mAh of capacity in the battery of the Iphone 6 and a the Xperia Z3 has a battery capacity of around 3100mAh. Under normal use The z3 is claimed to last 2 days however the Iphone 6 has a battery life of around 10hours assuming you are using data as normal. The Iphone is £539. Don't get me started on the camera.
 
The funny thing is I have only one complaint of my 4S. It's not the speed, nor the amount of RAM, storage, benchmarks, gaming capability, weight, size, pixels, multitasking, backlight brightness, OS, price, lack of x feature or y feature. I don't think anyone has mentioned yet - how bad Apple is at it or how good Android phones are in this respect - in this thread. The only complaint I have of my 2-year-old iPhone 4S is...

The battery life.

The more Apple does to improve the battery life and efficiency of the rest of the phone so that I may be able to spend a full 14 hours away from a charger and use my phone for more than one or two texts and a five-minute phone call, the better. I want a slower processor than the competition if it means the battery will last a full day away from home under reasonable use. I certainly don't want a phone that can play PS3-quality games in high definition if it means it'll chew through the battery in under 10 hours, not least because 3D wannabe console-rivalling mobile games are the most pathetic compromise since gaming laptops.
It all has to do with optimisation. And I think Apple does a very good job of keeping everything running smoothly. Also, I don't think gaming would be the main reason why an experienced smartphone user would want a flagship device. The better specs a phone has, the more likely it's going to be taxing on the battery life, so it's really up to the consumer to decide how they want to use the device.
Most likely a Quadcore. Multitasking would be improved for example.
Especially since Android phones are moving towards octo-core chips.
 
just to throw this out...

I used to be in scouts and took my Galaxy S2 out to some of the week long trips. If i was going to manage the battery life on these trips for the week, I could stretch it out to five days, while using the phone. I found some way on YT to root the phone to where I could control the RAM to a select speed/memory...

anyways, if you get the Samsung it's obvious you can switch out the battery.. I don't understand why Apple wont let people do that though..

and why does multi-tasking on a phone not meant for it even matter? If that's so much of a big deal, why not look at the android options..
 
This is in response to people saying apple smart watches look better than android onesView attachment 221826

The Apple watch totally looks a first generation smart watch... average, generic and kinda characterless. The colours do help and the gold with leather bands looks nicer but the actual casing is damn boring.

Watch stocks fell quite hard after the announcement. Gosh why is everyone turning into sheep?, a watch should be quite individual.

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And Wall Street is scared it will bury PayPal....

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just to throw this out...

I used to be in scouts and took my Galaxy S2 out to some of the week long trips. If i was going to manage the battery life on these trips for the week, I could stretch it out to five days, while using the phone. I found some way on YT to root the phone to where I could control the RAM to a select speed/memory...

anyways, if you get the Samsung it's obvious you can switch out the battery.. I don't understand why Apple wont let people do that though..

and why does multi-tasking on a phone not meant for it even matter? If that's so much of a big deal, why not look at the android options..
This.
Seriously, the biggest thing separating iOS and Android is third party customisation. Apple seal the batteries inside their devices because a third party OEM could easily adapt and design a cheap imitation, stealing revenue away from Apple. They are going toe-to-toe with Android having ONE device in each field marketed. They have to find ways of keeping themselves in the race.
 
It's still £147 more expensive than the highest state sales tax of 9.45% and in some states it's 0%.

...and if you want it here our VAT rate is 20%, or add that to the US price will make it £704. We've always been shafted over luxury items here in the UK, iPhone or otherwise.
 
It seems Apple has also quietly killed off the last of the breed.... the iPod Classic. 2001-2014 RIP.

I need to find a Darth Vader helmet for a suitable Noooooooooo. :(

Considering the increasingly Apple-heavy environment I'm in, I've been waiting to see what this conference would bring that could replace my ancient 4. I've been looking into Android phones, and while I like them a lot more now than I did a few years ago, the automated syncing between all the different devices is a big draw for me, and I'm not concerned with the spec-obsessed willy-waving to worry if the 6 isn't the fastest phone on the market; it's still massively faster than what I currently have. Besides, iOS8 drops support for the 4, so it's a good thing my contract is up in three months...

I think my sweet spot is the mid-range 6; the Plus is far too big for me, and while I've survived on 16gb with this phone, I really wouldn't mind moving up to a livable 64gb. I don't play many games on mine, and I have the Classic for music listening purposes, but even then, I don't like constantly worrying about the remaining space.

Shame they don't start at 32gb though, as it costs them peanuts, yet it's going to mean the difference between $200 on contract, and over $300, for me.
 
According to GSMarena (and phonearena) 1080p is still 30fps though. Really weird considering it's doing 2160p at 30fps too. 2160p would be really nice for stabilisation in post.

Yes, 1080p is still 30fps, as you said it's a bit weird considering it can do 2160p at 30 too.
 
After doing some serious reading online I'm gonna climb back up on the fence and see how the new iPhone performs, I had my head in the sand for a while due to never wanting a cumbersome 5 inch + phone...but the new 4.6 inch Sony Z3 Compact looks very intriguing.. The Sony Z3 Compact resembles a larger rounded iPhone 4 with glass front and rear. It's also 10mm shorter and 13mm narrower than the iPhone 6, and I don't card about the thickness.

The Z3 Compact's IP65/68 dust/water resistance rating might be the clincher for me as I'm in dusty and wet conditions a lot at work or in a sand pit. on the ATV. I love the look of the iPhone 6 but the Sony Z3 Compact is the one (and only) phone I can find that might sway me away from it.
 
It should have around about a 2 GHz plus quad core. The Sony Xperia Z3 which is £529.95 SIM free has a quad core 2.5 GHz processor. As we are now discussing battery life 1810 mAh of capacity in the battery of the Iphone 6 and a the Xperia Z3 has a battery capacity of around 3100mAh. Under normal use The z3 is claimed to last 2 days however the Iphone 6 has a battery life of around 10hours assuming you are using data as normal. The Iphone is £539. Don't get me started on the camera.

That doesn't explain why, though. If iPhones ran Android then yeah, you might have a point. I will admit the Xperia Z3 is a fairly amazing device and I might consider one when I upgrade, but looking at comparisons between the two, the list of stuff the Xperia has that the iPhone hasn't is:

- a higher resolution display: I don't play games or watch anything but things I've recorded, low-quality YouTube videos (yeah, it may be 1080p, but the codec is crap so who cares?) and, rarely, Netflix TV programmes on my phone. Do people do more than this, like, do they watch entire films on their phones? Once you get beyond the pixel density where you can easily see individual pixels (which my 4S already has), why do you need to go higher? Driving those extra pixels requires more electrons, after all, so are the benefits worth the cost? And if they are surely we'd see that trickling down to desktops and laptops more than it currently is? The ability to manufacture >300ppi displays has been around since the 4S, maybe before, yet high pixel density seems to still be limited to smartphones, tablets and a few laptops. It's been over two years, that's an eternity in tech years.

- a higher resolution camera: Um... Do people print the photos they take with their phone? I've never seen it, they just post them to Facebook or Twitter. Are those photos ever taken with any sort of photographic consideration? No, they're drunk people taking documentary evidence or sober people taking photos of things that are funny. If Canon's high-end cameras have 22 and 18.1 megapixel full-frame image sensors, why have Sony got a >20 megapixel sensor that's absolutely tiny by comparison? Can any of these phones take lossless photos, or even photos without a certain degree of automatic post-processing? No, I don't believe they can, so worrying about the camera in a phone is insanity as far as I'm concerned.

- a faster processor: This you can't compare like-for-like, just as you can't compare AMD general purpose CPUs directly to Intel. I don't know how much is known about the iPhone's processor architecture compared to Sony's (what is it, a Snapdragon?), but as with any processor there is a lot more to just the hardware than the number of cores and the clock speed, instructions per cycle being one. The 3GB of RAM is probably more than what the iPhone has, but how do we know how well the Xperia manages it compared to the iPhone? Then there's the software; do we know that Sony has a Metal equivalent? Genuine question as I don't know. AMD's Mantle and, of course, DirectX 12 are doing similar things and it's really impressive stuff, but things like this can make all the difference - and you just know that while only a few games will support Mantle and maybe not all will take advantage of what DX12 can do, a hell of a lot of iOS games will take advantage of Metal. This sort of thing is how consoles manage to perform at near-mid/high-end-PC level with what are essentially a netbook APU and a middling GPU, too. And there's the efficiency thing, too.
 
This Apple pay seems awesome, but NFC has been around a while and has not taken off at all. I'm in Canada and no one ever accepts it. I heard some carriers will let you pay for things with it, but you need a total scam NFC sim card in your phone. Wtf would anyone need a special sim card to use it when the phone already has NFC? I don't see Apple pya taking off in the way they showed it would. I hope it does however since that will open the doors to other guys too.
 
This.
Seriously, the biggest thing separating iOS and Android is third party customisation. Apple seal the batteries inside their devices because a third party OEM could easily adapt and design a cheap imitation, stealing revenue away from Apple. They are going toe-to-toe with Android having ONE device in each field marketed. They have to find ways of keeping themselves in the race.
Apple don't keep you away from the internals because of this. They keep you away from them because of design. When you're going to such ridiculous measures to make a phone thinner, having a somewhat fixed back is a big help. And people who buy iPhones don't care about getting inside and changing the battery. Apple cater to the majority, to the consumer. And most consumers will never change the battery in their phone, or have any need to.
 
About what technology are we talking here? Granted I haven't seen the keynote, only pictures, but from what I saw there wasn't anything breathtaking.



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The CPU and GPU architecture and process node as well as efficiency. I haven't seen the keynote but from what I remember there are also some other good stuff. Regarding the picture, I imagine something similar could be done the other way around or to even to older iPhones.
We're most likely to see the same amount of RAM. 2GB still should be enough, but for how long?
It looks like they might stick to 1GB.
The iPhone 6+ is very tempting but I'll stick with my Blackberry Q10 for now.
I just hope there will be decent keyboard phones coming out, I’m sticking with Q10 until a better keyboard phone comes out that is still compact in size.
Anyone who buys the iPhone 6+ over an Android handset; why? Serious question. It's the same size as my LG G3, but with worse specs (besides the processor) and it costs £200 more. Is iOS really £200 better? Because I've used it and I don't think it is.



I'm not trying to start a flame war or anything, I'm just curious as to why people think it's worth £200 more.
It is Apple’s high mark-up but at least they are bringing the latest technologies into their new phones and implementing them well by the looks of things.
The funny thing is I have only one complaint of my 4S. It's not the speed, nor the amount of RAM, storage, benchmarks, gaming capability, weight, size, pixels, multitasking, backlight brightness, OS, price, lack of x feature or y feature. I don't think anyone has mentioned yet - how bad Apple is at it or how good Android phones are in this respect - in this thread. The only complaint I have of my 2-year-old iPhone 4S is...



The battery life.



The more Apple does to improve the battery life and efficiency of the rest of the phone so that I may be able to spend a full 14 hours away from a charger and use my phone for more than one or two texts and a five-minute phone call, the better. I want a slower processor than the competition if it means the battery will last a full day away from home under reasonable use. I certainly don't want a phone that can play PS3-quality games in high definition if it means it'll chew through the battery in under 10 hours, not least because 3D wannabe console-rivalling mobile games are the most pathetic compromise since gaming laptops.
That is great thing about the new iPhone 6, it has incredible power and might be the best performance per watt device for a while. That is why it can be so thin while still having good battery life. iPad Air for example with a small battery had probably best tablet life ever and still having top performance. You should find out if your iPhone 4S battery has deteriorated, a new one might improve your battery life a lot.
It should have around about a 2 GHz plus quad core. The Sony Xperia Z3 which is £529.95 SIM free has a quad core 2.5 GHz processor. As we are now discussing battery life 1810 mAh of capacity in the battery of the Iphone 6 and a the Xperia Z3 has a battery capacity of around 3100mAh. Under normal use The z3 is claimed to last 2 days however the Iphone 6 has a battery life of around 10hours assuming you are using data as normal. The Iphone is £539. Don't get me started on the camera.
The Z3 has a slower CPU and GPU that likely takes more space in phone, likely runs hotter and also likely consumes more power, why would you want Apple to use an inferior processor in their new phones?

The plus size iPhone 6 looks like it will include a larger battery than the standard iPhone 6. One good thing though is, the phone can still stay thin and light while having greater performance. Great balanced hardware. The iPhone 6 Plus has 24 hour talk time on 3G which is really quite a lot. Don't worry though, new Android phones coming soon that rely on Qualcomm will get a massive jump in performance too and efficiency. It is amazing how much mobile technology has moved forward in space of about 3 years.

I need to find a Darth Vader helmet for a suitable Noooooooooo. :(



Considering the increasingly Apple-heavy environment I'm in, I've been waiting to see what this conference would bring that could replace my ancient 4. I've been looking into Android phones, and while I like them a lot more now than I did a few years ago, the automated syncing between all the different devices is a big draw for me, and I'm not concerned with the spec-obsessed willy-waving to worry if the 6 isn't the fastest phone on the market; it's still massively faster than what I currently have. Besides, iOS8 drops support for the 4, so it's a good thing my contract is up in three months...



I think my sweet spot is the mid-range 6; the Plus is far too big for me, and while I've survived on 16gb with this phone, I really wouldn't mind moving up to a livable 64gb. I don't play many games on mine, and I have the Classic for music listening purposes, but even then, I don't like constantly worrying about the remaining space.



Shame they don't start at 32gb though, as it costs them peanuts, yet it's going to mean the difference between $200 on contract, and over $300, for me.
iPhone 6 will likely be the most powerful smartphone at release, however Android phones which architecturally closer to the iPhone 5 / 5C will have a massive leap in performance too.
 
@Saidur_Ali Not every day you find someone who uses the amazingly under-rated Q10! :D The BB Classic thats coming out soon looks like a nice phone with a slightly bigger screen but the fact theyve included the scrollerpad from previous BB phones has kind of put me off. The passport is a nice looker too but like you said, it isnt exactly compact in any way, shape or form.
 
@Saidur_Ali Not every day you find someone who uses the amazingly under-rated Q10! :D The BB Classic thats coming out soon looks like a nice phone with a slightly bigger screen but the fact theyve included the scrollerpad from previous BB phones has kind of put me off. The passport is a nice looker too but like you said, it isnt exactly compact in any way, shape or form.
Yes I was surprised to see someone had a Q10 on this thread too. Great phone the Q10 (My first BlackBerry phone), shame BlackBerry only started making decent phones once their popularity went down :lol:. Excited about the 10.3 update which hopefully improves things regarding Android app performance. My previous phone was the Sony Xperia Pro, shame Sony stopped making keyboard sliders, last decent keyboard Android phone but lack of internal memory was annoying me and now a very slow CPU and GPU. BB Classic looks a bit pointless to me as it is too big in size for me to use probably with one hand and processor wise it is the same as Q10 it seems. Also not a removable battery.

Good thing though is I know if they make a new BlackBerry on new architecture next year, it will be a huge jump like the jump from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6 which is quite huge. Benefits to battery life will be quite big. I am amazed by lack of keyboard phones especially regarding Android phones, a lot of the phones are just more or less the same, why can't no one make a decent keyboard Android phone.
 
So Ars Technica gave a little tit-bit for those of us looking at the 6+. They state that iOS is calling graphics elements at 2208×1242 and downscaling them to 1080p. That also say that there isn't any visible blurriness but did notice some slight stuttering on animations and transitions.

So it's to be seen if the UI so iOS is as slick as it's smaller sibling.

The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus looks and feels much bigger, and it's harder to hold one-handed. It has a 1080p display, though sleuthing from developer Steve Troughton-Smith has already discovered that these images are actually being rendered at 2208×1242 and downscaled to 1080p. The phone uses a new “3x” graphics mode that calls for assets three times the resolution they would have been on a standard iPhone. Apple used the same method to avoid scaling problems when moving from standard displays to “Retina” displays (2x mode).
 
The BB10 OS is the best out there in my opinion, its so fast and fluent. everything feels seemless. 10.3 seems to be expanding that even further. Android Runtime is always a hit or miss for me on the Q10, you either get perfect functionality or warped resolution(to be expected, though_). it would be cool if 10.3 finds a way to 'wrap' the resolution of the app to the size of the Q10's screen.
Yes I was surprised to see someone had a Q10 on this thread too. Great phone the Q10 (My first BlackBerry phone), shame BlackBerry only started making decent phones once their popularity went down :lol:. Excited about the 10.3 update which hopefully improves things regarding Android app performance. My previous phone was the Sony Xperia Pro, shame Sony stopped making keyboard sliders, last decent keyboard Android phone but lack of internal memory was annoying me and now a very slow CPU and GPU. BB Classic looks a bit pointless to me as it is too big in size for me to use probably with one hand and processor wise it is the same as Q10 it seems. Also not a removable battery.

Good thing though is I know if they make a new BlackBerry on new architecture next year, it will be a huge jump like the jump from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6 which is quite huge. Benefits to battery life will be quite big. I am amazed by lack of keyboard phones especially regarding Android phones, a lot of the phones are just more or less the same, why can't no one make a decent keyboard Android phone.
 
I've been looking into Android phones, and while I like them a lot more now than I did a few years ago, the automated syncing between all the different devices is a big draw for me,
?? do you mean an Android device doesn't sync as well as Apple's do?

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They keep you away from them because of design. When you're going to such ridiculous measures to make a phone thinner, having a somewhat fixed back is a big help.

I could almost guarantee that my Galaxy 2 has a slimmer back than any Apple fixed back..

E28
And people who buy iPhones don't care about getting inside and changing the battery. Apple cater to the majority, to the consumer. And most consumers will never change the battery in their phone, or have any need to.
I don't know how to roll this out nicely but that is probably one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen.. Samsung even made a commercial about it for Pete's sake.. I have two batteries but I don't carry it everywhere with all the time, only on trips and such (which Samsung portrayed the commercial in an airport [as my memory recalls]). Just about every high school kid I went with had an iPhone (probably 9/10) and they always had to "hunt for a plug".. (First off, shouldn't we be doing our work like a good student? or fidgeting on out phones? goodie-two-shoes reply there)

So to say
Apple cater to the majority, to the consumer. And most consumers will never change the battery in their phone, or have any need to.
is a complete joke..

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or the fact that you can't update your storage... that's why Apple want you to purchase iCloud storage.. none of it is for the "consumer interest" but rather "big fat green wallets with help from Steve"
 
The BB10 OS is the best out there in my opinion, its so fast and fluent. everything feels seemless. 10.3 seems to be expanding that even further. Android Runtime is always a hit or miss for me on the Q10, you either get perfect functionality or warped resolution(to be expected, though_). it would be cool if 10.3 finds a way to 'wrap' the resolution of the app to the size of the Q10's screen.
It reminds me of my Nokia N900 when using it although a good successor to that OS wise now is Sailfish OS, hopefully Jolla Mobile or someone makes a keyboard slider using that OS. I think problem with Android apps is unusual resolution of the Q10, hoping BlackBerry release a 16:9 aspect ratio smartphone with keyboard slider too.

How is a Dual-core 1.4 GHz CPU faster than a Quad-core 2.5GHZ? Apple fanboys
It is faster simply because it is running on a new architecture on a OS that supports it and has great IPC, that is why also the iPhone 5S does so well still against the current best Android phones. iPhone 6 also has an amazing GPU too. Like I said don't worry, Android phones will get a massive jump in performance too. When Android L and phones with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 come out, it will be a massive improvement.
 
I don't know how to roll this out nicely but that is probably one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen.. Samsung even made a commercial about it for Pete's sake.. I have two batteries but I don't carry it everywhere with all the time, only on trips and such (which Samsung portrayed the commercial in an airport [as my memory recalls]). Just about every high school kid I went with had an iPhone (probably 9/10) and they always had to "hunt for a plug".. (First off, shouldn't we be doing our work like a good student? or fidgeting on out phones? goodie-two-shoes reply there)

I'd like to say that I never had any issue with battery in my 3G, 4 or 5. I couldn't careless if I could change the battery, simply for the fact way before the battery give a up the ghost (my first two phones are still ticking along fine) I'll upgrade. So @E28 statement holds true from my experience of owning iPhones for some years. Others haven't been so lucky but that's the same for all hardware, some have issues others don't. Apple wouldn't be getting such high customer satisfaction scores if it was such a huge issue.

I can get my 5 to last two days of use. If needed but if I'm seriously hammering it I usually get home from work about 8pm and put on charge with the battery sitting on 25% or more. Unless you live with the phone you can't claim something you only have seen second hand and heard in a TV advert.
 
How is a Dual-core 1.4 GHz CPU faster than a Quad-core 2.5GHZ? Apple fanboys

I'm pretty sure it's because the iPhone is 64bit with 64bit apps. It's like when 64bit processors first came out, the clock MHz was lower but it was effectively double the speed plus it's way more efficient when coupled with purpose built app's designed to run on dedicated hardware.
 
How is a Dual-core 1.4 GHz CPU faster than a Quad-core 2.5GHZ? Apple fanboys

When the OS is designed hand in hand with the hardware it's pretty easy to make something very fast. My 5 year old plastic Macbook outperforms my friends year old Lenovo laptop in 90% of everyday use. On paper his spec is better, but in actual use I can launch apps faster, browse the net smoother, run multiple programs with ease. I could probably get another few years use out of it if I didn't desperately want USB3 ports.

The 1.4GHz CPU is only a rumour at the moment anyway, the only source of that is one Chinese screenshot.
 
?? do you mean an Android device doesn't sync as well as Apple's do?

iOS8's continuity features with OSX Yosemite and now the Apple Watch. I'll be able to take calls, receive/send text messages on my Mac and it'll route through my iPhone.

https://www.apple.com/uk/ios/whats-new/continuity/

I could almost guarantee that my Galaxy 2 has a slimmer back than any Apple fixed back..

Nope.

Galaxy S2: 8.5mm, Galaxy S5: 8.1mm, iPhone 6: 6.9mm

I don't know how to roll this out nicely but that is probably one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen.. Samsung even made a commercial about it for Pete's sake.. I have two batteries but I don't carry it everywhere with all the time, only on trips and such (which Samsung portrayed the commercial in an airport [as my memory recalls]). Just about every high school kid I went with had an iPhone (probably 9/10) and they always had to "hunt for a plug".. (First off, shouldn't we be doing our work like a good student? or fidgeting on out phones? goodie-two-shoes reply there)

So to say is a complete joke..

If I'll be out without a wall socket for a while I'll just bring a powerbrick. Which is exactly what I did this Summer when I went to a 5-day festival in the middle of a field. I topped my phone up from 20% (from the previous day's usage) to 100% every morning and I still had enough juice in that brick to top up my GoPro batteries too.

If there's something truly wrong with the battery I can just book an appointment on Apple's site, walk into one of their stores and walk back out with a replacement.

or the fact that you can't update your storage... that's why Apple want you to purchase iCloud storage.. none of it is for the "consumer interest" but rather "big fat green wallets with help from Steve"

iCloud is backup storage for your phone, and you get 5GB free, which is enough for a full backup for most people. It's there so that you don't lose messages/contacts/data if you lose your phone, and if you get a new one it'll just sync from that so you can pick up where you left off. Expandable storage would be nice though. There are cases/apps that do that now I think.
 
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