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Has there been actual studies to see if 'quickcharging' kills batteries noticeably quicker?
The extra heat generated will definitely have some impact, but the question is how big of a deal?
I mean phone batteries in general go to shit after a year or so even before fast charging was a thing.
The extra heat generated will definitely have some impact, but the question is how big of a deal?
I mean phone batteries in general go to shit after a year or so even before fast charging was a thing.
All we know is quick charge 2.0 is worse than 3.0 since there are only two states charges on that one: slow and super fast. 3.0 gives more states in between to reduce stress.
Heat is always bad and reduces battery life on all types.
I'd charge with slow given the choice, so I would put a slow charger for overnight charging and fast charging for emergencies.
People always argue no one cares about removable batteries, and the market that does is niche.
I disagree people complain about electronics like PS4 controllers that do not have them.
Heat is always bad and reduces battery life on all types.
I'd charge with slow given the choice, so I would put a slow charger for overnight charging and fast charging for emergencies.
People always argue no one cares about removable batteries, and the market that does is niche.
I disagree people complain about electronics like PS4 controllers that do not have them.
i have no real evidence except for personal experience and posts from people complaining about similar issues in other forums. Phones suddenly having important drops in battery % or shutting off when 15/20% remaining seems to be a thing these days. And most complains come from people owning quick charge enabled devices. I may be wrong, though.
I just hope they do it like they did with SD. Maybe it is incompatible with being waterproof though. And it is not horrible here in Euroland with 2 year warranties, i just got new battery for my note 4 and phone is like new, and they did that in 2 minutes. But if it is sealed you may have to leave your phone and live without iif for a few days
Marion Cobretti
Member
Nougat seems to have resulted in a 20% decrease in battery life for me. Seems like I'm not the only one.
Any idea when Google will fix whatever but is causing this?
Any idea when Google will fix whatever but is causing this?
Crimson_Gold
Member
All has been quietly canceled and will be replaced with Google Talk
Factory reset your phone?
tried last night. did it through recovery and cleared cache both before and after the wipe just to be sure. didn't help and android system is still top of the drain pile.
THanks everyone, but I was trying to stay close to $250, so it really was between the phones I mentioned (the 64GB G4 IS the plus model btw).
Ended up going with the G4 Plus 64GB 4GB ram
My iphone 6+ died at around 10% or so. I wish that had quick charging lol.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I hope you counted me in that number.
Coincidentally, I'm getting ready to buy one for someone. It just needs to come in stock.
think best buy has some?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
AJ just came all over the world with the headphone jack announcement.
The Faceless Master
Member
People are buying phones and consoles with sealed batteries though...
Jazzy Network
Member
Did Apple make any jokes about the Note7?
not one
I really wish I didn't hate iOS so much, because the hardware of the 6S is pretty much exactly what I want in a phone right now (fuck the 7 and no headphone jack). I even very briefly entertained the idea of picking up a 6S after any post-7 price drop, but then I remembered that Google Voice is garbage on the iPhone, and so is the iOS keyboard, and so is support for third-party keyboards, and so is the fact that I can't set default apps for anything, and and and...
LostMyNarbles
Member
Nah, AJ was opposing the whole "Including an Adapter" thing so he's probably still not happy.
Prototype Viktor
Member
So great that my android pay app crashes when I try and add a card in 7.0
Avon Barksdale
Member
Apple is a marketing scheme.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Both Sony and Apple bored me.
Somehow I think Google might bore me too.
Damn I am becoming old man yells at clouds
Somehow I think Google might bore me too.
Damn I am becoming old man yells at clouds
You already are.
Yeah because they don't care. Excuses to buy new things rather than repair.
They spit on people who don't buy new things.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Oh, it will. We basically know everything about the new Nexus/Pixel phones, and there's no secret sauce there. The camera is nearly the same as last year's except with OIS, apparently.
I'm mostly looking forward to the launch of Google Home, and mildly interested in hearing/seeing Google's Daydream headset.
BoboBrazil
Member
Why do Apple fans just bend over and accept no headphone jack and other things like the horrible antenna design that looks cheap, yet pay a premium price? If that was an Android phone it would be getting shit all over.
A lot of people aren't.
BoboBrazil
Member
I'd hope not. It deserves to be the worst selling Iphone. The audacity to include a headphone adapter at the same time as telling people they don't need it on the phone is ballsy.
Pretty sure that's well proven. EV manufacturers also don't recommend using fast chargers as the default way charging.
Heat regardless kills battery longevity.
brotkasten
Member
I just read up on Apple's AirPods.
What a total shitshow. 5 hours of battery life, super easy to misplace or lose.
I hope none of the bigger manufacturers follow up on this shit.
What a total shitshow. 5 hours of battery life, super easy to misplace or lose.
I hope none of the bigger manufacturers follow up on this shit.
BoboBrazil
Member
It makes corporations more money. Apple and most corporations are extremely greedy and wants more profit, so if Apple is successful doing it other manufacturers will as well. Greed runs everything. Motorola already did it, just running off the rumors that Apple was doing it.
you serious with this?
brotkasten
Member
"AirPods deliver an industry-leading4 5 hours of listening time on one charge.3 And they’re made to keep up with you, thanks to a charging case that holds multiple additional charges for more than 24 hours of listening time.5 Need a quick charge? Just 15 minutes in the case gives you 3 hours of listening time.6 To check the battery, hold the AirPods next to your iPhone or ask Siri “How’s the battery on my AirPods?”"
3. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2016 using preproduction AirPods units and software paired with preproduction iPhone 7 units and software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, usage, and many other factors.
4. Compared to completely wireless stereo headphones.
5. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2016 using preproduction AirPods units and software paired with preproduction iPhone 7 units and software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. Testing consisted of full AirPods battery discharge while playing audio until the first AirPod stopped playback. The drained AirPods were charged for 30 minutes, then audio playback was continued until the first AirPod stopped playback. This cycle was repeated until both the AirPods and the Charging Case were fully discharged. Battery life depends on device settings, usage, and many other factors.
6. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2016 using preproduction AirPods units and software paired with preproduction iPhone 7 units and software. The playlist consisted of 358 unique audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (256-Kbps AAC encoding). Volume was set to 50%. 15-Minute charge testing was conducted with drained AirPods that were charged for 15 minutes, then audio was played until the first AirPod stopped playback. Battery life depends on device settings, usage, and many other factors.
http://www.apple.com/airpods/
Pure magic.
The most boring iPhone yet. They're obviously saving the good stuff for the anniversary iPhone next year, but they could've skipped it this year completely. Then again, it's better to get the backlash for the lack of 3.5mm this year and get people used to it, than to ruin the announcement next year with negative PR like that. So courageous.
and these cost $159? absolute mad thing
"industry leading" at being the worst. my bt headset lasts at least 9 hours on one charge.
brotkasten
Member
179 in Europe.
Your BT headset isn't that small. Its competition is similarly priced, if not way higher.
brotkasten
Member
I bet his BT headset also isn't that easy to lose.
Looks interesting.
Curious to know if the apple wireless chip in the airpods makes blutooth less shit.
It does seem on par with the iconx and the new jaybirds.
No, but it's silly to compare two wildly different products. If you want a traditional BT headset, get a traditional BT headset...
This is the AirPod's competition (that I know of). They're more expensive with worse battery life. The Samsung one is seriously advertising 1-3 hours :S
Jaybirds still have a wire between them, right? IconX I think has much less battery life.
BoboBrazil
Member
Don't forget Apple also raised prices on phones this year. Why? Because fuck you, that's why.