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[iNvid02]

just had the phone freak out like people have been talking about, it turned itself off and the home button was very hot, like the touch id sensor was overheating. home/power button reset got the phone rebooted but this could happen again, don't think they've responded to the complaints yet, i hope its soemthing that can be fixed with an iOS update though

 

[diablos991]

Planning on buying from the Apple store - is there a particular carrier which has *all* bands?

Nope.

 

[Ninja Dom]

just had the phone freak out like people have been talking about, it turned itself off and the home button was very hot, like the touch id sensor was overheating. home/power button reset got the phone rebooted but this could happen again, don't think they've responded to the complaints yet, i hope its soemthing that can be fixed with an iOS update though

That's the same observation that the Macrumors forum users have seen. Are you on 9.0.2? It also happens regardless of if your TSMC or Samsung. Happened to me only once just after I first got the phone and was still on 9.0.1. Nothing since though.

 

[Zel3]

Girlfriends 6s got really warm and dropped %50 battery in about an hour. Back to AT&T it goes.

 

[ruxtpin]

I'm going to go by my local Verizon store, but does anyone know how they handle returns if you think your phone battery is defunct and want a larger phone? Been a week since purchase.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Planning on buying from the Apple store - is there a particular carrier which has *all* bands?

Nope.

Well, yes. All the models have the same bands included, it's just AT&T ALSO has Band 30. So that would be the one that has all the bands

However, only AT&T uses Band 30, so if you don't have AT&T, it doesn't matter

Now, if the question is "is there a carrier that uses all the bands" the answer is no. But every model from every carrier can be used on every network without issue

 

[Zel3]

I'm going to go by my local Verizon store, but does anyone know how they handle returns if you think your phone battery is defunct and want a larger phone? Been a week since purchase.

Do you have a 6s? I'm not impressed with the battery on that phone, I'm gonna see if I can get my girlfriend a 6s plus instead.

 

[hwalker84]

Well, yes. All the models have the same bands included, it's just AT&T ALSO has Band 30. So that would be the one that has all the bands

However, only AT&T uses Band 30, so if you don't have AT&T, it doesn't matter

Now, if the question is "is there a carrier that uses all the bands" the answer is no. But every model from every carrier can be used on every network without issue

The big question is what markets even have Band 30. The phone I was actually waiting for doesn't have Band 30 so I said whatever and reserved the T-Mobile version.

 

[Zeyphersan]

The big question is what markets even have Band 30. The phone I was actually waiting for doesn't have Band 30 so I said whatever and reserved the T-Mobile version.

According to an AT&T forums answer from September here, there are no Band 30 areas yet

AT&T isn't providing a map anywhere, so either that's true or it's rolled out in so few places they don't feel like bragging/advertising yet

 

[Ambient80]

Can we install our own live wallpapers? I want one that moves all the time

 

[ruxtpin]

Do you have a 6s? I'm not impressed with the battery on that phone, I'm gonna see if I can get my girlfriend a 6s plus instead.

Yeah, 6S. This battery is sucking. Didn't want the super large but I can't deal with this shit. I think the guy mentioned a $100 restock fee, but I can't remember.

 

[Ninja Dom]

Can we install our own live wallpapers? I want one that moves all the time

You can make a Live Photo taken on your 6S into a live wallpaper on the Lock Screen. It doesn't animate if you use the picture as wallpaper for your Home Screen.

Also, although other iOS devices can display Live Photos, they only animate as Lock Screen wallpapers on the 6S phones and Watch.

 

[kaskade]

That's kind of shitty if the battery life is that much worse on the Samsung between the two chips. That's not a small difference.

edit: bit the bullet and checked, TSMC chip. I can rest easy now. Felt like a schrodinger's cat situation there.

 

[gruenel]

Girlfriends 6s got really warm and dropped %50 battery in about an hour. Back to AT&T it goes.

How long have you had the phone? It might still be indexing, restoring backups etc...

Sorry but it sounds like you're jumping the gun a bit since that doesn't sound like a hardware issue.

 

[Zel3]

How long have you had the phone? It might still be indexing, restoring backups etc...

Sorry but it sounds like you're jumping the gun a bit since that doesn't sound like a hardware issue.

12 days or so. I like to think it wouldn't be indexing anymore?

 

[diablos991]

Well, yes. All the models have the same bands included, it's just AT&T ALSO has Band 30. So that would be the one that has all the bands

However, only AT&T uses Band 30, so if you don't have AT&T, it doesn't matter

Now, if the question is "is there a carrier that uses all the bands" the answer is no. But every model from every carrier can be used on every network without issue

Does the ATT model have LTE band 12 support for T-Mobile?

 

[iNvid02]

That's the same observation that the Macrumors forum users have seen. Are you on 9.0.2? It also happens regardless of if your TSMC or Samsung. Happened to me only once just after I first got the phone and was still on 9.0.1. Nothing since though.

I was on 9.0.1 when it happened, but updated straight after lol.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Does the ATT model have LTE band 12 support for T-Mobile?

Yep!

You can see the only different band is Band 30 on the first model

 

[Leona Lewis]

just had the phone freak out like people have been talking about, it turned itself off and the home button was very hot, like the touch id sensor was overheating. home/power button reset got the phone rebooted but this could happen again, don't think they've responded to the complaints yet, i hope its soemthing that can be fixed with an iOS update though

Same here two days ago - hot, hot, hot home button and nothing on the screen even when plugged in to my computer.

I freaked out thinking I would have to go into recovery mode, but after a hard reset everything was back to normal.

 

[hwalker84]

Damn I got Samsung.

 

[Lord Error]

What's the best way to move just photos/videos from one iphone to another?

I do have full itunes and icloud backup from my older phone, but I've been dragging those backups since literally iphone 3GS, so god knows what's in there anymore, and I'm thinking it might be time to finally start fresh. But I can't leave all the photos behind.

 

[jts]

What's the best way to move just photos/videos from one iphone to another?

I do have full itunes and icloud backup from my older phone, but I've been dragging those backups since literally iphone 3GS, so god knows what's in there anymore, and I'm thinking it might be time to finally start fresh. But I can't leave all the photos behind.

iCloud Photos lad.

 

[kaskade]

What's the best way to move just photos/videos from one iphone to another?

I do have full itunes and icloud backup from my older phone, but I've been dragging those backups since literally iphone 3GS, so god knows what's in there anymore, and I'm thinking it might be time to finally start fresh. But I can't leave all the photos behind.

Do you have iCloud Photo library enabled? Settings>Photos & Camera> iCloud Photo Library. It's nice because Apple split up the photos from the phone backups so if that's all you care about you can just start fresh and have the pictures still. You'll only lose messages and settings stuff.

 

[Lord Error]

Do you have iCloud Photo library enabled? Settings>Photos & Camera> iCloud Photo Library. It's nice because Apple split up the photos from the phone backups so if that's all you care about you can just start fresh and have the pictures still. You'll only lose messages and settings stuff.

Yeah, I was just reading what that does and how exactly does it. I wasn't sure what was the difference between that and the Photstream. Thing is, I don't like uploading any photos online anywhere, but I guess I don't have much of a choice here. I'm sure I can delete the online backup once I move it over.

 

[DoomGyver]

Picked the 6s up Saturday night, this is my first smartphone. Why did I wait so long?

 

[Rootbeer]

Picked the 6s up Saturday night, this is my first smartphone. Why did I wait so long?

You have stepped into a larger world! Welcome to it. Life won't be the same.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Picked the 6s up Saturday night, this is my first smartphone. Why did I wait so long?

You were channeling Terrisus?

 

[kIdMuScLe]

seems I'm having trouble posting a pic through my iPhone:-(

 

[etta]

Oh snap, apparently TSMC chip > Samsung in battery tests. About 2 hours of difference.
http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/tsmcs-a9-chip-outperforming-samsungs-in-early-iphone-6s-battery-benchmarks.1926547/

 

[Wreav]

Oh snap, apparently TSMC chip > Samsung in battery tests.
http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/tsmcs-a9-chip-outperforming-samsungs-in-early-iphone-6s-battery-benchmarks.1926547/

Yeah, we know.

 

[etta]

Yeah, we know.

Ah, which page does the conversation start?

 

[Ninja Dom]

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/07/tsmc-samsung-a9-battery-tests/

TSMC A9's outperforming Samsung A9's in early battery tests.

EDIT: Beaten.

Oh snap, apparently TSMC chip > Samsung in battery tests. About 2 hours of difference.
http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/tsmcs-a9-chip-outperforming-samsungs-in-early-iphone-6s-battery-benchmarks.1926547/

Yeah, we know.

 

[djblue89]

I have a 6S+ with the Samsung chip, is it worth it to go to the Apple store and get it changed?

 

[Wreav]

I have a 6S+ with the Samsung chip, is it worth it to go to the Apple store and get it changed?

The store won't have one to give you, will they?

 

[Yaboosh]

I have a 6S+ with the Samsung chip, is it worth it to go to the Apple store and get it changed?

Next week it is going to be "proven" that the smaller Samsung chip is superior after all.

 

[etta]

I'm reading the comments on MacRumors and people saying their 6S battery is worse than their one year old 6. That's awful.

 

[Ninja Dom]

I have a 6S+ with the Samsung chip, is it worth it to go to the Apple store and get it changed?

Nothing you can do about it.

The only way to find out is to open up a fresh iPhone, set it up, log in with your Apple ID and run the app.

No store is going to allow you to do that on multiple brand new units just so you can find a TSMC unit for exchange.

 

[rawd]

Oooh I wonder which one mine will have. Should be here in a week.. It's like the lottery!!

Work paid for mine so I don't give a

 

[mid83]

How do you check if you have a samsung chip on a 6s Plus?

 

[Bloodrage]

I guess I got lucky with the TSMC on my 6S+. I would have been pretty annoyed if I had to go exchange it after waiting so long to finally have it.

How do you check if you have a samsung chip on a 6s Plus?

Download Lirum Info Lite from the AppStore. It will display your info as soon as you open the app.

N66mAP = TSMC
N66AP = Samsung

I tested it last night and it worked.

 

[Draconestra]

I have a 6S+ with the Samsung chip, is it worth it to go to the Apple store and get it changed?

It's not worth wasting your time. For starters, all these people doing the benchmarking are doing it through different parameters and variances. Wait until a reliable source like Geekbench or Anandtech do their own testing to confirm this.

Your other issue will be trying to get a TMSC based iPhone, you're litterally gonna have a 50/50 chance of getting one when you try to get a replacement. What excuse are you going to come up with to get the replacement when your iPhone works perfectly fine?

Just wait, and if you are seeing awful battery life on your iPhone, go to the Apple Store and have them test it for you. If the battery is actually bad, they'll replace it under warranty.

 

[Yaboosh]

How do you check if you have a samsung chip on a 6s Plus?

You don't. It doesn't matter at this point. There are no reliable tests. People are getting themselves worked up over nothing.

 

[ruxtpin]

I'm reading the comments on MacRumors and people saying their 6S battery is worse than their one year old 6. That's awful.

Mine is pretty crappy. Was browsing for about 2 hours earlier today, via wifi. Sent a few texts and have occasionally logged onto to grab emails (since push is turned off) ... I'm at 47% now. This is with brightness turned down and nearly every other power saving measure activated. So 715am I disconnected from power, 344pm here now and less than half left after - what I consider - little use.

 

[etta]

You don't. It doesn't matter at this point. There are no reliable tests. People are getting themselves worked up over nothing.

Huh? There's an app that tells you.

 

[Bloodrage]

I'm reading the comments on MacRumors and people saying their 6S battery is worse than their one year old 6. That's awful.

My 6S Plus battery lasts all day even after playing a bunch of games extensively. I don't feel the need to bring my charger with me at all anymore. I'm very impressed.

 

[Yaboosh]

Huh? There's an app that tells you.

No i mean there are no reliable tests saying one is definitively better than the other. Or if one is, by how much.

Even checking which chip you have is a pointless reason to stress yourself out over nothing at the moment.

 

[Vyer]

*happy with phone*

*reads post on Reddit*

*'omg oh no what do I do should I return?!?'*

#CHIPGATE

Picked the 6s up Saturday night, this is my first smartphone. Why did I wait so long?

Congrats. Welcome to the future.

I'm reading the comments on MacRumors and people saying their 6S battery is worse than their one year old 6. That's awful.

Don't read macrumors. You would also have thought every iPhone was bending after being taken out of the box if you depended on macrumors.

 

[jts]

^tbf, #bendgate was taken seriously by Apple, in a situation very similar to #antennagate (and #scuffgate? huh).

The fact the new iPhone is tougher gives me much more confidence to get it.

In any case, I’m thinking about not even testing the phone for chip maker.

 

[Maximus.]

Nothing you can do about it.

The only way to find out is to open up a fresh iPhone, set it up, log in with your Apple ID and run the app.

No store is going to allow you to do that on multiple brand new units just so you can find a TSMC unit for exchange.

ding ding ding.

 

[xsarien]

ding ding ding.

Pretty much. If someone has the audacity to try it, though, I'd love it if someone could record the moment. I want to see the exact amount of laughing that takes place before they're just kicked out of the store.