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Apple iPhone 6S |OT|
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LordOfChaos
Member
Yeah, there's that. For more idle workloads they said the difference was 1-2%, so unless you game on it for more than one or two hours it won't make a huge difference in the end.
It's still just interesting from the perspective of seeing the same chip on the same generation of fabrication plants, just with two different plants and thus different results. And the larger one doing better, at that.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
I wonder if enough people complain Apple would make Samsung do something about it.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Guys please please please, I need help!
The notification bar is stuck on my phone covering the top half of my screen and I can't do anything with the phone. I can't see who's calling, I can't make phone calls or text, see other notifications, just nothing. It's stuck with 80% battery left and it isn't going to bleed fast enough before I have to leave tomorrow. I can't shut off the phone because the slide is being blocked by the notification bar.
Is there anyway to reset the phone without losing all my stuff?
The notification bar is stuck on my phone covering the top half of my screen and I can't do anything with the phone. I can't see who's calling, I can't make phone calls or text, see other notifications, just nothing. It's stuck with 80% battery left and it isn't going to bleed fast enough before I have to leave tomorrow. I can't shut off the phone because the slide is being blocked by the notification bar.
Is there anyway to reset the phone without losing all my stuff?
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Hold the sleep/wake button for 10 seconds, then hold the home button (while still holding the sleep/wake button) then the phone should do a restart.
Kurt Angle
Member
what chip is it?
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Thank you so much! I was looking online but all of them said that doing this would hard reset your phone. Phew, thanks much!
I don't even know how to look for this. Where would I find it?
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Hope that works for you. I don't think even if you hold onto the buttons all the way through it would do a hard reset (like deleting stuff?) it's the equivalent of sliding to power off and turning it on again.
Here's the instructions for finding the chip maker.
sorijealut
Member
Getting real tired of your crap, TSMC-folk.
I'll trade u dis phone 4 urs
Oh, and i throw in 1 more Samsung phone. U can have 2 Sams.
Oh, and i throw in 1 more Samsung phone. U can have 2 Sams.
Kurt Angle
Member
what am I gonna do with 2 gigantic pieces of shits
eyeball_kid
Member
"Hard reset" is just kind of the iPhone community term for a forced reboot of the device. There's no way using the hardware buttons to wipe your iPhone or delete any content.
Atraveller
Banned
Ordered a 64GB silver plus, I hope it's going to be TSMC chip!
Infernodash
Member
128GB 6S+ Space Gray TSMC. #blessed
RedNumberFive
Banned
The wife and I are looking to upgrade our 5s's and keep our unlimited data plan from back in the OG iPhone days. We went to AT&Ts website, and the option for the traditional subsidized 2 year contract doesn't show up. My understanding is that there is some convoluted way to still get this option via their website, but I'm coming up short. Any advice?
I know real world difference in battery life is negligible, but I can't say I wasn't relieved to see I got TSMC.
The 6s+ is beautifully smooth and has great features. I did not realize it had landscape tab support in Safari, which is awesome. There are a lot of little improvements that add up to a more robust workspace than iOS on a smaller device. But man, I am typing on my 5S and it feels so much more comfortable, especially using my non dominant hand. It's going to be tough leaving this form factor.
Got 2534/4313 on geekbench. Pretty happy.
The 6s+ also charges faster than my 5s. Is that a new thing? I'm using my 5s's USB cable, plugged directly into the wall (no brick). This is the same set up I used for my 5s, which sipped a charge, whereas this 6s+ got to 15% from empty in around 5 minutes.
The 6s+ is beautifully smooth and has great features. I did not realize it had landscape tab support in Safari, which is awesome. There are a lot of little improvements that add up to a more robust workspace than iOS on a smaller device. But man, I am typing on my 5S and it feels so much more comfortable, especially using my non dominant hand. It's going to be tough leaving this form factor.
Got 2534/4313 on geekbench. Pretty happy.
The 6s+ also charges faster than my 5s. Is that a new thing? I'm using my 5s's USB cable, plugged directly into the wall (no brick). This is the same set up I used for my 5s, which sipped a charge, whereas this 6s+ got to 15% from empty in around 5 minutes.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
They will start the swap and allow you to send in your 6S when you get the plus.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Fun story time!
On the night preorders went up, I ordered a 64GB Space Grey 6s Plus T-Mobile phone. T-Mobile because I was buying it full price anyway, despite me having AT&T. No big deal, phone arrives and I pop my SIM card in, easy peasy. Works just as intended.
Now I never wanted to keep the full price phone, I can't afford that. Every time I looked at my credit card bill I cried a little. So my plan was to use it until I reserved an AT&T model of the same variety at my local Apple Store to do the iPhone Upgrade Program with. However, there's a 14 day return window and in that time none of my local stores were getting any of my model in. Today was the 13th day, so it was kinda getting down to the wire. Someone who I know who works at the store says "Dude, I have your solution! Just return the phone you have, instantly rebuy that exact model on the IUP."
I say "That will work?" He says yeah, all the store has to do is return the phone, move the item back into "sellable" in their internal system, and resell it to me on the IUP. Perfect, I thought! A flawless solution! So I do just that, I return my current 6s+ with the intent to rebuy it a second later, but this time on the IUP instead of it costing $900+
I totally forgot I ordered a T-Mobile phone and I have AT&T. Yes this matters, since the phone HAS to be activated, and their process will only register a T-Mobile phone as activate-able on T-Mobile
So I return the phone, see the receipt and go "Oh shit, I totally forgot this is a T-Mobile." So my entire plan falls apart. I'm in the store without a phone because I just returned it, I'm unable to rebuy it on the IUP because it's not on my carrier, and I'm unable to rebuy it anyway because it takes a few days for the refund to go through and I don't feel good putting another $900 on my credit card
So yeah. I'm back to using a 6 Plus because I forgot what model of phone I ordered
On the night preorders went up, I ordered a 64GB Space Grey 6s Plus T-Mobile phone. T-Mobile because I was buying it full price anyway, despite me having AT&T. No big deal, phone arrives and I pop my SIM card in, easy peasy. Works just as intended.
Now I never wanted to keep the full price phone, I can't afford that. Every time I looked at my credit card bill I cried a little. So my plan was to use it until I reserved an AT&T model of the same variety at my local Apple Store to do the iPhone Upgrade Program with. However, there's a 14 day return window and in that time none of my local stores were getting any of my model in. Today was the 13th day, so it was kinda getting down to the wire. Someone who I know who works at the store says "Dude, I have your solution! Just return the phone you have, instantly rebuy that exact model on the IUP."
I say "That will work?" He says yeah, all the store has to do is return the phone, move the item back into "sellable" in their internal system, and resell it to me on the IUP. Perfect, I thought! A flawless solution! So I do just that, I return my current 6s+ with the intent to rebuy it a second later, but this time on the IUP instead of it costing $900+
I totally forgot I ordered a T-Mobile phone and I have AT&T. Yes this matters, since the phone HAS to be activated, and their process will only register a T-Mobile phone as activate-able on T-Mobile
So I return the phone, see the receipt and go "Oh shit, I totally forgot this is a T-Mobile." So my entire plan falls apart. I'm in the store without a phone because I just returned it, I'm unable to rebuy it on the IUP because it's not on my carrier, and I'm unable to rebuy it anyway because it takes a few days for the refund to go through and I don't feel good putting another $900 on my credit card
So yeah. I'm back to using a 6 Plus because I forgot what model of phone I ordered
PreFire
Member
For some reason, my status bar icon won't stop spinning if I'm on the "desktop". Going into apps like safari for example, doesn't activate the spinning unless there's some web activity. It also won't spin if it put it in airplane mode.
I've disabled a shit load of cellular data on apps that don't need it. Tried low power mode. Restarted phone.
I have unlimited t-mobile LTE data, so idc about exceeding a limit.. I'm just worried about it sucking my battery life.
Has anyone experienced this on their 6s?
I've disabled a shit load of cellular data on apps that don't need it. Tried low power mode. Restarted phone.
I have unlimited t-mobile LTE data, so idc about exceeding a limit.. I'm just worried about it sucking my battery life.
Has anyone experienced this on their 6s?
Zeyphersan
Banned
jts
...hate me...
I'm thinking stuff like thirst for more content on that big screen (apps, videos), plus 12Mpx photos, slo-mo video (ocasional 4K for fun), etc can spike up my storage needs quite a bit, though mitigated by iCloud.
HeavyMetalLover91
Member
Is there a way to change the frame you want your Live photo to stay on? I have a photo that's a flash of white light but when I play it there's a few frames that would make a good photo.. any way to do this? Obvs aware that the frame I pick won't be as good quality as a regular photo but better than a white light of nothing.
Just tried out the 6S and 6S plus in a store. Still don't know which to get. The 6 felt lovely in the hand and pocket, whereas the plus felt a bit precarious in the hand (fits in my pocket ok). But the browsing real estate of the plus is really nice, and the slightly larger font doesn't hurt as I get older 
This is compared to my current z3 which is a 5.2" screen in a phone roughly halfway between the two iphones in size. I had a z3 compact for a while which has a 4.7" screen but it felt a bit small. But then 5.5" feels big (especially with apples bezels).
Also have to consider when I'll use it. Likely when I get home the phone will mostly sit unused as I'll use my iPad air 2. Although I've thought about going 6+ and ditching the iPad, I think I'd miss the size of the iPad too much. Really not sure.
BTW, is there any way to adjust the inertia on scrolling? On android, chrome has a really nice feeling which let's you flick and scroll down a long page quickly - good for eg gaf pages where you want to get near the bottom quickly. But on iPhone it seemed very 'sticky' - you'd flick and then It'd screech to a halt quickly. Felt heavy and not great.
This is compared to my current z3 which is a 5.2" screen in a phone roughly halfway between the two iphones in size. I had a z3 compact for a while which has a 4.7" screen but it felt a bit small. But then 5.5" feels big (especially with apples bezels).
Also have to consider when I'll use it. Likely when I get home the phone will mostly sit unused as I'll use my iPad air 2. Although I've thought about going 6+ and ditching the iPad, I think I'd miss the size of the iPad too much. Really not sure.
BTW, is there any way to adjust the inertia on scrolling? On android, chrome has a really nice feeling which let's you flick and scroll down a long page quickly - good for eg gaf pages where you want to get near the bottom quickly. But on iPhone it seemed very 'sticky' - you'd flick and then It'd screech to a halt quickly. Felt heavy and not great.
No, but if you scroll quickly a few times in succession, it will accelerate.
Business
Member
Was considering the same the other day at the Apple store and decided that, although the extra screen real state is nice, at the end of the day it's still not good enough to substitute the iPad air I have at home.
Why would Samsung need to do anything? As an Apple vendor, they would have been provided specs they needed to meet for any supplied components. If they didn't meet those specs, Apple would not have accepted the parts. If you're mad at someone, be mad at Apple.
From what I can tell, it isn't possible. I use a Mac and before the El Capitan update, a Live Photo had a picture and a separate movie when it was viewed in Photos app on Mac. Since the El Capitan update the Photos app now displays the Live Photo as a single picture that animates.
So it seems a Live Photo is a picture and a movie file stitched together. I haven't yet put a Live Photo into iMovie to see what can be done with it yet.
LordOfChaos
Member
It's in a fabrication plants best interests to have competitive performance per watt, and I'm sure Apple tried to get them to be closer already. The problems are larger than Samsung just needing a nudge, I'm sure. Different fabrication plants, on the same generation of shrink, always have differences like this. Apple and Samsung will have already tried.
I expect in the coming months as both fabs mature, we'll see better characteristics from both as well, so it may even out or they may even swap spots.
LordOfChaos
Member
AT had a hands-off look at this
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9708/analyzing-apple-statement-for-tsmc-and-samsung-a9
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9708/analyzing-apple-statement-for-tsmc-and-samsung-a9
Gamecocks625
Member
the TSMC chip saved my life
Yours and mine bro, yours and mine.
LordOfChaos
Member
I hear it blessed a demon and that demon changed its life
jts
...hate me...
Ordered the 128GB 6s Plus in Space Grey from a different provider. Screw it (its still unlocked, can use with my current provider).
Now a new wait begins.
And distressful thoughts about what chip Ill get. Sometimes I dream its a TSMC. I just dont want to wake up from that.
Now a new wait begins.
And distressful thoughts about what chip Ill get. Sometimes I dream its a TSMC. I just dont want to wake up from that.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Yeah, I'm thinking Samsung is within the specs now but Apple could be nudging for better performance in future chips or else TSMC gets the bulk of the future orders. Also may influence A10 chips. Samsung will be motivated to get better since they're not the sole supplier this time.
Sapiens
Member
So, it really doesn't matter after all.
Well, I'm still returning my phone....to exchange it for a 64 GB model. 16GB is retarded.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
Man this chip stuff has blown up!
It's always the same with Apple products. Do you have an LG/Samsung display? Well, the LG is better because it doesn't have image retention! Do you have a Samsung/Toshiba SSD? Well, the Samsung is better because the read/write speeds are much faster! Do you have a TSMC/Samsung chip? Well, the TSMC is better because better battery life!
It just makes people paranoid and feel like their device is inferior. Then they go set up an Apple appointment to get it replaced. I can just imagine them standing there "Nope, that has a Samsung too! I demand you bring out another device. Nope, that's Samsung too! Another! ..yep TMSC, thank you!".
Is it just Apple that this happens to or do people do it for other products???
Just use the device and enjoy it or go buy something else.
It's always the same with Apple products. Do you have an LG/Samsung display? Well, the LG is better because it doesn't have image retention! Do you have a Samsung/Toshiba SSD? Well, the Samsung is better because the read/write speeds are much faster! Do you have a TSMC/Samsung chip? Well, the TSMC is better because better battery life!
It just makes people paranoid and feel like their device is inferior. Then they go set up an Apple appointment to get it replaced. I can just imagine them standing there "Nope, that has a Samsung too! I demand you bring out another device. Nope, that's Samsung too! Another! ..yep TMSC, thank you!".
Is it just Apple that this happens to or do people do it for other products???
Just use the device and enjoy it or go buy something else.
Interesting to see the info on the standard deviation in chips on a regular basis. Never really thought about it.
jts
...hate me...
Theres a few instances with stuff like TVs getting different quality panels, also portable consoles etc. Im pretty sure even cars have had this kind of issues sometimes.
I guess its just all the more annoying the more expensive the products. But cmon, I really cant blame consumers. They make all these brands rich as hell and theres nothing good coming out of shaking their trust and buying confidence.