To be fair though, I still have the 4S (in a drawer) but it's dreadfully dreadfully slow. You would need the patience of a saint to use it as a daily driver.My eldest daughter still uses an iPhone 4 lol.
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I still have my ipad 2 and it's on ios 9. I don't consider it to be dreadfully slow and it's still used as a consumption and viewing device. Maybe making phone calls it's another story.
I wouldn’t expect an 8 year old smartphone to be fast and fluid like current daily drivers though. Our iPhone 4 works well for its age and isn’t as laggy as I’d expect. Someone I know has an HTC Incredible S for their child and despite it being a year younger than our iPhone 4, it’s struggling a lot.
Lol not hurt at all I just why you post on a forum of a company whose products/services you dislike.
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Oh and yes that is embarrassing.Yeah...talk about fart apps in App store. That's more embarrassing
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=fart app
Well I got rid of my iPad 2 four years ago - reason? It was annoyingly slow way back then. When I use my 2018 iPad the performance is night and day.
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You're not really comparing models of equal performance though. Looking at my 4S now I don't really know how I used a phone with such a tiny screen. I still maintain if I fire up my 4S now, which I have done from time to time the performance (iOS 9) is pretty dire.
Of course, the GTR goes to 60 in 1.5 seconds, that doesn't mean an M5 is slow. I don't find it(iPad 2) annoying slow, I don't need instant response. Good enough on a 2011 device is fine with me.
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I was comparing two smartphones that were roughly the same age that’s all. I also owned an Incredible S back in 2011 and it was a superb phone in its day although it got only 2 updates in the 18 months I owned it. I can’t imagine trying to use it now.
My daughters have an iPad each, one is a 2 and the other is a 3. They are slower than my 2017 iPad but we’ve well and truly got our money’s worth. They are just loaded with films and kids apps for distraction situations when out and about, usually restaurants.
I appreciate Android for the competition that sparks innovation and challenges Apple to do more.
You’re right that Apple should’ve been straight forward with throttling iPhones.
The point is, the reason they did it to prevent unexpected shut downs due to degraded batteries. Every battery ages over a period of time with different variables affecting how long the battery lasts.
By no means should they have tried to hide this. But you can get a brand new Apple installed battery for any iPhone 5s-7 for $29 til the end of this year.
It’s better than what happens on android, the phone just shuts down and you’re screwed.
Citation please. All portable electronic devices I've used have had total battery time decrease as time went on, never sudden shutdowns.
https://androidforums.com/threads/phone-randomly-shuts-down-and-battery-level-gone-crazy.419704/
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Isnt that the very essence of why people prefer different things and value things differently. Maybe if I’m easily pleased your impossible to please. Nothing wrong with that either way.
Been a special feature on UK consumer TV programme showing how Apple were finding any excuse they can for not replacing customers batteries under the scheme. They then charge most customers full price.
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Why settle for a third rate experience for goodness sake. Get your hand in your pocket and upgrade to the 2018 model.
The iPhone still does not block calls well. I have tried multiple apps on my iPhone X and calls still get through. My Note 9, or previous Note 8, S9+, etc never would get through. The apps actually work in the background where I believe Apples iOS system shuts them down and they stop blocking.
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10 Reasons Android Still Beats the iPhone
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-is-better-than-iphone,news-21296.html
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Haha, NOPE. That is what Apple is worse known for is Notifications. Why you think they are completely changing them to copy Android now? lol
Didn’t toms guide also publish 10 reason ios beats android?
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-is-better-than-android,news-21307.html
11 reasons. That’s 1 more then Android.
My iPhone 6s Plus, has call blocking built in to iOS 11. It works perfect with out a need for any 3rd party apps.
I stopped reading TomsGuide when he sold the website. It’s ran by keyboard jockeys, who pump out a dozen articles a day like its a factory. I’ve learned to trust my own opinion years ago.
I think notifications are fine on iOS. They work.
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I didn’t want to get in to this but , screw it.
The cpu sockets for Intel CPUs have been nearly dummy proof for at least a decade.
More then a decade if you include Intel P3 cpus.
Back in, what ever year, P3 CPUs were soldered on to a cartridge, similar to a video game cartridge; NES, Sega, what ever. You couldn’t insert it the wrong way even if you were brain dead. The downside to the cpu being soldered to a cartridge, from what i remember, you couldn’t overclock the cpu as high vs a socket based intel cpu. Don’t quote me, it’s been a while but, it had something to do with chips and controllers mounted on the cartridge. It’s been a while and my memory is fuzzy.
On the plus side, cartridge based intel cpu’s, had a much better 3rd party coolers.
Alpha P7125 w/ YS Tech fans. This perticular cooler was the jigity bomb cooler. First cooler to use copper core and aluminum fins. It was decades ahead of its time.
Fast forward to Intel iCore cpu’s. The 1/4 inch long pins were removed from intel cpu. The intel cpu socket has pins but, they are flexible, to allow pressure and force to be applied to make a solid connection.
When you place an iCore intel cpu in to a socket, there is lever , that requires about 3-5lbs of force to clamp down and secure an Intel cpu. PSI varies depending on manufacturer of motherboard.
If you insert the cpu in the wrong position, you won’t be able to secure the lever with +20lbs of force.
There is a small notch on the cpu with a small gold triangle and there is a small triangle like cut out in the socket on the motherboard, that tells you how to properly place an Intel cpu in to a socket.
You have to be brain dead in your left toe and not able to figure out with out 4 hour YouTube video, how to install an Intel cpu in to a motherboard.
If you can figure out the right side up, when you insert a key in to a door lock, than inserting an Intel cpu in to a socket should be a no brainer.
I can’t believe, something so simple, had to be explained and argued over.
Back in 2007, I worked at Microcenter for a year as a Tech. I have seen only one time, when a customer did not properly assembled his own custom built computer. He brought it
in for diagnostics because it was over heating. The reason it was overheating, he used the entire tube of thermal paste.
He also used a self-tapping one inch screw, to secure a dvd/cd player. But, the cpu it self was properly secured.
The cpu sockets for Intel CPUs have been nearly dummy proof for at least a decade.
More then a decade if you include Intel P3 cpus.
Back in, what ever year, P3 CPUs were soldered on to a cartridge, similar to a video game cartridge; NES, Sega, what ever. You couldn’t insert it the wrong way even if you were brain dead. The downside to the cpu being soldered to a cartridge, from what i remember, you couldn’t overclock the cpu as high vs a socket based intel cpu. Don’t quote me, it’s been a while but, it had something to do with chips and controllers mounted on the cartridge. It’s been a while and my memory is fuzzy.
On the plus side, cartridge based intel cpu’s, had a much better 3rd party coolers.
Alpha P7125 w/ YS Tech fans. This perticular cooler was the jigity bomb cooler. First cooler to use copper core and aluminum fins. It was decades ahead of its time.
Fast forward to Intel iCore cpu’s. The 1/4 inch long pins were removed from intel cpu. The intel cpu socket has pins but, they are flexible, to allow pressure and force to be applied to make a solid connection.
When you place an iCore intel cpu in to a socket, there is lever , that requires about 3-5lbs of force to clamp down and secure an Intel cpu. PSI varies depending on manufacturer of motherboard.
If you insert the cpu in the wrong position, you won’t be able to secure the lever with +20lbs of force.
There is a small notch on the cpu with a small gold triangle and there is a small triangle like cut out in the socket on the motherboard, that tells you how to properly place an Intel cpu in to a socket.
You have to be brain dead in your left toe and not able to figure out with out 4 hour YouTube video, how to install an Intel cpu in to a motherboard.
If you can figure out the right side up, when you insert a key in to a door lock, than inserting an Intel cpu in to a socket should be a no brainer.
I can’t believe, something so simple, had to be explained and argued over.
Back in 2007, I worked at Microcenter for a year as a Tech. I have seen only one time, when a customer did not properly assembled his own custom built computer. He brought it
in for diagnostics because it was over heating. The reason it was overheating, he used the entire tube of thermal paste.
He also used a self-tapping one inch screw, to secure a dvd/cd player. But, the cpu it self was properly secured.
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I glanced over the whole manual and I did not find a single page where it states that trying to insert the CPU wrong will damage it beyond repair. If it's stated in small fine print it might as well not be there. And this is only for the Intel CPUs where the pins are on the motherboard. With AMD the pins are on the CPU so it's even easier to bend one.
I bet you guys did not even bother to download the Note 5 manual and check out what was written in it. For your reference, this is the warning I am talking about
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...N920V_Galaxy-Note5_EN_UM_LL_5.1_OGE_FINAL.pdf
Warning: Be sure to insert your S Pen with the nib pointed inward. Inserting the S Pen the wrong way can cause it to become stuck and can damage the pen and your phone.
And just like how Apple can't find a way to fix people's stupidity, Samsung can't either. Samsung showed the users how the Spen is to be inserted in the illustration. You use a device how it is meant to be used in the manual. If you experiment with it, it's on you not Samsung.
The MacBook keyboard stops working if dust gets under it. Is there anything given in the manual?
No,it's a very good example as turning it off doesn't turn it off. The first switch on the planet which behaves like this.
Also don’t forget the auto brightness toggle. It isn’t located in display and brightness like it’s supposed to be. You have to dig inside a convoluted series of menus to find a simple toggle. An amateur will need a google search to find out where it is.
Benchmarks can only be manipulated upwards, not downwards. No company wants to make their product look bad. Geekbench showed the score being halved and it was not a manipulation on the part of Geekbench because Apple confirmed later that what Geekbench was showing was genuine.
Apple only gave a way to solve it after 30 lawsuits were filed against it.
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These Android versus iOS threads are pointless. At the end of the day everyone thinks their OS and device is best. Even when people like myself state they are both good with little to choose between them people then argue with that postilion too.
It's far better to just stick with what suits you and forget anything else.
It's far better to just stick with what suits you and forget anything else.
On the contrary that's better then what Apple did.
What was happening on iOS-
Phone battery is defective. Battery unable to provide required charge. Owner is unaware of this and doesn't know about coconut battery and these other apps. Phone seems sluggish and is showing stuttering.Owner goes to the store. The store app is set up in such a way that unless battery health gets below 80% it will show up as fine on Apple's diags. Battery checks out fine. Owner is fed up with the slowdown. Goes out and buys a new iPhone using trade-in.
What reportedly happens on Android(no citation of any company as of yet)-
Phone shuts down. Owner goes to the store, issue is recognised as that of the battery. Buys a new battery. Problem solved.
See how easy it is? Unfortunately for Tim Cook, the above results in 1 less sale which is why he didn't do that.
Also I am still not sure if they are cheating in that battery health setting app so that people do not buy that discounted battery. My iPhone 6 battery health is 82% on coconut battery. On iOS 12 the inbuilt settings app shows health at 91%. Judging by the battery life, coconut battery seems to be more accurate to me.