I wonder the same regarding the battery. I might only have a 4s but can
get away with two or three days with average usage.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 29/06/2014 22:08, Alex Hall wrote:
I am having the same battery problems, also starting with iOS7. However, Apple
ran a remote diagnostic on my phone when I called them, even though I didn't
have Apple Care, and said that there is a hardware fault in my battery
somewhere which is causing problems with fast draining. As was said, the
battery is now one and a half years old and I use it constantly, so I'm not too
surprised.
I, too, would take a long and hard look at Android before switching. Maybe rent
a tablet for a couple weeks, or see what your carrier's return policy is.
Facebook is not Apple's fault at all, and I'd be interested to see how the same
app performs on Android. also, remember that the iPhone6 will very probably
have a larger screen, which means a larger battery. Many Android devices can
offer longer battery lives simply because they are already bigger than the
iPhone and so can sport more raw power to use. Finally, if battery drain is all
in iOS, then who's to say iOS8 won't make a huge jump in battery?
Obviously, the choice is yours. The bottom line is that Android is very
different and has its own set of challenges, bugs, and shortcomings you need to
know about before you start relying on it full time. No company is perfect, and
of course you know what Apple's problems are. Just be sure you aren't trading
those issues for an even bigger set with Android.
On Jun 29, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
Hi Eric,
I doubt a top of the line Android phone will give you better battery life. I
also would be interested to know what all these bugs in iOS 7 are and of course
the fact that you are having issues with Facebook is not Apple's fault.
As for dictation, I don't encounter the problems you have with SIRI putting in
the word comma when I want it to put in the punctuation. According to what they
said in the keynote dictation in iOS 8 will be much more responsive and while
there are some Android fanboys on this list, I would highly recommend that you
find a way to try Android before you commit to a high-end Android phone on a
2-year contract.
I can't diagnose your battery issue, but having poor cell coverage definitely
will suck battery as the phone constantly tries to connect and communicate with
the towers.My nephew works in a very remote rural area in northern British
Columbia and his is the same experience; however, if he is in town with a good
signal his battery is just fine. Then you also have to keep in mind that if you
got your iPhone 5 when it was released that the battery is now one and a half
years old and any rechargeable battery degrades with time.
Regards,
Sieghard
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Eric Brinkman
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 12:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Tired of quality decline and considering switching to Droid
As someone who uses GPS and browses the web regularly, the battery life on my
iPhone 5 with the latest IOS has become completely unacceptable. I have read
MacWorld's guide to improving battery life and followed their suggestions, but
I am still lucky to have over 30% charge after a trip to NYC. If I don't put
the phone into airplane mode while at work or bring a charger to the office, I
will have 20% or less by the time I leave. And i don't even use my phone at
work.
There's just poor cell coverage in my office, but this wasn't a problem until
recent months. I think it's due to the walls, as I am on Verizon and have no
issues when outside. If I stay with IOS, I will buy a juice pack when I
upgrade to the iPhone 6 this fall. But there are so many bugs in the latest
IOS that I wonder whether I might be better off on Android. The dictation
feature seems to have gotten less smart since IOS 7.1, often typing the word
comma when I want a comma punctuation indicator. There are so many bugs with
Facebook and VO that I could easily spend five paragraphs detailing them.
Also, I really don't think I should need to buy a juice pack, as I didn't have
much of an issue with the battery life prior to IOS 7. These issues are the
result of Apple rushing products out the door before they are ready, something
that's been crippling the company ever since the IOS
6 Maps debacle. Had you asked me a year ago, I would've said I'll never switch
to Droid, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone on this list know what the
situation is on Droid concerning GPS and accessibility? The last time I heard,
good screen-reading software was available but I wasn't sure about GPS. I have
heard that now Google's dictation functionality is in many ways smarter than
Siri.
Is battery life far superior on the top-of-the-line Droid phones as well?
Thanks in advance.
Eric
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