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its fine for 90% of things, and I have a battery case for the days when its not

 

I prefer the phone overall as a device, I really do not like Android much, though I might get one as a second phone just so I have the best from both worlds

wait for s7, it's supposed to come out pretty soon. s7 and iphone 7 a pair of 7s.

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wait for s7, it's supposed to come out pretty soon. s7 and iphone 7 a pair of 7s.

 

If i buy an android phone it will mostly likely be something budget, I cant afford two flagships, but ill definitely get the iPhone 7

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if jobs was alive he would probably go on a rampage

this is ridiculous THIS ISNT THE SEGA GENESIS 

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If i buy an android phone it will mostly likely be something budget, I cant afford two flagships, but ill definitely get the iPhone 7

I'm in the same boat mate, I tried getting myself battery case but I just can't do it I can't stand the extra bulk and weight. At this point my battery life has gotten terrible so I can't wait till I can upgrade to the 7. These next 10 months need to go faster!

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I'm in the same boat mate, I tried getting myself battery case but I just can't do it I can't stand the extra bulk and weight. At this point my battery life has gotten terrible so I can't wait till I can upgrade to the 7. These next 10 months need to go faster!

 

I honestly dont find it that bad, i took it off charge today at 7am, watched about 2 hour of youtube, hafl an hour of music, some picture messages and some facebook , its now 13:37 and im at 73% battery life

 

Seems fine to me, if I have a heavy day then the battery case I use is pretty slim and light, its pretty reasonable for 120% extra battery easily giving me 2 heavy days

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Update: The Verge says that unlike alternative battery cases for the iPhone, the Apple offering doesn't have enough to charge the phone full. In other words, it won't double battery life of the device, unlike other cheaper options.

The charging LED of the cover is at the inside of the case, not outside. So you need to remove the phone from its case to know the status (or turn on the phone and look at the start screen or notification center). It also doesn't have a standby mode, to NOT charge the phone like alternative cases.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9867996/apple-smart-battery-case-iphone-6-6s-hands-on

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I honestly dont find it that bad, i took it off charge today at 7am, watched about 2 hour of youtube, hafl an hour of music, some picture messages and some facebook , its now 13:37 and im at 73% battery life

 

Seems fine to me, if I have a heavy day then the battery case I use is pretty slim and light, its pretty reasonable for 120% extra battery easily giving me 2 heavy days

Oh wow not bad, have you also had your 6 since release?

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Oh wow not bad, have you also had your 6 since release?

 

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I honestly dont find it that bad, i took it off charge today at 7am, watched about 2 hour of youtube, hafl an hour of music, some picture messages and some facebook , its now 13:37 and im at 73% battery life

Seems fine to me, if I have a heavy day then the battery case I use is pretty slim and light, its pretty reasonable for 120% extra battery easily giving me 2 heavy days

Same here.

But i usually play heartstone over 3G during boring lessons and that drains my battery.

The samsung s6 edge drains battery faster than my iPhone 6 :).

And i don't like android phones because they overheat really easily, as from the Android phones i have used.

Never tried motorola, would try if given a chance tho.

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Update: The Verge says that unlike alternative battery cases for the iPhone, the Apple offering doesn't have enough to charge the phone full. In other words, it won't double battery life of the device, unlike other cheaper options.

The charging LED of the cover is at the inside of the case, not outside. So you need to remove the phone from its case to know the status (or turn on the phone and look at the start screen or notification center). It also doesn't have a standby mode, to NOT charge the phone like alternative cases.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9867996/apple-smart-battery-case-iphone-6-6s-hands-on

Oh wow. So it's not even 2000 mAh then. Incredible.

Edit: 1877mah o m g

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I guess $99 is the Apple premium... That's kind of insane.

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I am sad its not even a good case, you could at least forgive them if it was an attractive, well designed high capacity case

 

my Anker case was 1/3rd the price and is better looking, and has a bigger battery (120%)

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I honestly though this was an april fools joke! WTF! This thing is hideous! I'm not one to praise Steve Jobs and go on about how he wouldn't do this etc but seriously he must be rolling over in his grave right now!

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I am sad its not even a good case, you could at least forgive them if it was an attractive, well designed high capacity case

my Anker case was 1/3rd the price and is better looking, and has a bigger battery (120%)

1877mah, nasty looking, 99 dollar case and people in verge comments are actually thinking of buying it. My brain is hurting.

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1877mah, nasty looking, 99 dollar case and people in verge comments are actually thinking of buying it. My brain is hurting.

 

yeah I would never buy that

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If it wasn't confirmed before, it's been confirmed now. Apple is stylistically bankrupt.

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- snip -

 

that is the ugliest piece of shit I've ever seen!!!

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They should've made it much thicker and claimed it was also a stand as well xD /s

 

Really it looks like someone surrounded a battery in silicone and super glued it to the back of an iPhone 6...

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really wish apple would make the phone thicker... At the end of the day no one cares about a few mm.. just so long as it isn't a brick

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You know, I thought this was a troll. Like an April fools day type of thing.

They can't be serious with this..

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I'm bored with people putting the word 'smart' in front of everything.

That thing is not only a band aid for poor endurance, it's an abomination in terms of style as well.

Also for that price you can have something much more overkill.

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WTF is this POS......since i updated to 9 my 6+ has nose dived with issues plaguing the os.  apple are loosing the plot.

 

i still dont get all the obsession with battery life, if i can get through a day from full charge and heavy use, then whats the problem?

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