Conversation Between Razgriz and Serene Grace
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  1. Serene Grace
    September 9th, 2013 11:53 PM
    Serene Grace
    I never really experienced the battery problem because I use WiFi at home and when I'm out, I tend to turn off 3G unless I'm actively using the internet on my phone. This makes the battery last around 7-12 hours for me, which is very good indeed. I recommend trying this out and seeing if there's any difference.

    iOS7 is absolutely beautiful in my personal opinion and I feel opposite in terms of hardware capabilities. Apple have a great way of pushing updates to their mobile platforms with minimal hardware upgrades. While iOS7 may need more processing power, it also comes with new technology that tries to use as little processing power as possible and still improve battery life. The A5 chip in the 4S should be more than capable of handling iOS7 with ease. It may be a different story with the iPhone 4, however, which I believe will start to feel the strain from the upgrade.

    Is the new iPhone going to be different? I'm not too sure. Apple are unpredictable as hell - one of the reasons I'm particularly fond of them from a design and decision making point of view. On one hand, it would be safe to make things look similar but have the next iPhone have improved functionality (as is the pattern with 4 and 4S). The design overhaul would have been with the 5 and the improved insides would be the next one or "5S" as people are calling it. To me, the 5 is beautiful anyway so if they don't change the design this year it's not going to stop me from getting the next iPhone. A radical change of design is only a plus, really.

    That being said, Apple is still a business and from a business point of view the smartphone market is in such a competitive state right now that maybe they can't afford to just overhaul the insides in order to attract more customers - hence the (justified to an extent) rumours of a cheaper iPhone "5S" being released alongside the new one. Same insides, OS, etc. it's just made out of plastic instead of glass and metal. For me, the whole point of having an iPhone is the premium materials that it's made out of - therefore I'll still rather get the other, more expensive, "5S". The cheaper model could prove to be a game breaker in the smartphone market, however, as it means anyone has access to an iPhone now.
  2. Razgriz
    September 8th, 2013 2:22 PM
    Razgriz
    Yeah... I know that it has something to do with the 3G/Facebook/Push notifications. A lot of people complain about how iOS 6.1.3 drains your battery :(
    I'm not so happy about having to move to iOS 7 right away... I'm sure that it's going to slow down my 4S. Do you think that the new iPhone is going to be too different? I don't think so, I mean 4S and 5 are basically the same thing, my 4S works great.
  3. Serene Grace
    September 8th, 2013 12:23 PM
    Serene Grace
    Try turning on 3G only when you use the internet on your phone and closing the apps you don't use manually (double click the home button and hold down the apps until they start to wiggle) and it does make a difference - especially not having 3G on every time.
  4. Razgriz
    September 8th, 2013 11:26 AM
    Razgriz
    yeah, I always have the 3G on... I hope Apple fixes this soon, although I'm sure we are going to have to wait until iOS 7
  5. Serene Grace
    September 8th, 2013 7:45 AM
    Serene Grace
    Do you always have 3G or 4G (mobile data) turned on?
  6. Razgriz
    September 7th, 2013 1:11 PM
    Razgriz
    I know it's because of the iOS but man... I hate it.
  7. Razgriz
    September 7th, 2013 1:11 PM
    Razgriz
    Niiiice man, I'm studying all day long.. except on weekends :D

    Yeah, sometimes the phone heats up a lot and consumes a lot of battery, most of the time it doesn't warm up but the battery doesn't go down as it does when I turn it off and on. I'm talking about 30% in 2 hours...
  8. Serene Grace
    September 7th, 2013 9:10 AM
    Serene Grace
    Haha, I move into university so I'm using these last few weeks left to relax before being plagued with studying :)

    And yup (you meant 6.1.3 right?) I also have the 4S running the same OS - what's up with your battery life?
  9. Razgriz
    September 7th, 2013 7:34 AM
    Razgriz
    I'm great! just studying a lot... :( but saturday is band´s day!! xD
    How are you? Hey do you have an iPhone by any chance? I have the 4S and I'm struggling with the battery and iOS 6.3.1
  10. Serene Grace
    September 7th, 2013 12:08 AM
    Serene Grace
    Crazily nuts! How are you, anyways?
  11. Razgriz
    September 6th, 2013 6:28 PM
    Razgriz
    hahaa I bet you are nuts about it xD
  12. Serene Grace
    September 6th, 2013 9:18 AM
    Serene Grace
    All set up and it's even better than I expected. I'm absolutely loving it!

    And no worries - I think I'm one of the rarer technology fans who actually really likes both Windows and Apple!
  13. Razgriz
    September 4th, 2013 4:57 PM
    Razgriz
    Awesome! I bet you can't wait xD I think I'm going for the Pro since I use apps like GarageBand and I may edit some vids as well... besides it looks better xD
    btw, thank you for not being an ass like 99% of the people out there thinking that because they insult Apple you are going to change your mind -_-
    Which one did you buy?
  14. Serene Grace
    September 4th, 2013 12:39 PM
    Serene Grace
    It'll come in tomorrow morning and then I'll let you know how it is! No worries - any closer to making a decision yet? :)
  15. Razgriz
    September 4th, 2013 7:26 AM
    Razgriz
    hey man, hows that Mac? xD thanks for the help btw