Apple acknowledges battery life issue in iOS 5, promises a fix

03 November, 2011
Meanwhile, Apple has seeded iOS 5.0.1 beta to developers, that fixes the battery life issue, among other things.

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  • Kerwin
  • Kg%
  • 03 Nov 2011

To each his own. It's good to have Samsung, Apple, HTC etc etc. It simply means we have a lot to choose from. So what if someone prefers one over the other? It's called the RIGHT to make a CHOICE! The mobile world would really be boring if we only had one mobile phone. Stop the hating.

On this topic, it's good for Apple to acknowledge it does have a problem. It just shows they are listening. For the longest time, it seems as if they weren't.

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    • AnonD-1082
    • kJX
    • 03 Nov 2011

    [deleted post]I agree with him. The Galaxy S 2 were overhyped by geeks but that's about it. It's not as great as geeks makes it out to be and it may be the best selling Android smartphone but it's nowhere as in demand as the iPhone.

    The SGS II is an overhyped POS device. Even my Nokia N8 is better.

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      • ALonZo
      • 9EL
      • 03 Nov 2011

      LOL I do admit that Nokias have very good battery life. I was a Nokia owner for about 10 years but then switched to smartphones. When it comes to smartphones, I think Nokia fall behind iPhones and Androids. But when your talking low to mid range phones, Nokia dominate that end of the market.

      Now when it comes to speed, the iPhone has proven to be the fastest out there (benchmark tests show that only a non mobile aka the iPad is faster). When it comes to an mobile operating system, there are far too many people who are fully satisfied with the iOS. Not to discredit Android though, they are an excellent alternative, but in my opinion and those of many experts, the iOS is the most polished OS out there.

      Obviously we can all argue all night on whats the better phone - Android fans will stick by their handsets, Apple fans will do the same with theirs. But the fact that even a basic article like a battery fix attracts so many Android and Nokia fans, surely that proves how good the iPhone is and that people want to comment anything remotely negative about an iPhone in order to justify their non Apple device.

      Each to their own, but deep down people know how good an iPhone is :)

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        • Anonymous
        • pwb
        • 03 Nov 2011

        ALonZo, 03 Nov 2011I wouldnt worry about Apple's future either, they have reco... moreim no huge Samsung fan but i can say for sure that there phones are not over hyped clones of each other, 'over hyped'please learn what the word is before you write it! clearly you can't write properly so you wont be be able to judge properly:P
        and clones? so they are all exact copies of each other? that's obviously true, because they all look the same and have the same screens, processors etc.im not putting Apple down because admittedly the iPhone are a good range of phones however you seem to think they are the only phones and feel the need to degrade every other mobile phone company there is! to be perfectly honest with you, the iPhone 4s and all the other i phones are just like any other fone but with those few features that make them differ from another phone and other phones have some things they dont have for example, a 12 megapixel camera or super AMOLED plus display

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          • apple 'o' holic
          • mqM
          • 03 Nov 2011

          well its like this the to put in a back in a big is limited. so its not apple's fault really they have made the best they can with the same design.

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            • regieco
            • K7c
            • 03 Nov 2011

            the problem is these phone makers keep trying to develop their phones and you guys keep on buying them. I seriously think that its time for users to patiently wait for the new and better phones to come out.

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              • Chuck
              • QPh
              • 03 Nov 2011

              And people, stop comparing Android to Apple. Android is SOFTWARE, not HARDWARE. Apple makes HARDWARD (as well as it's own OS).

              Regardless, the point is, don't compare the iPhone to just any Android. There are many tiers of droid phones.

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                • Chuck
                • QPh
                • 03 Nov 2011

                ALonZo, 03 Nov 2011I wouldnt worry about Apple's future either, they have reco... more>Samsung phones are overhyped and clones of each other.
                You're kidding right? Samsung has a huge line of products, not JUST the galaxy line.

                Any how can you even say their phone's are clones when there is no external difference at all between the 4 and the 4s? Not to mention the iPhone 1,2,3,3G...

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                  • suckmyrooster
                  • i5B
                  • 03 Nov 2011

                  mmmm, 03 Nov 2011had the iphone and scrapped it, upgraded to the gs11 and wh... moreThe samsung S2 is still the best. I upgraded my ipod touch to ios 5 and its so slow, the screen freezes and now the volume buttons works at a slower rate. Apple will say you're not holding the device right!! It's your fault.
                  Samsung's wifi detection connects so fast and the web pages comes up really fast.

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                    • AnonD-13038
                    • 0p4
                    • 03 Nov 2011

                    BATTERY HEN, 03 Nov 2011Hmmmmm, Bet lots of users wished they could change the b... moreActually, you can change your iphone 4 / 4s battery very easy ! It's just 2 screws and that's it !

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                      • AnonD-28894
                      • 7wk
                      • 03 Nov 2011

                      Anonymous, 03 Nov 2011Lol jack was talking about his ipod touch and galaxy. And a... moreI dont actually care about it. Its not that difficult for me to write with proper use of grammer. But i dont see people commenting that they didnt understood what i said nor actually care how i write except some android fan who got nothing to say against me except about my English.


                      Maybe this is what you were talking about.There! comment with grammer thingy

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                        • mmmm
                        • Mx@
                        • 03 Nov 2011

                        AnonD-28894, 03 Nov 2011u talking about overpriced!! first android phone maker over... moresorry struggling to read your post, i was able to string a few words together but then i just got stuck, try using siri

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                          • Anonymous
                          • v0q
                          • 03 Nov 2011

                          [deleted post]Lol jack was talking about his ipod touch and galaxy. And all you did was judge his grammar even though what he wants to say in his comment was clear. Just my 2 cents xD

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                            • AnonD-28894
                            • 7wk
                            • 03 Nov 2011

                            mmmm, 03 Nov 2011Clones coming from an iphone user get serious, its nearly 2... moreu talking about overpriced!! first android phone maker overprice their set...and when d new model comes out d price decreases...!!wonder how users feels about it !

                            n about d clone thing...each one is a huge success dan any android phone of different designs..!

                            leave d os thing aside....which single android phone has successfully beat iphone in terms of supporters ,sales etc..

                            dere is a android os fan whereas for apple ..both os n d phone

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                              • mmmm
                              • Mx@
                              • 03 Nov 2011

                              ALonZo, 03 Nov 2011Believe me, an iPhone is far from a brick my friend :) A su... moreha ha ha

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                                • mmmm
                                • Mx@
                                • 03 Nov 2011

                                ALonZo, 03 Nov 2011Samsung bring out hundreds of phones a year, gets to a poin... morehad the iphone and scrapped it, upgraded to the gs11 and where i am that is still the top of the range handset and i have had it for about 5 months now

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                                  • ALonZo
                                  • 9EL
                                  • 03 Nov 2011

                                  mmmm, 03 Nov 2011Clones coming from an iphone user get serious, its nearly 2... moreBelieve me, an iPhone is far from a brick my friend :) A superb phone and the best is a much better description :)

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                                    • AnonD-28894
                                    • 7wk
                                    • 03 Nov 2011

                                    ALonZo, 03 Nov 2011Samsung bring out hundreds of phones a year, gets to a poin... moretotally correct...next tym even if i have to choose an android phone..i would definately not choose samsung ! just producing junk after junk ...!!

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                                      • mmmm
                                      • Mx@
                                      • 03 Nov 2011

                                      ALonZo, 03 Nov 2011I wouldnt worry about Apple's future either, they have reco... moreClones coming from an iphone user get serious, its nearly 2012 and your all carrying a brick around like its a god in your pocket, Crapple will always survive due to its loyal fan base, i aint gonna knock that, end of the day if you can clone a phone time after time with dated technology and sell it overpriced because you know your fans will eat it up then of course your going to do it, its good business practice

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                                        • ALonZo
                                        • 9EL
                                        • 03 Nov 2011

                                        mmmm, 03 Nov 2011There is more then one market out there, sammy bring out se... moreSamsung bring out hundreds of phones a year, gets to a point where the phone before loses its exclusiveness and makes the user feel "damn, why didnt I just wait for the next Samsung to come out, I could have saved so much money as well on this one as this phone has dropped a lot in price after just 1 month"......

                                        Apple dont need that many phones. 1 superb, lovable phone is enough. But people still have the iPhone 4 and 3GS if they want a cheaper alternative :)

                                        Be honest, you have no idea how good iPhones are, just like many Android users out there. I have owned a Samsung Galaxy S2, used a HTC Desire S and Wildfire. I like Android, I really do as its a brilliant alternative to Apple. But its just not as good, believe me.

                                        And speaking of Samsung, if I ever were to switch to Android again for any reason, id rather go with HTC than a Samsung. Samsung are full of glitches and really one to avoid.