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I just upgraded from a 6s last week to an Xs. I mostly did it for the camera to take family pictures. Otherwise, it still worked pretty well. The battery is

by pfranz 8y ago

I just upgraded from a 6s last week to an Xs. I mostly did it for the camera to take family pictures. Otherwise, it still worked pretty well. The battery is lasts significantly longer. I kept and eye on my old phone and it was still at 90% capacity. With the 6s, I'd /usually/ make it through the day, but doing anything hefty and I might not. I purposefully stopped charging the Xs during the day today because I was curious and my phone is slightly under 50% charged in the late evening. I bought a few wireless chargers my wife never used so I tried those. I really like it, especially at night. I think I was using an underpowered power adapter, which is why my wife had problems and gave up on it. My 6s would get pocket lint stuck in the lightning port and a few times a year I'd have to dig it out with something. I think recently the port itself on the 6s was probably getting worn out because more and more of my chargers were finicky. I really like face id. I liked touch id, but often my hands would be wet or I'd be wearing a glove. It would be kind of annoying to move your thumb over to open your password manager or bank app. Face id is noticeably more convenient even after a day or two. The camera is great, the speaker is noticeably louder, it's nice to get the shortcut for the flashlight on the lock screen. I'm still getting used to the OS changes on the new phone. I had to look up how to power it off. Using swipe for Home and the other gestures were pretty easy to get used to. I'm not a fan of using the top-right for control center because I can't use one hand for it anymore. It feels slightly bigger and heavier than the 6s, but I miss having something the size of the 5. I also think it's silly that it comes with a 5w charger.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago
When was the 6S's battery last replaced? I got my 6S's battery replaced on New Year's Eve to take advantage of the discounted price. I wasn't actually expecting much improvement, because the phone was only a year old and the battery supposedly had 85% of its original capacity. To my surprise, the new battery has in fact made a huge difference. It used to be that when I left work, my phone had somewhere between 15%-25% remaining, if that. Now, it always has a comfortable 50%-60%
- gamechangr 8y ago
  Same experience here. I replaced the battery after maybe two years and it was a night/day difference. That's part of why I haven't bothered to upgrade (OP here)
- pfranz 8y ago
  It was the original battery and iOS was saying 90% capacity. I had been watching the capacity since it was added to iOS and originally intended to swap it out with Apple for the $30 (or just replace it myself, like I have for previous iPhones). I really think if that's the only concern, replacing the battery has always been a huge cost/benefit most people don't seem to think about. The 6s has a 1715 mA·h battery versus the Xs' 2658 mA·h. This is why still including the 5w charger is silly. Charging with this was already slow on the 6s. It's really hard to quantify usage, especially when the chips are so different. I really noticed the battery life start dipping when I switched to Bluetooth headphones when using the 6s. I'm hoping on the Xs either that Bluetooth is more optimized, but even if it isn't the same draw will drain a smaller percentage of the battery. The main thing I was hoping to capture in my reply was the little, less concrete things about the update. I usually skip a few generations and a lot of the game changers are small, personal things that don't always jump out in reviews. As an old example, I don't often use AirDrop, but when I finally updated all of my devices to support it, it's way easier than messing with Dropbox, using some app with a web server, connecting a cable, or using a usb or memory stick. Other times it's better radios that power on more quickly, are faster, or more reliable.

by pfranz 8y ago

Wowfunhappy 8y ago

When was the 6S's battery last replaced? I got my 6S's battery replaced on New Year's Eve to take advantage of the discounted price. I wasn't actually expecting much improvement, because the phone was only a year old and the battery supposedly had 85% of its original capacity. To my surprise, the new battery has in fact made a huge difference. It used to be that when I left work, my phone had somewhere between 15%-25% remaining, if that. Now, it always has a comfortable 50%-60%

gamechangr 8y ago
Same experience here. I replaced the battery after maybe two years and it was a night/day difference. That's part of why I haven't bothered to upgrade (OP here)
pfranz 8y ago
It was the original battery and iOS was saying 90% capacity. I had been watching the capacity since it was added to iOS and originally intended to swap it out with Apple for the $30 (or just replace it myself, like I have for previous iPhones). I really think if that's the only concern, replacing the battery has always been a huge cost/benefit most people don't seem to think about. The 6s has a 1715 mA·h battery versus the Xs' 2658 mA·h. This is why still including the 5w charger is silly. Charging with this was already slow on the 6s. It's really hard to quantify usage, especially when the chips are so different. I really noticed the battery life start dipping when I switched to Bluetooth headphones when using the 6s. I'm hoping on the Xs either that Bluetooth is more optimized, but even if it isn't the same draw will drain a smaller percentage of the battery. The main thing I was hoping to capture in my reply was the little, less concrete things about the update. I usually skip a few generations and a lot of the game changers are small, personal things that don't always jump out in reviews. As an old example, I don't often use AirDrop, but when I finally updated all of my devices to support it, it's way easier than messing with Dropbox, using some app with a web server, connecting a cable, or using a usb or memory stick. Other times it's better radios that power on more quickly, are faster, or more reliable.