On Friday, 7 June 2019 13:59:55 UTC+1, RJH wrote:
On 07/06/2019 13:43, whisky-dave wrote:
On Thursday, 6 June 2019 16:19:08 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
Yeah, there is a lot of controversy about that, even with say
just the battery type used in smartphones now. I'm not aware
of any test for years with say recharging once it gets below
70% and say once it gets below 20% to see which battery
has the better life after say 3 years.

A friend bought his iphone6 nov. 2015 and has just had the battery replaced after 3.5 years and he is always recharging, if he's phone drops below ~75% he puts it on charge.


Probably because he could under the battery replacement programme

No he went to a local shop they did it while he waited for about £34.


- I
did. He would be constantly recharging if he won't use the phone below
75% charge. Completely unnecessary.

No his used the phone all the way down to zero, if he has to , it;s just when he is near a charger he charges.


Thought everything Apple was state of the art?


Not at all.

he my friend did think like that he thought apple products NEVER went wrong and that is why they are more expensive, I sorted that that belief out.

I explained to him how semiconductors in phones are made of the same materials, just like anything else.


A lot of their new hardware tends to use one generation old
tech where the comparison can be made. For example, the September launch
of the new iPhone is unlikely to have 5G.

They like to wait until something is tried and tested and working properly.
It's also way NASA use old tech.


Where did you get that idea ?


My Samsung S5 - about 5 years old - is just charged overnight, unless
needed more frequently. Battery life still about as good as new.


My iPhone's battery was down to 80% after 5 years. About 100% after 5
years is astonishingly good.

yes and it's difficult to know individual usage.


Perhaps he didn't want a Samsung S5 even if it can last 5 years.
he refused to update to the latest OS a couple of years ago because he didn't like the new icons and yes he does have OCD.
His very fussy about his phone and that is why he doesn't have a Samsung I guess as other friends have them and he's never liked the 'look' or 'feel'

OCD or not, I think a lot of it is down to that.

well when he places his phone on my coffee table it has to be straight and then his CC/oyster card placed neatly on top, maybe that is unusal, me, I just throw my phone on a sofa or chair that I'll be sitting on or next too.
Apparently he even folds his socks and keeps pairs together !!!!!!