[Electronics-talk] Upgrading Phones

[tlgordon at cox.net]

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From: "Sarah Clark via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 11:51 AM
Subject: [Electronics-talk] Upgrading Phones


> Hi everyone,
> I am also finally planning to upgrade my iPhone 4s after 3 years. I 
> thought I wanted to get the 5s because of its smaller size compared to the 
> new ones, but I have been researching it as well as the larger iPhone 6 
> models, and I am actually now considering getting the 6 plus. I am 
> exclusively a voiceover user, so the larger screen is useless to me, but 
> the reason I'm considering it is because it has far better battery life. I 
> have to charge my 4s approximately every 1 to 1.5 days. The battery life 
> on the 5s is a slight improvement from the 4s. The 6 is a substantial 
> improvement from the 4s (and 5s), and the 6 plus is a substantial 
> improvement from the 6. For talk time, while Apple claims the 4s has 8 
> hours, the 6 jumps to 14 hours, but the 6 plus jumps all the way to 24 
> hours. (The 5s is only a 1 to 2 hour improvement over the 4s, depending on 
> what you're doing.)
> But for internet browsing, the 4s claims 6 hours on 3g data, the 6 10 
> hours, and the 6 plus 12 hours. For audio playback the 4s claims 40 hours, 
> while the 6 is 50 hours and the 6 plus is 80 hours. Video playback gives a 
> smaller difference between the models until you jump to the 6 plus. For 
> that, both the 4s and the 5s are about 10 hours, the 6 is 11 hours, and 
> the plus is 14 hours.
> So it looks like the 6 plus is roughly 2 to 3 times better than the 4s, 
> depending on the activity.
> I don't know yet what I'll do, I'm waiting until I can go physically see 
> them in the store to see the sizes and if I think the plus is too large 
> for me to comfortably hold (for calls), but I wanted to share this info in 
> case it is helpful for anyone.
>
> Sarah
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