Recently announced iPhone 3GS smartphone offers customers many new features. But one of the drawbacks of the device - a weak battery. About it says for the publication of The Los Angeles Times by David Sarno (David Sarno). The battery in the iPhone 3GS has appeared weak.
As it turned out, without charging the phone barely stand one day, so that the battery can be considered the most vulnerable point of the main Apple creation. Members learned about the lack of personal experience, because more than 1 million iPhone new version were sold in the first weekend after its release.
Even on the website of the company appeared tips users on how to extend the operating time without recharging the battery. Namely, Apple engineers offer disable most touted features, including the vaunted 3G technology.
Workers in the industry and third-party experts elaborate scheme outlined technical and bureaucratic constraints that have caused that after two years of work and after three generations of its smartphone battery is less than in the first version.
According to Allen Nogii (Allen Nogee), Senior Analyst of Wireless Technology in the independent agency In-Stat, «the battery problem is that it is impossible to conclude too much energy in a small space. Otherwise, the battery will overheat and may even melt. At the moment, there is no solution to this problem. "
Site iFixit.comWhich offers visitors tips for self-repair and upgrade technology Apple, and other similar companies dismantled the iPhone 3GS on the day of its release and found that the battery in the new phone models 15% less than the original iPhone.
The new model is still just as compact and slim as the iPhone 3G, with the stuffing has become more powerful, so that Apple developers could easily sacrifice quality in favor of battery weight reduction of phone, find analysts. battery life in the new iPhone buyers disappointed that allowed to stand for hours in line to buy the latest model. Although certain tasks battery life slightly more than in the previous version of the iPhone, it is not enough.
These buyers like 27-year-old Angie Gary (Gary Ng) surprised to find how to spend their money. "If people spend thousands of dollars a year for two years to use the 3GS, they certainly expect that the battery in their new phones will run much longer." Mr Angie, do not hesitate, he expresses his indignation, because he is not only a fan of Apple products, but also about the author of the blog iPhone in Vancouver (British Columbia).
Battery life in a cell phone depends on how the owner uses his mobile device. It consumes a lot of energy and many many calls, bulk email and plain text messages, and the frequent use of the Internet. So that the average battery life is difficult to determine, it all depends on the consumer.
If the new iPhone 3GS is only used for making calls, its battery would have worked only one hour less than the battery in the original version. This writes the magazine Consumer Reports. But people buy the iPhone is not to just talk on it. According to Consumer Reports editor Paul Reynolds (Paul Reynolds), do not forget about the network functions. Indeed, in the new smartphone are more of them than any other phone.
"Battery life is highly dependent on what applications are being used, and therefore it is often varies greatly "- so says Natalie Harrison (Natalie Harrison), the official representative Apple.
Despite its name, iPhone not likely phone and pocket computer with high performance. And the telephone - just one of its functions. In addition to built-in camera for video recording, GPS and the ability to send e-mail, users can equip the phone more than the 50 th thousands of different applications. This program for the iPhone, created by independent developers. Many of these applications, such as video games, is actively exploiting the processor unit and touch screen. According to the analyst Charles Golvina (Charles Golvin) from Forrester Research Inc., it is the screen and is the most powerful battery energy consumer in the iPhone 3GS.