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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by jpalomaki on Sunday December 10, 2017 @03:19AM (#15890519)
In the Reddit comments somebody claims this is actually a software fix for the 6s battery problem that was causing shutdowns when battery level fell below certain level.

There's a free battery replacement program for the models affected [1].

My phone was one of the affected, but never got around to take it to repair shop because I thought the few random shutdowns were the only problem.

[1] https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by ksec on Sunday December 10, 2017 @07:29AM (#15891128)
The problem is, there are other people in the thread claiming their iPhone 6 or iPhone 7 were also performing poorly according to Geekbench. Surely iPhone 7 isn't / shouldn't be affected by this batch?

If this is true that apple throttle its performance due to battery Cycle, I will pissed too. Apple should have noted to me within iPhone that i should get a Battery replacement in the Apple Store, or I will be bringing my own Battery Pack when I am out.

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by ksec on Monday December 11, 2017 @10:56AM (#15897796)
After 24 hours and putting lots of thoughts into it, I could not even argue for Apple.

Out of the bulk load of Energy Usage, CPU is not even the primary area where energy are used.

40%+ is the Display 20%+ are the Network Connection, WiFi or LTE. 10%+ are RAM, NAND, etc.

I am guessing around 20% is the CPU and GPU. So they lower this and try to save 10% more battery in response to lower battery cycle?

And they have an Financial interest to slow your phone. This makes me sick.

And I consider myself an Apple Fan.

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by xirdstl on Friday December 15, 2017 @05:36PM (#15935848)
I'm in the same situation. You can still replace the battery for free. I just got the battery replaced today for free. Geekbench CPU scores increased 2.5x. It's like I have a new phone.
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by RossM on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:11AM (#15895930)
Interesting if that's the reason - my 6s had a battery replacement last year because it was one of the affected devices. The device has notably slowed down since iOS 11.
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by ap3 on Monday December 11, 2017 @10:40AM (#15897678)
My 6s with no battery replacement has significantly slowed down after ios 11

My geekbench single-core score is 1045, vs expected 2500

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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by xirdstl on Friday December 15, 2017 @05:37PM (#15935851)
I got a replacement battery today (free). My score went back up to the expected.
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by Lunatic666 on Sunday December 10, 2017 @04:40AM (#15890682)
Thanks for posting the link, I don’t have the shutdown problem, but my serial number is on the list, so I’ll get my free new battery tomorrow!
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by dannyw on Sunday December 10, 2017 @05:18AM (#15890792)
If you don’t have the shutdown problem, it’s probably because your SoC is throttled...
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by emilsedgh on Sunday December 10, 2017 @05:05AM (#15890754)
Thank you for this! I have this problem and I'm eligible.
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by stuartd on Sunday December 10, 2017 @04:31PM (#15893605)
You still can - I’m getting my 6S battery replaced tomorrow!
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Re:If your iPhone is slow, try replacing the battery by oger on Sunday December 10, 2017 @06:13PM (#15894016)
Just checked - the battery exchange program for (certain) iPhone 6s is still ongoing as of today. Will certainly do the exchange now!
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