Hi Kevin! This is exciting! My silver one comes Wednesday. I will make a point of not "topping it off", which I usually do frequently whether the battery is low or not. A phone that can take a licking all day without fear of draining the battery would be a *huge* breakthrough for me. The battery life and having to constantly enter my password were my top two gripes about the iPhone.
I have a 4S, so now I'm anticipating: * breakthrough battery life (pending testing to confirm) * LTE * lighter weight (3.95 oz vs. 4.9 oz) * bigger screen * speed * Touch ID * motion sensor * amazing camera and flash * headphone jack on the bottom (that will actually work better for me) The weight difference will be even bigger since I plan to *try* going without a case. I just hope I don't get the BSOD: <http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/10/11/some-iphone-5s-owners-now-reporting-blue-screen-of-death-with-iwork-apps> Although I don't know how much I'll be using iWork on the phone. --Andy On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:09 AM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > I got my Gold 5S on Wed afternoon. I didn't run the battery down on it that > day, in fact, I put it on the charger overnight thinking I needed to juice it > up for the following day. > > I pulled it off the charger Thursday morning at 9 AM. Ran an hour+ in the > park using RunKeeper (GPS). I have Bluetooth on, LTE on, WiFi on, many apps > with location services on, a ton of apps with notifications, push mail etc. > I shot photos, videos, and used SIRI a fair amount, as well as dictation. I > kept it at full brightness. > > I didn't put it on the charger overnight (Thursday) as I'm trying to run it > down to zero. Ran another hour with it this morning (Friday) using GPS + > normal usage throughout the day. > > It's now Friday night nearing 10 PM, some 37 hours since I pulled it off the > charger, and I still have 14% battery left. > > The phone is wicked fast (upgraded from a 4S). The camera is awesome: rich > in color, sharp, great in low-light. The slo-mo option is sick. The > fingerprint scanner is extremely convenient and works remarkably well. > > I'm still in awe of the battery life. > > Apple kicks ass. > > - Kevin > http://www.kevincallahan.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > iPhone-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
