I don't think the recall was strictly because the battery originally had a poor life. I think it may have been because its life decreased more quickly than it should have. When I got mine replaced approximately a year into use, I noticed a real difference. I used it heavily enough that I needed to charge daily. I still needed to charge daily with the replacement phone, but it was a little better. I used that phone for an additional year before upgrading to the 6 Plus. The battery life is definitely much, much better with the 6 Plus. As an example, with the 6 Plus and a full charge, I can use BARD mobile for an hour and the charge still reads 100%. The 6 Plus seems to be really efficient at certain functions like playing audio. However, there are certainly features of the 5S that would make me choose it over the 5 if I had a choice right now. The 5S processor is better and supports 64-bit and it also has a fingerprint reader.
I'm sure the replacements we were getting for the iPhone 5 were reconditioned so I don't doubt that someone may have gotten a battery that worked more poorly than the one it replaced. But for me, the replacement came at just the right time because I was starting to have to supplement my daily charge with a few sips throughout the day. I can sometimes use the 6 Plus for two days and still have 40 percent or more. However, if I use GPS/location services, that is definitely not the case. As I mentioned, I think there are certain functions where the 6 Plus and probably the 6 as well are really very efficient. And there are other areas where battery drain is extreme. But if I had a choice between a 5 and 5S right now, I would choose the 5S without a second thought. On Apr 18, 2015, at 3:30 PM, Glenn / Lenny <glenner...@cableone.net> wrote: There was one model, either the 5 or the 5S that had a recall on the battery, because of the poor life. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Otten" <motte...@gmail.com> To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: Iphone 5 or 4S Jude, I'm not sure what you mean when you say the battery life on the 5S is not good. I have a 5S, and my battery last me all day with pretty heavy use. Also, I have a for S, and the speed of the 5S is noticeably better than that of the 4s. So, I don't agree with you about them being no better than each other depending on the memory only. My experience simply does not bear that out. I also don't know what you mean when you say that you can't use voiceover with a Bluetooth keyboard. Of course you can. If you couldn't, how would you know where you were navigating? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: > > You presume wrong so far as bluetooth keyboards are concerned. You can > use VoiceOver or a bluetooth keyboard but not both at the same time and > usually when you open an edit field the bluetooth keyboard pairing wins. > The 4s will be at end of life when ios10 comes out. > The whole 5 series is no better than the 4s you have unless the 5 series > phone you get has more memory in it than your 4s. Battery life is no good > until you get a 6+ and that is the case since the 6+ battery is larger. > > > > -- Twitter: JudeDaShiell > > >> On Mon, 13 Apr 2015, Judy Pryor wrote: >> >> I have been offered an iPhone 5 for ?80 is it much better than my 4S. >> Would it be better to find a 5S. 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