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26th Oct 2015

This is how to tell if you’ve got an iPhone 6S with sh*t battery life (Video)

(Apart from the fact your phone dies after a few hours)

Ben Kenyon

If you’ve just bought an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus, you might want to read this.

A while back we told you users were reporting there was a massive problem with battery power on the new devices.

It is claimed that the A9 chip inside the device has two different manufacturers – which has led to a big disparity in battery life, depending on the luck of the draw with which one you got.

Without wanting to go full geek on you, there you apparently get two hours less battery life if you’ve got one with a 14nm Samsung chip as opposed to one with 16nm TMSC chip fitted.

Well how the hell do you know? Well, you can download the Lirium Device Info app and find out if you’re one of the lucky ones.

Here’s how…