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The lightning EarPods that comes with the ip7/7+ can be used with ip 5S, 6, 6+..

If you buy unit from local telco I am sure they include a temp sim card for purpose of activation. If not your own simcard oso can. Unfortunately a sim card is required for this action. Because apple will send a code to the phone to verify using the sms.

Specs wise there is a improvement in processor speed. Like myself, I upgraded from ip6+ to ip7 and I can tell you there is alot of difference in term of speed and worth the extra $$$ to fork out for it.

I personally use cables from Anker & Aukey, especially those with braided and high capacity cables. I have forsaken other brands as they are more sensitive and are not that lasting. Original cables are good but they tend to split at fittings, but not these braided cables by Anker. In fact they charge your phone faster too with the right charger. I myself use the 12Watt Ipad charger + Anker Nylon braided cables to charge iPhone.

Length is preference to own requirement. I myself use a 0.9m (3 ft) which is sufficient for me and also for the car. I have had longer cables before this but the longer it is the easier for it to get tangled/damage etc. Those braided one fare better. Just do note that for these high performance cables, the longer it is, the more expensive it gets as the wires that are used for longer cables are heftier than the standard shorter ones, to compensate for the voltage drop end to end.

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Once awhile need to shutdown, just to clear the cache. They are like computers too.

Its the charger. ip7+ is having 2900Mah battery and the rated charger is charging at 1A. So if you do the maths, it will take about 2.9hours to charge an ip7+ from 0%. The ip7 is about 1950Mah battery so will take about 1.95hours from 0%.

You could upgrade your charger and go for the 12W ipad charger that can safely charge your phone for about half the time compared with using the stock charger.

There are alot of settings in the phone that can affect the charging performance. The only way to be sure is to confirm that both units are of the same % of battery level and then switch off both units. Then start charging using a set of charger & cable in turn each phone with the same duration. Then compare the % upon power up. It should be around the same.

BTW, how old is your ip5 bro? Usually, those old batteries do swell up when the time comes. My mates ip5 also with the same issue after 2.5 years usage. But getting replacement battery is not expensive like before.

Just sharing. I'm using ip7 and so far do not have any issues with connecting to both my cars head units, to bluetooth speakers, bluetooth Hifi,3 bluetooth headphones, to the macbookpro to transfer files etc. No such stuttering performance as described by members. ie its working as it should be. Got my unit from Maxis and spotify as my streaming app.

I have read in some other forum that, sometimes the iphone case does effect it. As for the quick fix of disabling LTE, well thats shouldn't be the permanent fix as the feature is not designed to be used that way. What I would do is that, by using iTunes, I would format the phone as a new phone and then test out the bluetooth feature. If it is still the same issues, a trip to the nearest sc would then be my next step.

They never issued you a loaner?

My bad, I was referring to when my wife sent in her ip6 for screen replacement, got loaner for a few days. It wasn't an apple device though. Probably repair/service & warranty issues are treated differently, i don't really know..

Bro, is your unit having this kind of issues? If so, mind you post it here. Thanks.

Theoretically it could get scratched as it is nude compared to the other areas which would be behind a glass screen protector like most people have. However i would imagine it is unlikely there woud be scratches unless it is dropped or banged in any way (such as riding in the pocket with keys etc). Most of the time it would be dirt from sweat etc..

Ayoooo.... I cannot imagine the aluminium peeking out from the charging area. Is it maybe due to scraping from the lightning port?

Whatever it is, imho it is not acceptable for the price we pay for the device. What did apple say abut this issue bro?

I too tried to find a suitable adapter for my wired headphones. Couldn't find one that offers performance, so I opted the wireless route with Noise Cancelling technology. So I bought myself a Sony MDR1000X NC.

Staining with Spigen Neo Hybrid case. - Confirm that with prolonged use, in my case 1 full week from last inspection, iphone will develope the stain following the shock absorbing pattern of the case. Fortunately, with just a microfibre cloth, the stain does go away with normal wiping. Couldn't find any dust or dirt at all.

No idea what made the stains, but I firmly believe that the rubber used for the insides reacts to heat generated from the iPhone to develope that stain pattern. The heat may be due to charging the phone and during usage too.

My temporary solution is basically washing the case thoroughly with dishwasher, dry it and then I put a layer of post it between the phone and the case.

Pity, I quite like this case with its aesthetics but it needs to be replaced ASAP.

Thanks for the update.....shall update my phone ASAP.

Yup, got to update both the ip7 and rmbp. So far so good.

This is what I got on mine..



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Emmm, it should be free bro. I also have credit in y account, and I checked mine and its all there. Can check your statement bro, as Apple will email your receipt to your email.