Reports suggest that the 5S iPhone may have serious problems with its advanced motion sensors.
When the 5S iPhone launched on 20 September, Apple said its brand new M7 coprocessor as a revolution in mobile technology of motion detection.
However, just two weeks on we are hearing reports of inaccuracies with device movement and orientation detection capabilities. There is a vast forum thread over on MacRumours detailing the experiences of many iPhone owners 5S.
Sure enough, according to a follow-up report over on Gizmodo, iPhone 5 sensors are significantly off. The site has conducted tests to ascertain the extent of these problems using the app just motion detection of Apple.
A look at the spirit level tool has revealed that the iPhone 5 had two or three degrees outside when oriented according to a physical equivalent good old style. Other users had reported a slip by four to six degrees.
The same test with an iPhone 5 revealed that the problem was specific to the new model and could be a hardware issue, rather than an easy-to-fix one.
Another test using Apple's gyro instrument revealed a similar discrepancy three degrees in 5S of the iPhone. This would have considerable repercussions for the games that use the iPhone's gyroscope for the movement, as the Real Racing Series.
Sure enough, another test involving 3 on a Real Racing iPhone 5S showed that cars naturally tended to swerve left when the device was perfectly level.
5S compass iPhone App has also been shown to be off by as much as 10 degrees relative to the physical compass readings.
Given that the degree of error varies from user to user, it is possible that the 5S iPhone portable are not calibrated properly during construction. Could it be that a simple software upgrade is not a viable solution.
This is the latest gaffe Apple following Antennagate and Apple maps debacle?
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