How to Tell If Your iPhone 6S Has the A9 Chip Impacted by ‘Batterygate’

First things first: what is Batterygate? It’s the playful and yet horribly annoying name some people have slapped on an iPhone 6s battery issue that may or may not exist
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How to Tell If Your iPhone 6S Has the A9 Chip Impacted by ‘Batterygate’
iPhone 6S. (Zach Epstein, BGR)
10/8/2015
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10/8/2015

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Follow these instructions to determine which version of the A9 processor your iPhone uses:

  1. On your device, click this link to download a free app called Lirum Device Info Lite
  2. Open the app and on the main screen, tap “Not now” to close the pop-up ad

That’s it. At the bottom of the app’s main screen, you'll see an entry for “Model” along with an alphanumeric code that represents your processor type. Here are the numbers you need to know:

TSMC A9 (unaffected by potential battery consumption problem):

  • N71mAP (iPhone 6s)
  • N66mAP (iPhone 6s Plus)

Samsung A9 (possibly affected by battery consumption problem):

  • N71AP (iPhone 6s)
  • N66AP (iPhone 6s Plus)

An Apple spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

UPDATE: People in some regions may have trouble accessing the app mentioned above. Here’s a link to an alternative app that can perform the check, though it has not been approved by Apple so you'll have to install it at your own risk.

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