01-31-2017, 08:17 PM
I have two iPhone 4s's that are running on iOS 9. Why 2? Well, I wanted a cheap video camera that did 1080p recording. I got one of them for $20 off CL. The front was all cracked, but the phone itself and the camera worked fine. Then I got a second one on eBay with more drive space, but the back was all cracked. So I took them both apart, put the nice back on the nice front, and now have a good iPhone on which to record video. I wanted a video camera that I could take underwater (I found a great price on a housing for the 4s) that if it got destroyed, I wouldn't worry too much. I've mainly used it so far to record concerts and my son's school events.
The reason I went to iOS 9 is that there's a "feature" that allows you to record video in iOS9 without having the screen on. That kills the battery really quick. I was recording a play at my son's school last year and it died after about 80 minutes (the play was about 90 minutes long... I had to quickly get my 5s out to finish recording). Now, I can get a little over 2 hours, as long as I don't care about monitoring it on the screen. I'm hoping to use it at a concert in a few months.
The reason I went to iOS 9 is that there's a "feature" that allows you to record video in iOS9 without having the screen on. That kills the battery really quick. I was recording a play at my son's school last year and it died after about 80 minutes (the play was about 90 minutes long... I had to quickly get my 5s out to finish recording). Now, I can get a little over 2 hours, as long as I don't care about monitoring it on the screen. I'm hoping to use it at a concert in a few months.