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Android doesn’t have a proper tablet and watch. Google hasn’t bothered to create a mobile ecosystem which works together.
While I can't comment on the tablet as I tried the iPad and found it, well not for me. There are plenty of tablet vendors that would disagree with you.

And my Huawei Watch would also disagree with you - it works every bit as well as my previous Apple Watch.

The Google Ecosystem works great together.
 
Just about every electronic battery powered device I've owned for more than 2 years has needed a new battery. I don't ever recall blaming the company or hearing about lawsuits. Every car I've ever owned has needed a new battery...

What if when your car battery died, the dealer refused to replace it (as Apple has done - refused to replace batteries even when customer is willing to pay the $79) and then the dealer offers new cars for you to consider purchasing instead?
 
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Synthetic benchmarks don't equate to real world performance. A11 can't even software decode HEVC that an old 2012 computer can.
I was hoping you would see the irony of most of the posts on this thread. :)

It was the OP asking for a source. I wanted to remind the OP how to Google.
 
Correct. Either it exists or it doesn't exist. It doesn't exists for some users and exist for others who may vapidly believe in it. "Planned obsolescence" has long become a meme.

The saying goes.. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is "Planned obsolescence", or at least, there is now more weight to that claim.
 
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Synthetic benchmarks don't equate to real world performance. A11 can't even software decode HEVC that an old 2012 computer can.
Making a common mistake of referring to the software capabilities vs the micro-architecture, pipeline depth, branch prediction etc of desktop class processors.
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Yes, the conspiracy that Apple does not slow down phones is disproved by none other than Apple.
Apple does not slow down phones. People have been saying that prior to ios 9. And even in ios 10 and beyond, it is not across the board that power management will apply to 100% of the phones in ios 10 and beyond.

You can try spin this anyway you want but apple does not slow down phones as in your implication of "planned obsolescence".
 
They do.

They slow them down based on "battery health" (even healthy batteries).

iOS updates generally slow them down, and cannot be undone.
Geekbench studies have proved otherwise. my 5s came with ios 7. ios 11 is every bit better than ios 7. I can't say ios 11 slowed my 5s down. My year old iphone 7 is not slowed down on ios 11. There may be some exceptions but it is not a rule of thumb as they say.
 
What if when your car battery died, the dealer refused to replace it (as Apple has done - refused to replace batteries even when customer is willing to pay the $79) and then the dealer offers new cars for you to consider purchasing instead?

Um yes, I agree.

In fact that is exactly what I was saying in my post which should be clear both from the context of the post I quoted and my other paragraph which you did not quote.
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Yeah, that's what happens when the only difference from the 6 -> 7 is better camera, faster, no headphone jack. And 7 -> 8 is better camera, faster, wireless charging. And 8 -> x is new look, OLED screen that android had 5 years ago, faceID instead of touch ID, crazy price.

If you own a 6 or newer, there's simply no reason to upgrade and if you're buying a new phone today, there is nothing to justify the price increase over a 6s (since that's the cheapest plus model still available).

So as you say, Queue "Planned obsolescence"". Because there's no other reason to buy a newer model phone.
 
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Um yes, I agree.

In fact that is exactly what I was saying in my post which should be clear both from the context of the post I quoted and my other paragraph which you did not quote.
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Yeah, that's what happens when the only difference from the 6 -> 7 is better camera, faster, no headphone jack. And 7 -> 8 is better camera, faster, wireless charging. And 8 -> x is new look, OLED screen that android had 5 years ago, faceID instead of touch ID, crazy price.

If you own a 6 or newer, there's simply no reason to upgrade and if you're buying a new phone today, there is nothing to justify the price increase over a 6s (since that's the cheapest plus model still available).

So as you say, Queue "Planned obsolescence"". Because there's no other reason to buy a newer model phone.
This is a absolutely the analysis I did. I wanted a new device and having used a 6s+ for two years, nothing from Apple was appealing, and worth upgrading to.
 
That's the big problem with the conspiracy theories being posted in this thread. If Apple was trying to slow down all old iPhones, why are there so many posts in multiple MacRumor's forums of people reporting no slow down at all on their old iPhone? Why would an intentional slow down suddenly disappear, or toggle back-and-forth between benchmark runs, or go away after a reset to factory settings? Please explain.

Because, subjectively, some don’t notice the slowdown because their type of usage doesn’t make it obvious or they’re simply not perceptive of it?
 
All three lawsuits allege that Apple slowed down iPhones in an effort to get customers to upgrade to new devices.

If this is true, I will NEVER buy iPhone again. And that goes for my husband and my family. All the money I spent for a company that purposely does it so you spent more on their product? This is so wrong, so ethically wrong!
 
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If it was truly desktop class. It would be in a desktop.
This argument makes no sense. Apple is actually doing a pilot project with the iPhones and iPads.

Obviously they're planning to put these processors into Desktop computers once they are noticeably ahead of the competition. Right now they can be on par, not better. But put into a phone? They are light-years ahead of the competition.
 
Because, subjectively, some don’t notice the slowdown because their type of usage doesn’t make it obvious or they’re simply not perceptive of it?
That's my case, 90% phone calls, 5%+ texting, the rest is very occasional use of just a very few apps.
 
I always find it weird that people believe Apple is slowing down phones to increase sales. Because if a phone keeps slowing down for no reason, people aren’t likely to keep buying your stuff.

They of course didn’t tell anybody until caught.
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You sound like you own a lot of Apple stocks, lol. Cannot think logical at all. I have no idea how to communicate with you.
Many defenders irrationally defending Apple. My guess is a lot of them are shareholders. Plus this site is an Apple Fan site so you should expect a lot of bias. For your own sanity, I suggest you select ignore for these unreasonable posters and the forum will become a very pleasant place.
 
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