Comparison of iPhone 5 running iOS 6 and iPhone 6 running iOS 8

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  1. Bladery, Jun 14, 2015

    Bladery macrumors 6502

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    Hey guys,

    Basically every updated iOS version and phone should bring improvements to speed an usability.
    Due to its better processors every new iPhone should be much faster than its previous version.

    I don't believe this! Since iOS 7, it was getting worse and worse due to these slow animations.

    To cut a long story short, what would you think of a video comparing the iPhone 5 with the release iOS number 6 with its final version (iOS 6.1.6) and the iPhone 6 with the release iOS number 8 with its latest version (iOS 8.3)?

    Unfortunately I don't have an iPhone 5 running iOS 6.1.6 but the result would be highly interesting because I do think that iOS 6 is still faster, doesn't matter which iPhone...

    Is anyone out there who has an iPhone 5 with iOS 6.1.6?

    Best regards
    Bladery
     
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  2. sunking101, Jun 14, 2015

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    The iPhone 5 running iOS6 was the best iOS experience of the lot. Super-fast and super-smooth. My 6+ running 8.3 isn't a patch on it, plus it reloads for fun and crashes all the time. Give me an iPhone 5 with a bigger screen any day!
     
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  3. lakaiordie, Jun 14, 2015

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    i recently got a newer 6 plus and did a fresh install and have had no problems thus far in 2 weeks
     
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  4. Bladery, Jun 15, 2015

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    Then you should compare it with iOS 6... Seriously!
     
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  5. I7guy, Jun 15, 2015

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    The comparison may be a fun and stimulating intellectual conversation, but that ship has long since sailed.

    And frankly, iOS 6's time in the spotlight is long gone as well.
     
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  6. Technarchy, Jun 15, 2015

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    Agreed, I don't see the value in such comparisons. It is for consumers to pressure Apple to continue to create user experiences that equal what was done in previous years, but there is nothing to be gained by trying to directly compare the two outside of the topic being a conversation piece.
     
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  7. terraphantm, Jun 15, 2015

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    Kind of hard to do such a comparison since Apple doesn't sign old versions of iOS. You'd need to find a 5 that wasn't updated.
     
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  8. Bladery, Jun 20, 2015

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    I'm pretty sure there are some Apple employees reading some of the topics here! If we complain enough, they might make a change
     
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