Which is a pretty poor generalism at work here. Tell that to all the Mac Pros from 2010, iMacs from 2012, iPad 2's and so on that are still going strong up to this date.
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iPhone X Do iPhones slow down after some years?
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I was referring to Iphones, as per the title of the thread. I don't believe this thread is about Mac Pros, iMacs or iPads.
I'm sorry. Didn't know that iPhone 5C's, 6's and 6s's are unusable by now 🤷♂️ I'm glad Apple has this pretty poor business model going
I never said unusable. I was answering the question about whether iPhones SLOW DOWN after a few years usage and said that they do, in my experience. Every iPhone I have had has done so was quite literally answering the question with the caveat that it is in my own experience.I'm sorry. Didn't know that iPhone 5C's, 6's and 6s's are unusable by now 🤷♂️ I'm glad Apple has this pretty poor business model going
If you buy an iPhone 11 and never update to anything above iOS 13 it will never slow down.
There is a border where the hardware is pushed too hard to keep up with the new services, APIs, visual updates and overall new features.
Apple is doing a great job with optimisation and support with older devices, but in cases, you can experience slow behaviour on an old device.
However this has not been the case lately as iPhone 5S is still going strong on iOS 12.
One example would be the 4S on iOS 9.
There is a border where the hardware is pushed too hard to keep up with the new services, APIs, visual updates and overall new features.
Apple is doing a great job with optimisation and support with older devices, but in cases, you can experience slow behaviour on an old device.
However this has not been the case lately as iPhone 5S is still going strong on iOS 12.
One example would be the 4S on iOS 9.
Maybe it's my old eyes, but I don't see anything alarming here. My question OP- is your phone set up EXACTLY the same as the display model? Same apps, same iOS version, same storage in use as your phone, etc, etc, etc?
I'm sorry. Didn't know that iPhone 5C's, 6's and 6s's are unusable by now 🤷♂️ I'm glad Apple has this pretty poor business model going
If they instead optimized for the oldest hardware to run perfectly with the latest OS, then the newer phones would be seriously lagging behind in capabilities. What would even be the incentive to purchase new hardware if you know it's going to be crippled by needing the OS to run perfectly on 5+ year old hardware? I'd need to hold on to a new phone for 5 year to finally have the full capabilities of the hardware unleashed. That is not a business model that would sit well with most Apple customers.