How future proof will a 5s be right now?

[Abs_p]

Okay so now with the upcoming discover 10% cashback with Apple Pay clubbed with double cashbacks , I m thinking of getting a few 5s for few of my long term employees.

How future proof will the 5s will be? Enough for a couple of years?

 

[ripper998]

If it's just a work phone, then yes.

 

[turbineseaplane]

How future proof will the 5s will be?
Enough for a couple of years?

Yes. Easily. Only real drawback is no Apple pay

 

[Trickhot3102]

I think the 5s still has a few good years left in it. It's guaranteed to be supported on iOS 10 and maybe 11. It runs good on iOS 8 and from videos I've seen, it seems to run well on 9

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

Okay so now with the upcoming discover 10% cashback with Apple Pay clubbed with double cashbacks , I m thinking of getting a few 5s for few of my long term employees.

How future proof will the 5s will be? Enough for a couple of years?

But it doesn't have apple pay

 

[JXShine]

Go check out the iOS 9 forum. iOS 9 pretty much ruined the iPhone 5S in both battery life and performance.

 

[C DM]

Go check out the iOS 9 forum. iOS 9 pretty much ruined the iPhone 5S in both battery life and performance.

I've seen a few people post about running 9.0 GM just fine on the 5s.

 

[Surf Donkey]

Go check out the iOS 9 forum. iOS 9 pretty much ruined the iPhone 5S in both battery life and performance.

From my perspective, this is not true at all. Battery life is the same (on 9.1 beta 1).

 

[mattopotamus]

Go check out the iOS 9 forum. iOS 9 pretty much ruined the iPhone 5S in both battery life and performance.

doesn't the beta always seem to ruin battery on pretty much every phone? It is really the sole reason I stopped running betas....they never get good battery.

 

[Trickhot3102]

Go check out the iOS 9 forum. iOS 9 pretty much ruined the iPhone 5S in both battery life and performance.

Don't forget it's a beta software. I'm sure it'll get better in the public release

 

[C DM]

Don't forget it's a beta software. I'm sure it'll get better in the public release

9.0 GM isn't beta anymore, it's what's going to be released in a few days (short of something really critical).

 

[melman101]

I'm running iOS 9 on my 5S and it's been running amazingly well.

As for Apple Pay, no Apple Pay on the 5S

 

[Cool Pup]

It's still a great phone. I say that it has another 2 or 3 years left before it starts becoming unusable for most uses.