iPhone 12 If I don’t download the game sofeware, can my iPhone12 be used for three years?

[wuuullei]

I used iPhone6s plus before, but after less than two years, it runs very slowly. It may be that I have been playing games with it for a while, and I have been constantly updating the software, making it unusable. Now I bought a new phone, and I want it to accompany me for three years. In addition, I also updated the system to iOS14. How can I protect my iPhone?

 

[Spetsgruppa]

I used iPhone6s plus before, but after less than two years, it became difficult to use. It may be that I have been playing games with it for a while, and I have been constantly updating the software, making it unusable. Now I I bought a new phone, and I want it to accompany me for three years. How can I protect my phone?

from my personal experience...playing games on smartphones shorten its lifespan...if you do not play any games at all of course it will last longer.for example my dad he has his trusty iPhone 7(bought on launch)and iPhone X(bought on launch)still going strong.he doesnt play games.

 

[ericwn]

from my personal experience...playing games on smartphones shorten its lifespan...if you do not play any games at all of course it will last longer.for example my dad he has his trusty iPhone 7(bought on launch)and iPhone X(bought on launch)still going strong.he doesnt play games.

Using the phone more uses the battery more. That’s about it.

 

[ericwn]

I used iPhone6s plus before, but after less than two years, it became difficult to use. It may be that I have been playing games with it for a while, and I have been constantly updating the software, making it unusable. Now I I bought a new phone, and I want it to accompany me for three years. How can I protect my phone?

What do you mean by it became difficult to use?
Mobile phones have made huge performance improvements over the years. My iPhone 8 still feels as quick as the day I got it.

A current iPhone 12 will allow you to play most games for years.

 

[Spetsgruppa]

Using the phone more uses the battery more. That’s about it.

long story short yeah lol.

 

[joeblow7777]

I'm not understanding the connection between playing games and a phone's longevity. If you mean that it runs through more battery cycles and thus performance takes a hit as the battery health weakens, okay, but that's not the phone, it's the battery, which can be replaced.

In any case, I used an iPhone 6 for over 3 years. It was fine. I used an 8 Plus for over 3 years. It was fine. I don't see any reason why a 12 shouldn't run well for over 3 years.

 

[SoYoung]

I bought a 2018 11' iPad pro last year and I mostly just play games on it so yeah, I recharge this iPad a lot and the battery health is already around 90% according to coconutBattery but I'll just pay the fee to replace it if it become unusable or if I'm lucky it become lower than 80% health under my AC+ warranty and I'll get a free replacement.

My advice is, don't prive yourself to use your device in fear of the battery life because you won't enjoy your device as you should if you don't do things because of the battery. In the worst case, you'll just have to replace the battery and pay the fee if you want to keep your phone after a couple years.

 

[akash.nu]

I'm not understanding the connection between playing games and a phone's longevity. If you mean that it runs through more battery cycles and thus performance takes a hit as the battery health weakens, okay, but that's not the phone, it's the battery, which can be replaced.

In any case, I used an iPhone 6 for over 3 years. It was fine. I used an 8 Plus for over 3 years. It was fine. I don't see any reason why a 12 shouldn't run well for over 3 years.

This is where I got confused as well. I think the OP means battery life and if that’s the case then my suggestion would be to just use the phone as you want and get the battery replaced when it starts to show age. Simple solutions of life.

 

[more fps]

Is this for real? Might as well don't use it and it will last forever

 

[wuuullei]

What do you mean by it became difficult to use?
Mobile phones have made huge performance improvements over the years. My iPhone 8 still feels as quick as the day I got it.

A current iPhone 12 will allow you to play most games for years.

How do you keep your iPhone 8 as fast as the day you got it. This is where I am curious. Sorry, I didn’t make it clear about the discussion. In fact, my question is how to keep my iPhone fast after two years of use.

 

[ericwn]

How do you keep your iPhone 8 as fast as the day you got it. This is where I am curious. Sorry, I didn’t make it clear about the discussion. In fact, my question is how to keep my iPhone fast after two years of use.

I don’t obsess over every aspect of the phone. It’s quite capable and as I said performance has come a long way. Newer computers are faster than old ones. Apart from that, keep some storage available and the software up to date.

 

[wuuullei]

I'm not understanding the connection between playing games and a phone's longevity. If you mean that it runs through more battery cycles and thus performance takes a hit as the battery health weakens, okay, but that's not the phone, it's the battery, which can be replaced.

In any case, I used an iPhone 6 for over 3 years. It was fine. I used an 8 Plus for over 3 years. It was fine. I don't see any reason why a 12 shouldn't run well for over 3 years.

Yes, it really shouldn't just be a problem with the game. You said that your iPhone has been used for more than three years, which is quite good. I want to know, do you often update your mobile phone system? After upgrading my iPhone6s plus to ios14, I feel that the phone becomes very slow.Maybe I should keep it in ios12...

 

[wuuullei]

This is where I got confused as well. I think the OP means battery life and if that’s the case then my suggestion would be to just use the phone as you want and get the battery replaced when it starts to show age. Simple solutions of life.

I should pay more attention to the battery of the my phone.Thank you for your suggestion.

 

[arfbsantoso]

How do you keep your iPhone 8 as fast as the day you got it. This is where I am curious. Sorry, I didn’t make it clear about the discussion. In fact, my question is how to keep my iPhone fast after two years of use.

I’m using my i7 32GB since january 2017.

Replace with new battery in october 2019.

Have no complain at all.

 

[Bodhitree]

I’ve not found the iOS revision to matter a lot to speed of the phone, and I have an iPhone 7 which is still going strong on the original battery. But then i don’t game a lot.

 

[wuuullei]

I don’t obsess over every aspect of the phone. It’s quite capable and as I said performance has come a long way. Newer computers are faster than old ones. Apart from that, keep some storage available and the software up to date.

Yes, I got it. Indeed, the performance of the iPhone is constantly improving. I am also very satisfied with the speed of iPhone12. I hope I can use it for over 2 years lol.😁

 

[wuuullei]

I’ve not found the iOS revision to matter a lot to speed of the phone, and I have an iPhone 7 which is still going strong on the original battery. But then i don’t game a lot.

From my personal experience, I think the system will have an impact on mobile phones. Maybe our phone is in a different state. After I updated the system, my iPhone6s plus did become slow. It may be that my phone model is old and cannot keep up with the system. And there are friends around me who keep the system on iOS12, and their phones are fast. I don't plan to update the system at the moment, unless I have to. Maybe a year later I can give you feedback, lol.🤣

 

[scoblep]

From my personal experience, I think the system will have an impact on mobile phones. Maybe our phone is in a different state. After I updated the system, my iPhone6s plus did become slow. It may be that my phone model is old and cannot keep up with the system. And there are friends around me who keep the system on iOS12, and their phones are fast. I don't plan to update the system at the moment, unless I have to. Maybe a year later I can give you feedback, lol.🤣

I mean the iPhone 6S came out in 2015 so it has almost been 6 years since the phone was released. That’s a significant amount of time. The iPhone 6S originally shipped with iOS 9 so iOS 14 is 5 software releases later. each version of iOS becomes more demanding on your phones hardware and the older the device is the slower it will run.

An iPhone 12 should last at least as long as the 6S did so you could easily use it for 5 years if you take care of the battery.

 

[wuuullei]

I mean the iPhone 6S came out in 2015 so it has almost been 6 years since the phone was released. That’s a significant amount of time. The iPhone 6S originally shipped with iOS 9 so iOS 14 is 5 software releases later. each version of iOS becomes more demanding on your phones hardware and the older the device is the slower it will run.

An iPhone 12 should last at least as long as the 6S did so you could easily use it for 5 years if you take care of the battery.

iPhone6s probably should not update to iOS14. Although the version of iOS will have new functions every time it is updated, it does have requirements for hardware. My iPhone12 is running on iOS 14.4.2, and the speed is very fast. Of course I can also update the system, which does not affect its speed. But I might prefer not to update the system unless it is necessary. Thank you for your reminder, I will take good care of the battery. 😆

 

[joeblow7777]

Yes, it really shouldn't just be a problem with the game. You said that your iPhone has been used for more than three years, which is quite good. I want to know, do you often update your mobile phone system? After upgrading my iPhone6s plus to ios14, I feel that the phone becomes very slow.Maybe I should keep it in ios12...

I understand that some people feel that updates slow down their device, but I always run the latest publicly available OS on my phone. I've never regretted doing this.

 

[wuuullei]

I understand that some people feel that updates slow down their device, but I always run the latest publicly available OS on my phone. I've never regretted doing this.

That's great. Everyone has different ideas about updates. In fact, as long as you use it happily, it's all enough.

 

[ian87w]

I used iPhone6s plus before, but after less than two years, it became difficult to use. It may be that I have been playing games with it for a while, and I have been constantly updating the software, making it unusable. Now I I bought a new phone, and I want it to accompany me for three years. In addition, I also updated the system to iOS14. How can I protect my iPhone?

Replace its battery every 2 years.

 

[Steve Adams]

I say alot of things about iPhones, but being useless in two years is not one of them. My iPhone 6s is still being used to this day by my son. It's still has 87% battery life left and it's the original battery. it's running 14 and its fast and snappy just like it was when I bought it. Now, I am getting bored with iOS and my iPhone 11 is have connectivity issues glaore, as well as messaging notification issues. But slowing down, or what not is not one of them. You will be fine for many years with the 12.

 

[fluxtransistor]

I have an iPhone 6S Plus (with a recently replaced battery) and it still runs gracefully as ever on iOS 14.5, with performance enough for Minecraft and other 3D games. The OS feels nearly as smooth as an M1 iPad.

 

[iluvmacs99]

I used iPhone6s plus before, but after less than two years, it became difficult to use. It may be that I have been playing games with it for a while, and I have been constantly updating the software, making it unusable. Now I I bought a new phone, and I want it to accompany me for three years. In addition, I also updated the system to iOS14. How can I protect my iPhone?

You can't really protect your iPhone from Apple's intentional obsolescence and continual upgrade path where the combination of software upgrades and higher hardware needs from games to take advantage of the newer processor and the newer graphics core processor in the new iPhone will make older iPhones obsolete, which then forces you to upgrade your phone on a bi-annually basis! That doesn't take account of the battery age which also can slow it down from peak performance.

The iPhone is like a normal computer. Once you buy it, it is obsolete because next year, Apple will have a new A series chip or the M series chip for Macs that are faster than the older chips.

There's nothing to protect your investments other than being aware that your iPhone 12 will be superceded by 13, then 14, then 15 with better, faster and more capable chips and graphics. Then new games will take advantage of the newer chips and more available RAM. Which is why PC gaming can get very expensive. You have to also keep up with newer graphics and newer CPUs just to play those newer games smoothly.

The person who doesn't game, doesn't do a lot of CPU and graphics intensive apps can still use the iPhone 6s Plus today as if it's just as fast as in the past. However, once you start pushing it, then the A9 chip in the 6s Plus, which is also in my iPhone SE 2016 is sluggish even with a somewhat new battery from Apple with 94% life left. Which is why I got a new SE 2020 to replace it. Now running the same intensive apps that made my SE 2016 sluggish is smooth on the SE 2020. There's no comparison between an A13 chip vs an A9 chip and there's no comparison between your iPhone 12, which is an A14 chip versus the A9 in your iPhone 6s Plus.

My parents who bought my old iPhone SE 2016 is delighted to have a super fast phone, especially coming off an aging iPhone 4S which died recently.