iPod touch 6th gen had a down clocked A8 but it was dropped along with the iPhone 6. Considering they are still selling it will probably receive support as long as the iPhone 7.
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Rumor Claims iOS 15 to Drop Support for iPhone 6s and Original iPhone SE
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Definitely possible, the 6 not getting 13 while the Air 2 got both 13 and 14 makes it a toss-up to me considering they're the same generation. RAM isn't really in play here considering even the iPhone 8 has 2GB.
but the clock speed difference was minimal. 300mhz at best. This difference is 700mhz and touch 7th gen has ****** battery life as well
ah but they sold 6th gen iPod Touch till the 7 came out then a few days later after 7th gen iPod Touch was released WWDC happened and 6th gen iPod Touch did not get iOS 13 despite the fact that it was discontinued days later
so I wouldn’t hold your breath 😊
Probably a good time to upgrade my iPhone 6s. I'd love to have the better camera from the newer phones, but that alone seemed like it wasn't a great reason to upgrade.
I still use my iPad mini 2, which stopped getting OS upgrades after iOS 12, however, it does occasionally get 0.0.1 increment version updates for iOS 12. Not sure how long that will continue, but regardless, I feel like it's fairly low risk since I mainly use it for media consumption and don't use it all the time, unlike my phone.
I still use my iPad mini 2, which stopped getting OS upgrades after iOS 12, however, it does occasionally get 0.0.1 increment version updates for iOS 12. Not sure how long that will continue, but regardless, I feel like it's fairly low risk since I mainly use it for media consumption and don't use it all the time, unlike my phone.
It's nice to see Apple has continued to support these older devices for so long. At some point they're just not going to work with newer operating systems. Only recently has Android increased their support to three years.
I'm surprised anyone with a 6s uses their camera for anything. I went from the 10 to 12 and noticed a huge difference in quality. I have a 7 here and won't even bother with the camera. It's just that bad when you compare it to the newer ones. Of course I've seen some good pictures taken on the 6 but I guess you have to work harder to get that right shot.
I still have my iPhone 6s, but use it primarily as a backup iPod Touch that I can swap between my iPhone X. The battery life sucks though, even with a $29 replacement back in 2018. I'm sure even if support is dropped in iOS 15 you can probably still use it for a few years more without trouble. Apple devices are very appliance like and continue working even in vintage. For example, I have a 2005 PowerBook G4 that I use for watching DVDs. For basic tasks that doesn't require the Internet: word processing, listening to music, it still works fine.
That’s the best case scenario. If you have anything other than a flagship device forget about it.
I play Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes religiously on my iDevices. It's a fun game and now 4 years old. The community has been clamoring for a visual graphic overhaul this year and EA/Capital Games made the decision to handicap the game's quality to ensure more devices can run it. I think 4-5 years is good enough to support a device for the sake of the community as a whole.
yes and no. They have for a long time done only 2 years of major updates for all Android devices but google a few months ago had announced a maximum of 3 years for all Android devices (again depending on manufacturer)
Depends on the phone manufacturer. And I don't know whether any of them guarantee anything.
If it were so bad for consumers, they'd not keep buying Apple products. Consumers are all different and have choices. You've made the choice to keep your custom PC around, and I kept my '09 Mac. Hard to compare when it comes to gaming anyway since Macs aren't meant for that at all.
Also, comparing to phones doesn't make sense since nobody is upgrading phone hardware. Apple supports their phones longer than almost anyone else too.
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^ This is the real problem. I'm fine knowing what I'm getting into, a phone that'll probably last ~6 years, but I'd have a problem if Apple sprung an update on me early-on that made the phone a pain to use. The iPhone 6 throttling was that until they fixed it.
Thanks, that's good to know. I've taken some great shots with the 6s. I had an iPhone 4 and a Nexus before getting the 6s. The camera on the 6s seems worse than the iPhone 4 in some situations, but is better in most.
Google guarantees 3 years of software updates for Pixel phones. I don’t know that any other Android phone maker guarantees anything.
Google guarantees 3 years with Pixel phones. I don’t know of any Android phone makers that guarantee anything (and I think most only do 2 years, even for flagships).
It's good enough to use. Obviously I won't be the main photographer during a trip if someone has a newer phone, but hey, it's corona time.
I have had absolutely no problem with my 6S+ and what it does now is perfectly satisfactory to me. Certainly far better than any other phone I have ever had. For my personal purposes, I need no other $1000+ phones. Same with my IPad. Does this mean I cannot keep what I have if this is all I want?
You can keep it, but about 1-2 years from now, more and more apps will stop receiving updates on it, and some of those apps may stop working altogether. On top of that, if vulnerabilities in iOS are discovered, you won't receive the patches. If you really care about security, you shouldn't keep it more than 2 years from now.
All things considered, I'm on the less caring side and will probably still keep my 6S for about 4 more years just cause I like it. If your concern is the money, you can buy a used newer iPhone instead of the latest, which of course won't be supported as long but will still be much less $/year.
This might be a silly question but does this mean the xr will be supported for another 5 years from now since it keeps staying in their lineup ? Instead of being supported until 2023 since i think it was released in 2018.
They should release supplementary updates for iOS 14 to keep the emojis in sync. 