Sealed iPhone 5 64GB comes with what OS?

[eyoungren]

I don't think she could unless she gets the IPSW

She can't. It's either iOS 6 or the latest version of iOS. In this case, iOS 8.

You can only upgrade to a version Apple is signing.

 

[AppleDApp]

She can't. It's either iOS 6 or the latest version of iOS. In this case, iOS 8.

You can only upgrade to a version Apple is signing.

Well that settles that maybe OP's mom can try iOS on on your device.

 

[MattMJB0188]

In today's age where everything is connected a fully patched o/s is needed. It's not how old the hardware is, it's how old the software is and how current are the patches.

Like you dislike IOS 7, iOS 6 looks so cartoonish compared to IOS 7, but more importantly it's not patched.

iOS 6 is perfectly safe to run today, despite it being over two years old now. How does 6 look cartoonish? I will continue to use it on my iPad 3 forever. Keep in mind, the apps may not be able to be updated anymore, however, they will continue to run perfectly well.

Well that settles that maybe OP's mom can try iOS on on your device.

Or maybe you can buy the OP a device with 7 pre-loaded. If using an iOS 6 device for a long time, going to 7 will be a huge difference, enough to make someone hate their phone. Despite 7.1.2 working quite well, its still horribly designed.

 

[I7guy]

iOS 6 is perfectly safe to run today, despite it being over two years old now. How does 6 look cartoonish? I will continue to use it on my iPad 3 forever. Keep in mind, the apps may not be able to be updated anymore, however, they will continue to run perfectly well.



Or maybe you can buy the OP a device with 7 pre-loaded. If using an iOS 6 device for a long time, going to 7 will be a huge difference, enough to make someone hate their phone. Despite 7.1.2 working quite well, its still horribly designed.

Okay, I'll grant you that. But it depends on what you use the iPad for and what your definition of safe is. An iPhone thats a daily driver...for me..no way.

 

[MattMJB0188]

Okay, I'll grant you that. But it depends on what you use the iPad for and what your definition of safe is. An iPhone thats a daily driver...for me..no way.

Safe as in the general user not having to worry about anything breaking or getting hacked into. My brother still uses an iPhone 4S with iOS 5.1.1. He loves it and says everything works perfectly. He can't update all his apps, but the last versions for many of his apps are perfectly fine.

I am envious of the OP that his mom gets to have an iPhone 5 with iOS 6 on it. I wish I could have 6 on my 5S, but guess I'm lucky to still have 7.1 on it.

It was such a beautifully designed OS.

 

[SonRK]

Just helped my girlfriends parents set up an iPhone 5C and noticed that the sticker had the health app in front. Came pre installed with iOS 8. Interesting

 

[MattMJB0188]

Just helped my girlfriends parents set up an iPhone 5C and noticed that the sticker had the health app in front. Came pre installed with iOS 8. Interesting

Read the freaking thread! The iPhone 5 did not ship with iOS 7. The 5C did.

 

[SonRK]

Read the freaking thread! The iPhone 5 did not ship with iOS 7. The 5C did.

Yes I understand that. What I was trying to say was depending on the when it was manufactured it would get a newer OS.

What I did forget what was the 5 was discontinued for the 5C. I was thinking they still made them alongside it.

In that case all sealed non-S 5 should be iOS 6

 

[MattMJB0188]

Yes I understand that. What I was trying to say was depending on the when it was manufactured it would get a newer OS.

What I did forget what was the 5 was discontinued for the 5C. I was thinking they still made them alongside it.

In that case all sealed non-S 5 should be iOS 6

Correct. Any iPhone 5 that is still sealed in its original box will have ioS 6. Apple discontinued it, so therefore they never loaded 7 on it at the factory.

 

[I7guy]

Safe as in the general user not having to worry about anything breaking or getting hacked into. My brother still uses an iPhone 4S with iOS 5.1.1. He loves it and says everything works perfectly. He can't update all his apps, but the last versions for many of his apps are perfectly fine.

I am envious of the OP that his mom gets to have an iPhone 5 with iOS 6 on it. I wish I could have 6 on my 5S, but guess I'm lucky to still have 7.1 on it.

It was such a beautifully designed OS.

Different strokes for different folks. A boatload of security patches went into IOS 7 and I'm enjoying IOS 8.

 

[Bako-MacAddict]

I wish my iphone 6 was a black slate color