Sad to see the state of the iPhone these days.
My iPhone 5 on iOS 6.1 JB was the best portable device I've had, I foolishly updated to 7.0 JB, and finally 8.3 JB to get away from the mess of 7. It is still super functional, but due to cracked screen and camera lens, I upgraded it to a Sony XZ Premium only a few months back. Whilst a significant upgrade, it's a more similar device to my JB 5 than whatever the new iPhone choices are...
The iPhone X is just a gimmick and with barebones iOS to boot.., iOS has seen plenty of updates since the app store in 2.0, but it lacks versatility. Jailbreaking then being able to swap to local accurate weather info, swiping multitasking features with Auxo, torrenting, file management, no restrictions, full customization with Springtomize 3, white balance in the camera app, slo mo on the iPhone 5, pattern unlock, lock screen weather, sbsettings, custom control centre toggles, activator - being able to set a huge array of button press/swipes/taps to be assigned to a huge number of tasks like torch on by double pressing home button when the screen is off, short holding volume buttons skip music tracks, both volume buttons together play/pause for in-pocket muscic control, no carrier labels, no icon labels, animated app page transitions, custom resolutions to resize iOS elements and maximise screen space (iOS 7 on small screen devices SUCKS, but rendered on a 5 like a 6 or 6+ is ideal).
There was soooooo much on offer, plenty amazing new ideas and wonderful executions.. music apps that played along with lyrics, game platform emulation, custom and complex app switching.
There was relatively no additional security risk, it was literally an amazing conglomeration of hard work presented as an increasingly simple and wonderful offering.
I really appreciate the many hours of hard work that allowed me to have the device I used to have, and for so long. There's no way I could have used it as a primary mobile computer for that time without the addition to the software jailbreaking offered.
And there's no way I'd ever consider an iPhone without a jailbreak, Android 8.0 is extremely good with the Sony XZP, Apple has lost its magic, kept it's totally limited stance and it's price tag has increased.
Lots of idiots here who never understood what they missed out on. I have voted with my wallet and I am surprised how rewarded I've been going back to Sony Ericsson. They haven't forgotten how to make an amazing phone.