Does Apple slow old iPhones when a new model comes out?
Tests show that 'upgrading' to iOS 9 causes 'noticeable slowdown' in the iPhone 4S, 5 and 5S
Side-by-side tests have shown that iOS 9 makes older iPhones perform more slowly, lending weight to long-held suspicions that Apple might deliberately make its older devices slow down to encourage users to upgrade to newer models.
Tests carried out by vloggers iAppleBytes, show that the latest mobile operating system, iOS 9.0.1 creates a "noticeable amount of slowdown with the new update", The Guardian reports.
Running the new software, the iPhone 4S, 5 and 5S models take longer to start up, have slower camera performance and take longer to launch and switch between apps, the vloggers show.
Some analysts have suggested that running updated software is more complicated for older devices, but this does not seem to be true on Android, The Guardian notes.
"Some updates – Google’s Android Lollipop in 2014 for example – focus on performance and optimisation, and can actually improve the speed of the smartphone or tablet they are installed on. This does not appear to be the case with iOS 9."
Side-by-side tests have shown that iOS 9 makes older iPhones perform more slowly, lending weight to long-held suspicions that Apple might deliberately make its older devices slow down to encourage users to upgrade to newer models.
Tests carried out by vloggers iAppleBytes, show that the latest mobile operating system, iOS 9.0.1 creates a "noticeable amount of slowdown with the new update", The Guardian reports.
Running the new software, the iPhone 4S, 5 and 5S models take longer to start up, have slower camera performance and take longer to launch and switch between apps, the vloggers show.
Some analysts have suggested that running updated software is more complicated for older devices, but this does not seem to be true on Android, The Guardian notes.
"Some updates – Google’s Android Lollipop in 2014 for example – focus on performance and optimisation, and can actually improve the speed of the smartphone or tablet they are installed on. This does not appear to be the case with iOS 9."
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