If you subscribe to the theory where Apple slows down its old products, congratulations: you conspiracy-theory mindset has finally paid off.
The Verge went ahead and tested older iPhones and found out the older phones do, in fact, run more slowly, and replacing the battery in an older phone returns CPU speeds back up to where they ought to be.
However, while Apple admits it slows down older phones, the reason isn't as sinister as trying to force you to buy a new one. Rather, the slow-down is designed to improve battery performance on older phones.
Apple responded to The Verge's request for comment, saying older lithium-ion batteries "become less capable of supplying peak current demands" under certain conditions, one of which is age.
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The Verge went ahead and tested older iPhones and found out the older phones do, in fact, run more slowly, and replacing the battery in an older phone returns CPU speeds back up to where they ought to be.
However, while Apple admits it slows down older phones, the reason isn't as sinister as trying to force you to buy a new one. Rather, the slow-down is designed to improve battery performance on older phones.
Apple responded to The Verge's request for comment, saying older lithium-ion batteries "become less capable of supplying peak current demands" under certain conditions, one of which is age.
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