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Re:France fines Apple €25M for iOS software that slowed down... by puszczyk on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:51PM (#22268647)
Idk, anecdotally my iPhone 6s (ok, it’s 6a not 6) is perfectly usable 4 years after the purchase. I have the throttling on.
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Re:France fines Apple €25M for iOS software that slowed down... by Infernal on Friday February 07, 2020 @01:16PM (#22268942)
My iPhone 6 that I bought at launch was useable for all five years it was supported by iOS, on the original battery. Only upgraded for iOS 13. I still switch it on as a Netflix terminal sometimes, no issues.

Crucially, I never once left it plugged in all night - I believe not constantly fully charging the battery massively extends the useful life.

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