>I have experienced it first hand with my 4S which became horribly laggy and unusable after all of the iOS updates, If it became unusable, presumably you deact

>I have experienced it first hand with my 4S which became horribly laggy and unusable after all of the iOS updates, If it became unusable, presumably you deactivated it, which means it was tallied into this article's estimation of lifespan. Important to consider that what HNers call unusable is perfectly acceptable to a great number of people. I've never used a phone with a cracked screen, but I've seen a fair number of people who don't consider this a reason to deactivate the device.