> Phones for example have basically been unchanged for 5 years regarding performance, because while hardware has drastically improved the apps have become heavi

> Phones for example have basically been unchanged for 5 years regarding performance, because while hardware has drastically improved the apps have become heavier in proportion for superficial new features. I don't see it. The latest version of iOS is (apparently) such a big performance improvement that its performance got top billing as a "Feature" from Apple [1]. They brag about how it's ~50% faster at several common tasks. [1]: https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-12/features/ https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-12/features/