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> 3 years of security and OS updates will keep your phone performing at its best. I’m still using an iPhone 6s which has gotten its last major iOS update after
by jtokoph 7y ago
> 3 years of security and OS updates will keep your phone performing at its best.
I’m still using an iPhone 6s which has gotten its last major iOS update after owning the device for 5 years. It will continue getting security fixes for another year until iOS 14 is released.
iPhones last twice as long as Pixel devices, which is a big plus when you must have a secure phone.
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- cvhashim 7y agoSame still have my 6s although I might just upgrade soon.
- bestouff 7y agoOn the other hand I'm using an LG G4 running LineageOS (16) since more than 4 years, and it will probably continue getting updates for as long as it doesn't break. Only Android devices allow this.
- clircle 7y ago* Only Android devices that are compatible with Lineage OS allow this.
- lebrad 7y agoI'm using Google/Motorola's Nexus 6 with LineageOS, which was released a year before your iPhone 6s and it still gets the latest updates. Meanwhile, my mid-2011 Mac Mini was cut off from getting macOS updates after High Sierra last year. But because it allows the installation of other operating systems it still can dual-boot the latest Windows 10 and the latest Debian Bullseye just fine. The only way for any general computing device to last is if it gives the user freedom to control the software that runs on the device. All iPhones suppress this freedom which means game over for longevity.
- jeron 7y agowith checkm8 theoretically we will see greater longevity, against apple's will that is
- votepaunchy 7y ago> I’m still using an iPhone 6s which has gotten its last major iOS update after owning the device for 5 years. Note that the iPhone 6s debuted in 2015. Also, we don’t yet know that support will be dropped with iOS 14. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6S https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6S