In a subset of electronics that had not yet “plateaued” until recently like smartphones, managing obsolescence has to be even more tricky. In terms of sheer po

In a subset of electronics that had not yet “plateaued” until recently like smartphones, managing obsolescence has to be even more tricky. In terms of sheer power, the difference between even and iPhone 4 or 5 and 11 or 12 is staggering and so huge that the speed difference can be felt even with pedestrian tasks. Earlier models like the original/3G/3GS are so much slower they’re practically on a different plane of existence. It’s almost like the difference between an early-90s 68k Mac and and early 2000s PowerMac G3/G4 towers. The gulf between the two was so wide that continuing to support even the most powerful 68k models just wasn’t practical.