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I have a now 4 year old iPhone 4. It is incredibly slow, crippled by ios 7.1, so slow that Facebook is useless and I only use safari when I really need to look

I have a now 4 year old iPhone 4. It is incredibly slow, crippled by ios 7.1, so slow that Facebook is useless and I only use safari when I really need to look up something. I call it my Comm, because that is what I use it for, communication. iMessages, Whatsapp, FB messenger, hangouts all work relatively well. My iPhone is essential distraction free because it is too slow to distract me, ill look up while waiting, talk to someone, even meditate while waiting for my iPhone to load.

colmvp 12y ago
How is your battery? I figure at four years it's got to be pretty bad. I have an old iPhone 5 and my biggest blocker is the fact that the battery can only last a few hours at most with minimal usage, which makes it an absolutely pain to travel as one is away from charger most of the time. In fact, the only reason why I'd upgrade to a new phone is because I can't stand having it die so easily.
- jws 12y ago
  Many old iPhone 5 batteries are covered under a no cost replacement. Check your serial number here. https://ssl.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/ https://ssl.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/ Both mine and my daughter's were covered. Our run time had suffered and our battery gauges had become mostly insane.
  - colmvp 12y ago
    HOLY CRAP. Thank you! I am eligible and I suffered the exact frustration you've mentioned.
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- johnpowell 12y ago
  No clue about the iPhone 5. But I replaced the battery in my 4 and it was ten bucks for a new battery and about as many minutes. Pretty much two screws and my key to my apartment.
- malloreon 12y ago
  my 4 year old iPhone 4 lasts 2-2.5 days on a charge.
- pocketstar 12y ago
  After a day of heavy usage I'm down to about 30% which I feel is good, I can airplane mode it while I sleep and use it for directions home in the morning if I'm out. The other day: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmx0jpvsmpeorty/Photo%20Aug%2026%2C%200%2036%2028.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmx0jpvsmpeorty/Photo%20Aug%2026%2...
johnpowell 12y ago
I have a iPhone 4 too that is all I use. Also running 7.1.2. No real problems. It isn't super fast but it works well enough for a four year old phone that is running the OS that runs on phones sold today.
- pocketstar 12y ago
  I should also mention I am jailbroken 7.1.2, flux is required and nospot, cccontrols and appcake are incredibly useful.
crapshoot101 12y ago
Heh, same bucket - I don't even try and have FB load on the phone anymore. My primary use case is email, Twitter (When I'm bored), WhatsApp / SMS / Snapchat / Google Maps (spending summer in a new city) and listening to podcasts (plus a brief, unrequited fling with 2048 this summer). Its amazing how much Facebook drags on it, to the point that its utterly pointless to even have on the phone.

colmvp 12y ago

How is your battery? I figure at four years it's got to be pretty bad. I have an old iPhone 5 and my biggest blocker is the fact that the battery can only last a few hours at most with minimal usage, which makes it an absolutely pain to travel as one is away from charger most of the time. In fact, the only reason why I'd upgrade to a new phone is because I can't stand having it die so easily.

jws 12y ago
Many old iPhone 5 batteries are covered under a no cost replacement. Check your serial number here. https://ssl.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/ https://ssl.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/ Both mine and my daughter's were covered. Our run time had suffered and our battery gauges had become mostly insane.
- colmvp 12y ago
  HOLY CRAP. Thank you! I am eligible and I suffered the exact frustration you've mentioned.
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johnpowell 12y ago
No clue about the iPhone 5. But I replaced the battery in my 4 and it was ten bucks for a new battery and about as many minutes. Pretty much two screws and my key to my apartment.
malloreon 12y ago
my 4 year old iPhone 4 lasts 2-2.5 days on a charge.
pocketstar 12y ago
After a day of heavy usage I'm down to about 30% which I feel is good, I can airplane mode it while I sleep and use it for directions home in the morning if I'm out. The other day: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmx0jpvsmpeorty/Photo%20Aug%2026%2C%200%2036%2028.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmx0jpvsmpeorty/Photo%20Aug%2026%2...

johnpowell 12y ago

I have a iPhone 4 too that is all I use. Also running 7.1.2. No real problems. It isn't super fast but it works well enough for a four year old phone that is running the OS that runs on phones sold today.

pocketstar 12y ago
I should also mention I am jailbroken 7.1.2, flux is required and nospot, cccontrols and appcake are incredibly useful.

crapshoot101 12y ago

Heh, same bucket - I don't even try and have FB load on the phone anymore. My primary use case is email, Twitter (When I'm bored), WhatsApp / SMS / Snapchat / Google Maps (spending summer in a new city) and listening to podcasts (plus a brief, unrequited fling with 2048 this summer). Its amazing how much Facebook drags on it, to the point that its utterly pointless to even have on the phone.