iPhone has revealed that it deliberately slows down older iPhones, but says this is due to the diminishing performance of the phones’ batteries and the need to avoid sudden shut-downs. Some customers have suspected that the company slows older models in order to encourage customers to upgrade. The revelation follows the sharing by a customer of performance tests on Reddit. Tech website Geekbench then performed further tests, which suggested that some phones had indeed been deliberately slowed.
Apple has revealed that it deliberately slows down older iPhones, but says this is due to the diminishing performance of the phones’ batteries and the need to avoid sudden shut-downs. Some customers have suspected that the company slows older models in order to encourage customers to upgrade. The revelation follows the sharing by a customer of performance tests on Reddit. Tech website Geekbench then performed further tests, which suggested that some phones had indeed been deliberately slowed.