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Jward92 t1_j6jvbsm wrote

Reply to comment by kataran1 in My first iPhone in my entire life - the 14 pro max. by Healthy-Condition506

I feel like several can mean up to six or seven… so I would imagine a 7 year old iPhone wouldn’t be supported anymore

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iZahlen t1_j6kou0d wrote

Thats about the end of their cycle. iirc supports devices for 6-7 years

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IncredibleGonzo t1_j6nfyf2 wrote

At the moment, yeah - over the years it's been generally trending upwards, with every other generation gaining a year up to the 5. It's been a little less predictable lately, but still trending up - 5s and 7 got six years, 6 got five years, and 6s got seven years. Remains to be seen whether they'll keep going up in future - I wouldn't be shocked to see the A11 devices dropped this year, which would put them at six years, given how many features they've been left out of over the past few releases.

But also worth noting is the 5s and up are still getting security updates, which is pretty exceptional. That's over nine years of at least some support at this point.

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DaBronic t1_j6mv4ff wrote

I got 7 years out of my 6. Loved that thing to death. Only issue ended up being storage size/battery life. Now on an 11.

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