[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Benchmark data suggests Apple is slowing down iPhones with old batteries - Business Insider
'Geekbench is one of the most commonly used iOS speed tests, so John Poole, its developer, pulled the data. ', "That update was a response to reports of older iPhones shutting down randomly with 30% battery life left, and reducing the iPhone's processor speed could have helped address the issue.", "Here's the distribution he found for the iPhone 6S:This suggests Apple is slowing down the processor on phones with older batteries, presumably to boost performance.", "Reddit users discovered last week that shortly after the battery on an old iPhone was replaced, benchmark tests â\x80\x94 which measure a computer's processor speed â\x80\x94 saw a dramatic and noticeable increase in performance."
'Not only will it help your phone last an entire day â\x80\x94 it might give it a speed boost too. '
[–] skidmark-steve 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I just got a Zenfone 2 for $160 that features official Lineage OS support. The phone has 64GB of NAND and 4GB of memory, so the higher-end specs are truly wonderful when mixed with the bloat-free and up-to-date platform that is official LOS. It also has a headphone jack and MicroSD slot!
Anyway, my friend was complaining that her Iphone 6 is slow the other day when we were talking, so I've been contemplating offering to hook her up with this identical setup, provided that she buys the device. Her phone isn't that old though, so it might be a bloatware issue, and is probably not because of the battery.
[–] PhilaFerret 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
For ~the past week retrieving mail simply isn't worth it. It's so slow you end up deleting unread mail, while at the same time there's no issue on other Apple products using the same Wi-fi signal.