Anon Archived Benchmark data suggests Apple is slowing down iPhones with old batteries (uk.businessinsider.com)
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'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. '
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