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washedFM t1_iuiqd81 wrote

Reply to comment by dskatter in Is there a point in investing in an iPhone if no one around me has one? by galactilicious

I agree with this. I have an iPhone 12 and won't be upgrading to the 14. And I know it will be supported by the next iOS update. There is no real guessing game with iPhones. Apple supports their products a lot longer than most manufacturers. As u/dskatter said, some people are still using iPhone 6s that came out in 2015. It's just now not being supported anymore on iOS 16. 7 years of usage is like decades in tech 😊

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dskatter t1_iuir092 wrote

These days, Apple products just last.

Only Google with their previous Pixel models had anything close to as much OS update availability that iPhones have. Other companies are starting to realize that longevity is something their customers actually prefer but Apple’s been there nearly from day one.

Heck, I’m using a 2016 MacBook Pro and still happy with it. It’s six years old and still runs as well as it did the day I got it. Just got left behind on major macOS updates and I know I’ll make the jump to an M1 or M2 in the next year or so…but it lasted and will still make a nice secondary machine.

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