[flybymike]

Ok I have to ask now......how long before the 6S is doomed?

[stevelup]

Well it's getting on a bit, but as per previous reply, Apple don't normally drop support unless they have to. You've got the fingerprint reader and a 64-bit processor, so I expect it will stay working for quite some time.

[Paul_Sengupta]

The fact that they provided this patch for the iPhone 5 (a model which was discontinued in 2013) in order to keep it operating is pretty much unheard of in the industry

Why would it stop working anyway? Why does it need a patch? I don't think any of my old phones have stopped talking with the network.

My guess, but don't hold me to this, is that you'll get at least another 2-3 years of 'full support' (i.e., compatibility with the latest iOS updates) and then a couple of years more after that.

Why do you actually need "support" for something to keep working? I have old electronic goods and computers which are still working long after their manufacturers have either disappeared or withdrawn "support".

I'm sure you will have upgraded before then.

[stevelup]

Why would it stop working anyway? Why does it need a patch? I don't think any of my old phones have stopped talking with the network.

Because there was a GPS rollover issue which would have led to the clock not working, a consequence of which is that all certificates became invalid.

Why do you actually need "support" for something to keep working? I have old electronic goods and computers which are still working long after their manufacturers have either disappeared or withdrawn "support".

Well, unless there's a problem like the above, they will indeed carry on working forever. But having a phone stuck on an OS five years out of date that no modern apps will work on effectively makes it redundant.

[PeteSpencer]

Ok I have to ask now......how long before the 6S is doomed?

You mean there's a 6S?

Peter

[PeteSpencer]

I'd guess at a very long time. But that's not the same as the device remaining genuinely useful. What's probably of greater concern is ongoing iOS updates.


My guess, but don't hold me to this, is that you'll get at least another 2-3 years of 'full support' (i.e., compatibility with the latest iOS updates) and then a couple of years more after that.

I'm sure you will have upgraded before then.

Not at £1k a pop to 'keep up to date' I won't.
In fact odds are I'll be dead and buried by then.

Peter

[stevelup]

No, but you can take advantage of those suckers who do have incurable upgradeitis

The 7 plus that you have now was £719 when it launched. The iPhone 11 is £729. So nothing has changed really.

[PeteSpencer]

No, but you can take advantage of those suckers who do have incurable upgradeitis

The 7 plus that you have now was £719 when it launched. The iPhone 11 is £729. So nothing has changed really.

Zounds! Those thieving cads at John Lewis charged me £749!

Never knowingly undersold my ar se.

Peter

[Paul_Sengupta]

The mind boggles about what value you get from a phone which costs more than 700 quid. There are probably loads of functions I don't use on my £120 XiaoMi phone, so what is it on a 700 pound phone that people want?

[Colonel Panic]

The same question can be asked about a buying a Bulldog when a hang glider at a 10th of the price would get you in the air?

[Paul_Sengupta]

Not entirely. It has to have a similar form factor and function. So let's imagine a fully built and equipped RV-10 for £120k vs a Cirrus SR22 for £700k.

Extras for the Cirrus may be BRS and TKS.

What is it that people want for £700 vs. what they want for £120?

[PaulB]

An you really get a fully built and equipped RV10 for £120k?

[Paul_Sengupta]

No, but you can get a fully built and equipped phone for £120 so I was just scaling it up!

[Flyin'Dutch']

What you don't get with an iPhone is a direct link to the Chinese government so they can keep an eye on you...

[stevelup]

I don’t know why Paul is trying to provoke an iOS vs Android debate but I’m not playing.