Apple seems to be intentionally slowing down previous iPhone generations in order to convince people to buy newer models. An undisclosed performance downgrade from a software update may have become company policy, as suggested by deteriorating benchmark scores after installing iOS 11.2. It appears CPU performance was drastically reduced to avoid putting too much pressure on the aging battery. Interestingly enough, simply replacing the battery seems to be restoring the handset’s initial performance levels.

// via Instagram Apple seems to be intentionally slowing down previous iPhone generations in order to convince people to buy newer models. An undisclosed performance downgrade from a software update may have become company policy, as suggested by deteriorating benchmark scores after installing iOS 11.2. It appears CPU performance was drastically reduced to avoid putting too much pressure on the aging battery. Interestingly enough, simply replacing the battery seems to be restoring the handset’s initial performance levels.