Someone I know finally upgraded from their iPhone 5S, to this...
I had a family member do some sleuthing for me when they were away on vacation. There is this legendary guy who is completely antithetical to me (from a tech perspective at least), and he’s been carrying an iPhone 5S for as long as I can remember.
He couldn’t care less about technology, but begrudgingly uses it because he has to. He was rocking a gold iPhone 5S, and yes, it was a 5S because it had the shiny chamfered edges and not the matte ones. Matte chamfered edges were only on the iPhone SE 1st generation.
If you know, you know.
I wanted some photos of that device just out of curiosity to see its condition over the years, but he upgraded (gasp)!
iPhone 5S, a device that came out in September 2013, almost 12 years ago, has finally been retired for a new generation of iPhone, and as Tim Cook said, “I am thrilled to show you the newest iPhones…”
And here it is…
wait for it…
iPhone…
6S Plus!
Talk about a historical upgrade, with one of the biggest performance upgrades (not being sarcastic):
Last flagship iPhone with a headphone jack.
First iPhone in Rose Gold.
Last iPhone with a Home Button that was actually a button.
The introduction of 3D Touch, a truly under appreciated feature.
New aluminum alloy ended the bendgate controversy.
Huge performance upgrade - the first iPhone with a whopping 2GB of RAM, a 100% increase from the previous generation!
Let’s see how long the iPhone 6S can keep chugging. With 2GB of RAM, there are still many years left, but it really comes down to Battery Health limiting performance.