Are iPhones getting less reliable

@pitstop (13794)
Australia
February 15, 2018 11:58am CST
Is it only me or do any of you think that iPhones don't last as long as they used to. My iPhone 4 lasted 6 years before it was given away as it was unreliable. My wife's iPhone 5s is 4 years old and still works well enough and my mom now uses it. It had a problem with an oscillator crystal that made time keeping unreliable but this problem is intermittent. My friends iPhone 6s has completely conked off in 2 years time. The apple store said that it was out of warranty and they would replace it for Rs. 28000 with a 3 month warranty. My wife's iPhone 7 occasionally freezes, but recovers completely and seems fine. I see lots of people changing every time a new iPhone comes. Are iPhones becoming less reliable?
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
15 Feb 18
I still have my I phone 4 had it for years and no problems yet?
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
16 Feb 18
That was a very good phone. Rarely gave me any trouble.
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
19 Feb 18
@amadeo how is the battery life.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
18 Feb 18
@pitstop yes,I keep thinking of upgrading.but pass it off for now.
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• United States
15 Feb 18
Newer technology doesn't last long anymore, cheap parts so I get that same experience too. They want you to keep upgrading to the new phone ~ not an old phone.
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
16 Feb 18
I need to buy a new phone soon and am wondering what I'll end up buying.
• United States
16 Feb 18
@EddieHands Phones are useful cause you could earn from them and save money too.
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• United States
16 Feb 18
@pitstop I'd like a new phone when Apple fixes the bugs
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
15 Feb 18
I have an Android so I dont have this problem. Mine is older and still seems to run decently.
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
16 Feb 18
Which phone do you use.
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
16 Feb 18
I have been using iPhone 7 for 1 year and havent had issues with it. Guess I just have to wait.
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
16 Feb 18
Let's see what happens after you reach the two year mark
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
18 Feb 18
@pitstop Yeah will advise
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@saritflor (3914)
• Hungary
15 Feb 18
The old one I had after a year started to work not good, and very slow and no matter what I did- I couldn't fix it :I I think they do that on purpose so everybody will have to get new phones.. not that long after phone was bought.
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
16 Feb 18
That's sad.
15 Feb 18
Iphone did make a statement stating they slowed down older gen phones on purpose so people would be forced to upgrade.
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@pitstop (13794)
• Australia
16 Feb 18
My friend's phone did not slow down. It just stopped working.