I doubt they added a code to do it, but they could be "accidentally" overlooking possible tweaks that would enable flawless performance on all iOS devices
or say when they added the only major os change (folders) they may have intentionally left the code too bulky for the older devices, when they could have made it run perfectly, with a little work
and I don't get why iPad mini has the same processor as iPad 2, but iPad mini has siri and iPad 2 doesn't, strange
Do you think apple intentionally nudge the performance of iOS to a level which older devices (previous generations) can't handle quite as well, to encourage users to buy new devices.
I think so.
I mean iOS does't do real multitasking, it pauses apps (which I like btw) and it is basically the same os as iOS 1, which the only major addition being folders,
so why on earth are their slight lags in performance, say on the iPad 2, even 1, or iPhone 4. on iPad 1 the lags are common and obvious, although it is usable, on iPhone 4 to 3 there will be the occasional lag when flicking from home screen to search box -
It looks like in order to have a completely fluid iOS experience you NEED the latest device, I just wonder if this is a rather cynical ploy by apple to get people to upgrade to a new device, I mean, as I say the os is BASIC - it should work flawlessly on any iOS device
I'm voting no, and here's why.
I think they just do not "optimize" the new OS for the older devices. Each OS upgrade has more and more code and changes and with that brings some small performance hits to the older models (albiet small!). Instead of optimizing the code across the entire range they just "leave it be" and allow the older devices to slowly phase out.
Except that they are faster? If you compare older devices, then yes, the improvements may be minor, but newer devices outperform older devices by far. Just look at the Geekbench results for the iPhone 5 (~1600) vs the 4S (~630) vs the 4 (~390).Yes, this also gives the illusion the new product is significantly faster than the old, cheeky ain't it?
Except that has nothing to do with how glitchy iOS upgrades are on older devices. Witholding new features from older devices is nothing new.I would say most definitely.
Facetime over 3G only works on the iPhone 4S, not the 4. Same with Siri. I find that hard to believe.
The one that got me - I think it was when iOS 5 came out. My friend on an iPhone 4 had some ringtones that weren't available on my 3GS.
But hey - it works for them, why change it.
I just curse and then buy new.
Except that they are faster? If you compare older devices, then yes, the improvements may be minor, but newer devices outperform older devices by far. Just look at the Geekbench results for the iPhone 5 (~1600) vs the 4S (~630) vs the 4 (~390).