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iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7's STILL being manufactured!
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It makes sense that they continue production. Discontinuing a product means they are primarily removing it from their official product lineup so as to avoid price clashes, as was the case with discontinuing iPhone X and Apple Watch 4 (too similar to their successors). I suppose in the same way they discontinue older devices, which doesn't mean they kill assembly lines. Like it's already been pointed out, they can't really kill assembly lines because so long as the model is being sold somewhere, they need to make replacement units.
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then I would ask you, has there ever been an iPhone that’s had a shorter manufacturing lifespan of less than five years? [Then that would be your answer.]
It was never discontinued in the first place. The Apple Store stopped selling them, but manufacturing continues for carriers for years. iPhones have a long tail end.
AT&T still sells the iPhone 7 and X. Do people think these are just random units that AT&T found lying around?
AT&T still sells the iPhone 7 and X. Do people think these are just random units that AT&T found lying around?
I have the 7 and still like it, but I'm curious in what way you find it superior to the 2020 SE.
Ok. Has there been an iPhone series that's had a shorter lifespan of less than five years?
I am looking for answers
Ok. Has there been an iPhone series that's had a shorter lifespan of less than five years?
I am looking for answers
iPhone 5C.
We all know Apple continues to manufacturer older models for carriers for 3-4 years after introduction. But the iPhone 5C was taken out of market even in India just after 2 years.
What country are we talking about???
Apple has older versions of the iPhone available in some countries
I forgot about that one. Yes, that didn't last long at all. Suffered from the 5 series tech (and issues) and launch of 64-bit processors in the 5s on.
Mine's the 4 to be honest. At least the housing. Loved how it felt back in the day. Moved to Android since the 4S but looking forward to the iPhone 12 - assuming it looks really like the renderings ...
HELLO
just a question
is the iphone 7 still fast and snappy like scrolling, opening apps, taking photos, multitasking
is it still a great experience for day to day use?
Yup. The Concerning issue with the iPhone 7 was, if you sold your iPhone 7 on your network to somebody else on a different XYZ network, the phone couldn’t be calibrated specifically for that network, ultimately ‘bricking’ the phone. It was an unforeseen issue that went on for months confusing carriers, let alone until Apple actually discovered this due to the modem connectivity indicating ‘No signal’.
I’ve actually seen iPhone 7’s that have been on the same network since new do that as well. Probably why Apple has a quality program for them, and the second that program ends, every remaining iPhone 7 owner is screwed to the tune of $319 (The price of a replacement through Apple) if they don’t want to upgrade.
Strangely, my grandma has an iPhone 7 from Japan of all places (we live in the US so I have NO idea where she got it) and has it on AT&T with absolutely 0 issues so far. It has flabbergasted me.
I put my SIM card in my iPhone 6s Plus for a week, and it works just fine. It’s not as fast as a pro, but pretty good for an almost 5 year old phone. I did get that $29 battery Apple offered. It’s on the latest software update, which this will be the last year.
I'm selling my current iPhone to be able to move forward to the 12 whenever that is released, and I'll be falling back to my old 6s Plus as well. Currently have it running the beta, it's not doing too bad at all!
That's different I believe, they're talking about the fact it's being manufactured as brand new, not refurbished. There was an article last year of how a guy got a brand new iPhone 6s from Apple as a replacement and he confirmed it was brand new and not refurbished.
I’ve seen them for sale for £299.99 BNIB on sites like Very
there good phones I had the Rose Gold from release but then I fancied a colour change and swapped it for Jet Black
the phone is coming upto 4 years next month
my only beef now is that Apple’s updates have started to have there way with the phone, mine for one doesn’t take the best indoor photos anymore I’m not sure if It’s my lens or camera is maybe faulty I’ve used it loads But it defo started after the last update to get crap!
I defo will be changing to a new phone this year as I need a good camera!
there good phones I had the Rose Gold from release but then I fancied a colour change and swapped it for Jet Black
the phone is coming upto 4 years next month
my only beef now is that Apple’s updates have started to have there way with the phone, mine for one doesn’t take the best indoor photos anymore I’m not sure if It’s my lens or camera is maybe faulty I’ve used it loads But it defo started after the last update to get crap!
I defo will be changing to a new phone this year as I need a good camera!
I'm on the 7, and I get some issues with slow opening... like iOS is running out of RAM or struggling to open apps up SOMETIMES. I don't know if this is just bad programming with the latest iOS 13 version, but I wasn't having issues earlier this year.
Overall, for the most part, I am still having a SNAPPY DECENT EXPERIENCE. (other than battery life...... I'm finding I wish I had more battery life on the days I'm using the phone a lot.)
I'm on 93% battery, so it's not the battery slow down issue.
It’s a 2 year old phone I had the battery changed before the £25 battery thing was up in Dec 2018 and Apple ran checks on it
I use the camera a lot it just isn’t perfornaming brilliantly indoors anymore pictures come out faded in some cases
but it’s 4 years old tech It’s apples way of getting you to upgrade sending software that ruins it lol
I use the camera a lot it just isn’t perfornaming brilliantly indoors anymore pictures come out faded in some cases
but it’s 4 years old tech It’s apples way of getting you to upgrade sending software that ruins it lol