How Apple RUINED the iPhone 4S

[@Gary0557]

iOS 11 killed my 5S but iOS 12 somewhat rectified things.

[@breadcat0314]

Gary Chapman I liked the 5s it was my first introduction into the Apple ecosystem and now I have a XR and love it and I use my 5s Jailbroken for music

[@mayan4336]

Who tf still has a 5s those things are ancient

[@Gary0557]

Some guy I still have a 5S in my collection that works perfectly well but obviously very slow compared to the 10’s and 11’s.

[@iabf6365]

I have a 5s in my collection. I am surprised it got iOS 12 still works great 👍

[@mayan4336]

@@Gary0557 I'm talking about having it as a daily driver not sitting as one of your used old phone I have a 3gs collecting dust for the last 10 years too

[@RandomGaminginHD]

I’ve still got my trusty 3G in the drawer somewhere. I can’t even look at that without it lagging haha

[@WorldJustice5]

Hi, I watch you!

[@imprezaguy9958]

Fancy seeing you here. I love your videos

[@celyn6089]

RandomGaminginHD same It’s in my closet of forgotten things

[@InsaneFire10YT]

Ah yes nice to see u here

[@VapeTime79]

I've been on android my entire life, with short stints of iOS use (it's just not for me) up until 2015, I was just used to laggy phones lol

[@DavidTheAppleTechGuy]

iPhone 4s is dead, my friend just got a iPhone 8 because he had a iPhone 4s

[@kareendouglas7964]

its not that dead

[@williambabin7350]

kareen douglas it’s an 8 year old phone lol

[@kareendouglas7964]

@@williambabin7350 so? come on once people still uses its not dead lol

[@logan15615]

kareen douglas i just got an iPod touch 5 Becuase my iPod nano 2nd gen finally quit

[@saeoce4794]

Logan Lunde why would you buy an ipod touch if you can have a phone and a music player at the same time

[@renesmee_0666]

2015: 6S & 6S+ were launched; iPhone 4S (2011) is already laggy. 2019: 11, 11PRO &11PRO MAX were launched; iPhone 6S & 6S+ (2015) is still a considerable choice for a daily driver.

[@KoopaKid660]

Still so in 2022

[@Ridwan-vb8nm]

@@KoopaKid660 also on 2023

[@Dr-Random]

@@Ridwan-vb8nmalso in 2038

[@pro-hz7kx]

2024: iPhone 16 launched Iphone 12, 11 are great, Xr/Xs still usable

[@renesmee_0666]

@@pro-hz7kx I'm rocking a XR with iOS 18 Beta

[@brobroant6205]

Updating my iPhone 4s to iOS 8 from IOS 7 was my biggest regret with that phone after that I just stopped caring and updated it to iOS 9 and that was another big mistake at least it was somewhat useable on iOS 8 iOS 9 destroyed it to the point that I had no choice but to upgrade

[@Farid0]

That is so sad 😞

[@elijahtorres2688]

Upgrade to the 6S or 7 if on a budget! Both of them still run smoothly!

[@samitjohnson4144]

downlgrade it to ios 6.1.3

[@pawankirpaul932]

brobroant bro you can downgrade to iOS 6

[@pawankirpaul932]

91 tech made a vid about it

[@akyraisconfused]

In my head, I thought that Apple was doing an experiment on iPhone 4s, and they accidentally killed it. It was like all those lab experiments which end up with someone dying.

[@mustasheolll2020]

aKyra you got that right. And the worst part was it was the dumbed down version of iOS 9

[@evehead713]

Dude you can downgrade to iOS 6 it should run fine

[@evehead713]

I use it for music purpose only since I have a better phone

[@akyraisconfused]

@@evehead713 I tried to downgrade mine but every time it got stuck and returned to iOS 9.

[@evehead713]

@@akyraisconfused kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4iqlH-didSWbcU there is a part there that will show you how

[@adriansy4237]

Still using the 4s till this day Just for purely Spotify only

[@matte5552]

That’s what I do with my iPod Touch 5. I also have iTunes and Soundcloud. It’s definitely slower, but it’s cool how thin it is and there’s a few things about iOS 9 that are kind of neat, like the animations and lock sound. I have an iPhone SE that I use as a phone though.

[@adriansy4237]

my old speaker with the 30 pin dock connector still works like a charm dont want it to go to waste just plug and go

[@AdrianKurian]

I use the 2G for alarms and music

[@AdrianKurian]

My 4S needs to be restored... 😞

[@chilldoc9638]

Adrian Kurian you have the 2g 🤭

[@RJ-gh4yw]

The iPhone 4s was my first iPhone - I loved the design

[@mattybraps7620]

Same here (from July 2017 - December 2018) Until I upgraded to the iPhone 6s (December 2018 - November 2020) then upgraded to the 11

[@tuahdanish1]

"Trust me. I'm a guy with youtube channel" - 91Tech 2019

[@craftimations9265]

91Tech: Uses the iPhone 4s for a week Me: Uses the iPhone 4s for an entire year. as my main phone

[@JVPagkaliwagan]

What iOS version? Did uou try downgrading it to iOS 6?

[@craftimations9265]

@@JVPagkaliwagan iOS 9.3.6 of course

[@gauthamkrishna5567]

@@craftimations9265 haha me too

[@cedrikv.b4860]

11 pro max here from 6s

[@craftimations9265]

черный дьявол wow you are so fortunate so bud ..... please use your iPhone 11 Pro Max until Apple drops support for it like or consider using it 3 years or more before switching hehe cuz the Way Apple makes your old phone look like new and awesome is amazingly

[@josiahbarkhau9359]

I'm watching this on my iPhone 4s and it is my main phone. The iPhone 4s is the oldest iPhone to run Teal Racing 3, Asphalt 8, Snapchat and ect.

[@diamondarrow4567]

Josiah Barkhau seriously get a new phone, you can get a used 6s online for probably 100-150$

[@victordejesus2000]

Josiah Barkhau I feel like I’ve seen you in that one video on how to untethered downgrade an iPhone 4.

[@fellowearthling1632]

@@diamondarrow4567 $200 in Amazon, officially from Apple's Amazon storefront.

[@shafiulalam9228]

Josiah Barkhau M

[@JuanJimenez.]

I know someone who had an iPhone 4 and was running snapchat

[@jarboer]

My grandpa still uses an iPhone 4s, he only needs it for texting and calling so why go overboard with a newer phone when this works just great for him.

[@mintybudgie]

i know this is 3 years old but assuming that you live in the usa then what about the 3g sunset

[@jarboer]

@@mintybudgie I actually live in Canada so that isn’t going to effect us yet (my iPhone 12 is still on 3G quite often in rural areas 😑). Though now my grandpa upgraded to an iPhone 6 so at least he can get LTE.

[@mintybudgie]

@@jarboer i also live in canada so yeah 3g wont go away for another few years.

[@ccroy2001]

When iOS 9 came out I updated both my 4s and iPad mini! Ugh no wonder I switched to Android until the XR and new Mini! I like the 4s simple design. I easily replaced the battery on mine and for a few friends.

[@alelilolu4309]

Me: yes, officer i’m here to report a murder.

[@arpitmishra3145]

😂😂

[@adamd6648]

😂😂

[@MrStealth01]

Dj Lubba 😉

[@Lordaxl111]

r/woosh

[@pikachulikesgambling5645]

🤣

[@hideri87]

I still have my mom’s old 4s

[@gregr1578]

Exact same here

[@mustasheolll2020]

Mr. Dingus I will have my iPad 2 forever, I plan on passing it down.

[@StupiderYT]

Same bro

[@warrenmcclure7819]

The iPhone 4 and 4s are the most beautiful phones Apples ever built ❤️

[@sparksfly13]

Back in 2015-2016, I remember having a iPhone 4, but my older cousin had a 4s, and I remember being so jealous of her phone getting iOS 9, and having Siri. I also remember she was telling me about these cool wallpaper apps she had, ( It was 10,000 Wallpapers, I think ) and I went to download it but it came up with that pop-up saying " This app requires iOS 8.0 to download. Please update you phone's software to download. " I was so annoyed when that came up. I still have that iPhone 4 and was using it for a little while during the video, and my god, How did I even use that phone back then? It's crazy slow when opening apps like FaceBook.

[@NokiaHumanForm]

I also had a 4 in 2016. I swapped phones with my friend and from there I was an Android user until 2020 when I had a taste of the 2016 SE. then from there I changed to the X and then I downgraded to the 8 because the X overheated too damn much.

[@ariannaali8300]

Jerry rig is also killing device’s

[@MilkBarPlatinum]

I hate that guy

[@Jake-tl5vt]

A huge puddle of water killed my 4s long before Apple did.

[@zyssica]

😹

[@MilkBarPlatinum]

Do you still have it? Have your tried repairing it yourself?

[@MikeSparksMusic]

Josh, please live with the iPhone 5 for a week like you did with the 4S if you get the chance.

[@funposting8912]

I have a 5c as a burner and it’s pretty decent for its age. Some animations are slow but there’s seldom any lag. Looking at my XR, I sometimes wonder about the real world differences.

[@nicolasvega-frey4543]

get the 8 plus or se. they are the best for your health. the 6 is good but the battery is bad. i own an xr. it is alright, like the screen size, but it makes me feel ill

[@FeralFoxDX]

Unpopular opinion: the iPhone 5 was the best iphone

[@marcoakastallion8621]

I loved my 4s, it was my 1st iPhone 📲

[@scentricad1d82]

Same lol but in 2017 xdddd

[@СашаЛобанов-я8в]

@ProTM AD1D82 me too! I bought 4S in 2017. By the way, 4S is my second iPhone. First was 3GS, which I bought in 2010

[@squidward9600]

i used a 4s from may 2019 - october 2019 as my like proper phone because my iphone 6 broke it was hell youtube would always shut down after 10 minutes of use and the only real game i could play on it (that i like) was happy wheels

[@craftimations9265]

Squidward play asphalt 8 and real racing 3 in your 4s and make sure the wifi is off and your performance will be great also you can jailbreak your iPhone 4s , install a tweak called lowerinstall in Cydia, put iOS 8 in Lowerinstall then delete KZbin then redownload it thats how I got through the slow KZbin app and btw I may send you a buncha games that I play in my 4s if we in anyway can get connected online lol.

[@coreyburns2074]

I had a 4s when ios 9 came and it was horrible my god I just decided to smash it to pieces at that point

[@Wcthllboy]

Corey Burns did you actually smash it ?

[@therealproracer7284]

@@Wcthllboy its worth like 20$ haha I almost decided to do that when I had mine

[@scentricad1d82]

Lol same, I was so angry at that

[@LoloE39]

Apple killed the last iPhone of Steve jobs... 😞

[@DrSwoose]

Lolo 206 I thought that the last phone he helped design was the 5

[@faristurjman2134]

@@DrSwoose i think he meant the last one he himself announced

[@DrSwoose]

pytiguys 1000 oh that makes more sense

[@OwensMixedChannel]

iPhone 5 was designed by Steve Jobs

[@Szari124]

iOS 8 worked great on my 4s back in 2014-2015

[@thamous906gamz4]

Calvin 124 your right (and nice profile picture 😂)

[@kece1]

ok morgz mum

[@LitchfieldGaming]

Yay one of my favorite phones til Apple made is lag.

[@jk45m58]

If the a5 chip devices weren’t slowed down then people would have used those devices way longer

[@sburton015]

While on older Samsung Galaxy S phones, you are getting a problem thats the exact opposite of that of the iPhone 4s where the phones weren't getting long enough software support and then you ended up with a phone that still had very powerful hardware for its last software version, but unfortunately you couldn't update them any farther even though the hardware could easily handle newer versions of Android.

[@vlonebored]

I remember when my dad gave his iPhone 4s and he had bought the 6. The phone was fine on iOS 8 and then I was surprised when Apple give it iOS 9. I updated the phone to iOS 9 and my phone was absolutely destroyed and totally unusable. I totally agree with you here that Apple totally killed and destroyed this phone.

[@MrDEW5150]

My first IPhone was the 4s 16gb and it’s was a friend that got me into iPhones, and now I have the 7+ 32gb

[@MrDEW5150]

👍

[@ryujinoninoninonina3255]

Mine was also 4 then 5s, 6 and now 7+

[@MrDEW5150]

Calbente I went from 4s 5s 6s 6 and now 7+

[@lyrickoch]

i went from a 4s, to a samsung, then the 6s now i have the 8+

[@kuzyey]

I went from Huawei, 5S, 7+, then a Red XR

[@9852323]

Honestly the A5 devices shouldn't have went past iOS 7.1.2. I’ve owned them all and ever since the iOS 8 update they were slow then the iOS 9 update made things unusable for me.

[@hasirucjay5521]

I still use a 4s as my secondary 4n and is still fully capable for ur daily tasks.

[@phantom_wolf5274]

What os is it on

[@wilconbarro3469]

Just reduce motion and transparency in accessibility settings as workaround

[@91Tech]

That helps, but unfortunately it doesn't fix things

[@flower.twilight]

91Tech I’ve tried those things, too, but it still doesn’t change how apps are so poorly optimized. The UI home screen is OK, but not as good as the previous generations.

[@MashedPotatonator]

I used a 1st gen iPad Mini running iOS 9 for school back in the day. I remember trying to search for something on safari and having to wait a couple seconds for my keyboard inputs to show on screen. A shame as it was perfectly smooth on previous versions of iOS.

[@OrlandoTD]

Still have my 4s

[@thegreatgamer8299]

Watching this on my old iPhone 4s on iOS 8.1.1

[@dog_g5048]

I recently switched to an iphone 4s (from an android phone) and though its a bit slow, jailbreaking it and installing coolbooter and having both ios 9 and 6 makes it a pretty decent phone in my opinion. Although im going to switch to a 5s in a little while for better app support and lte support as sometimes 4g and 3g can be a little slow sometimes.

[@PurushNahiMahaPurush]

Apple shouldn't have released iOS 9 for this phone or should have done more work in testing and fixing issues (if that was even possible). RAM was also why iPod touch 4 didn't receive iOS 7 and even iOS 6 ran like crap on it. I don't get why Apple even today is so stingy with RAM (I mean everyone knows why, but it's really bs). They have yet again run into the RAM problem for their AI in that it's restricted to the iPhone 15 pro and above due to lack of sufficient RAM.

[@KvnHcks]

4S was my first iPhone. Upgraded to 5S, 6+, 7, X, Xs+ I love how much the 10 (esp the smaller one) remind me of the 4

[@angelpuaching263]

KvnHcks there's no Xs+, you probably tryin' to say Xs Max

[@Faded.Visuals]

FAJ Bros there’s literally no difference in saying “Xs+” or saying Xs MAX, personally I wish apple stayed with the original naming for their iPhone, some guy honestly thought I was talking about condoms when I was talking to some of my co-workers 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ares9304]

I'm still using a 4S. Calls and texts are fine and everything else is done in Opera Mini. Its the only browser that can handle that small amount of ram. All the big apps like twitter, facebook, spotify etc crash when they run out of memory.

[@Gessle3]

Having a 5S as a temp. Back-Up device on iOS:12 is indeed a good Final-V. just that I really miss the Dark-Mode from iOS:13… …Really wished they would add that to any iDevice officially since the 5S-JB.-V’s.of it is a lil bit too heavy & the Smart-Color-Invert option usually mess up too much to wanna keep it active permanently which is what I’d prefer.

[@grantwhite1428]

I had a 4S and always kept it updated. It ran smoothly - and then I got the iPhone 6S. And then the 4S was slow. A few years went by and I had forgotten about it. But a poorer friend of mine bought a cheap phone, and as cheap phones do, it broke. So I whipped out the 4S some day and gave it to him. A year later, he still uses it. It’s in virtually pristine condition still. The battery is starting to fail, but it is an 8 year old phone after all. I recently found my mother’s old iPhone 4S. It still runs iOS 7.1.2 and works beautifully - though the battery is starting to die in that one, too. I get it out on occasion for the nostalgia. In my opinion, it has always been a fantastic device and will always be remembered as a fantastic device.

[@ellie3859]

You should go and show ways to make these phones less slow through settings and jailbreak tweaks In a new video series

[@TheFamousRleon]

That intro song makes me feel like traveling back to 1991! Lmao 😂

[@prayogaliong5395]

I have an iPhone 4s on iOS 9.3.6 and it runs perfectly well, unlike what is portrayed in the video

[@outofstepbaritone]

ok buddy

[@cybersumae2459]

@@outofstepbaritone O K B U D D Y

[@Dr-Random]

It’s a paid actor. _Actor portrayal_

[@KB65YT]

I also had an iPhone 4s until 2017, and I can say that mine just started lagging once it booted up when I updated it to iOS 9 and it slowly died throughout the years until it finally died just last year when it didn't booted up anymore.

[@Notadragon621]

You're talking about a phone that was released over 8 years ago. Does it matter that Apple stopped supporting it? No.

[@everythingiseconomics9742]

It was one of their most popular phones and people still have it, that's why.

[@everythingiseconomics9742]

If you guys watch the video you'll even know he's saying the phone shouldn't have been updated as much as it was

[@brendanmay2552]

I loved my iPhone 3G more than anything else at the time. Despite no front facing camera, it was amazing. Years later went to a 6 (it was okay, phone decided to bend out of no where but worked.. somewhat. Lol. Now I have the 11 and love it. I’ve been in-between galaxy’s and iPhones for years

[@potato4987]

I had a iPad 2 until it caught on fire 6months ago. I called apple they made me calla engineer and he laughed at me. So naturally I bought a iPad 4 and it is much better. BUY A IPAD 4 not 2 or 3!!!!

[@potato4987]

I forgot to say it caught on fire while charging

[@iabf6365]

I have an iPad 3 right now I might get a 4 or 5

[@Vastraxi0]

Mines fine, and runs pretty fast on iOS 9. Don’t leave your IPad charging while you sleep! It could have allso been your charger or battery

[@tuckertyson3631]

Why not a 7

[@oskw]

Did the fire catch anything else on fire?

[@fudge5598]

I really like all the music you use in your videos, Home is an amazing artist

[@zachowns1023]

I strongly believe that apple should make it able to downgrade iOS versions

[@rizaldiilman]

I just bought iPhone 4 in 2019.. For listening music only, not my everyday carry.. I havent use Apple before, but I love this iPhone 4

[@joshwunder1773]

That’s cool and all, but who is still using an iPhone 4

[@AsianFlex]

Josh Wunder me

[@ThibautMahringer]

What's funny is the fact this happened before Apple introduced slowing down the phone on purpose for "battery sake". Older firmware aren't that well optimized for older devices, that's all. I upgraded my iPad Air 2 last month from iOS 8.4 (Original OS) to the latest version (13.1.2 at the time) and it definitely got slower.

[@Resume08]

I was ahead of the times😎never updated pass IOS 6.0👍🏿

[@alexocamb]

A good friend in school still uses the original iPhone 4. He's hopefully gonna get a 6s on Christmas though so i'll be able to buy it off of him because I just so happen to collect iPhone 4's and iPhone 5's.

[@eddyeroyal6024]

I used 3G then got a 6 Plus until i stopped then then insurance got me a 6S Plus

[@EdisonKong]

I’ve used the iPad 2 on ios 9 for a full year and a half. That was my only device. It was brutal.

[@hinkel8142]

i still have a ipad 3 i use exclusively for youtube and it works pretty well (especcially for 30eu)

[@shockwaveexp3465]

Hinkel Yep, though it is pretty slow. Luckily, Google kept supporting iOS 9 for a while when the KZbin app was updated with Dark Mode.

[@shockwaveexp3465]

NoVoiceTech It won’t be the latest version of the app since just a few months ago they stopped supporting iOS 9, though honesty the app hasn’t changed much since beside adding Dark Mode and it still works.

[@MultiTelan]

This is why my 4s is on 6.1.3 and will stay there until the end of time. She's a very good mp3 player and still takes pretty good pictures.

[@bjmvhsarchives]

Apple should’ve killed the 4s with iOS 8

[@Techlifeandmore]

iPhone XR about to become another 4S.

[@FoXenthusiast42]

This video is so stretched. It should if ended at 5 minutes

[@_Digitalguy]

no, it’s a great video

[@FoXenthusiast42]

Digitalguy yes it is a great video but it should of ended after 5 minutes

[@_Digitalguy]

RocketuserTheGamer If anything the title should have been different... All the things he said about the other phones were extremely interesting, I wouldn’t have cut a single minute of it...

[@drawmaster6343]

Got my 4s in 9th grade. Used it all the way until the 6s came out my senior year. Upgraded to that and I’ve been using that ever since until last week when I decided to go for the 11 Pro Max in a 256gb capacity. When I first got my 4s it was amazing. I’d never had a smartphone like it until then (I had a cheap Motorola flip phone until that point). iOS 5 was good, albeit a tad buggy here and there and Siri lacked a lot with doing things. But for the tasks the commercials advertised, it work perfectly, I’d set alarms, reminders, and calendar events with no issues at all. When iOS 6 came out (IMO the best version on the 4s) most every complaint I had from the previous iOS was taken care of and addressed in kind. I could now have Siri understand me better as dictation improved, the overall experience got a lot smoother for me and everything was just fluid and all was well. The years that followed were not so kind, the bugs of 7 and constant crashing I had on 8 only got worse the moment 9 came out. The phone got so slow it wasn’t even funny, it started affecting my ability to even use the phone to make phone calls, it’s primary function as a phone. It was a nightmare. I’m amazingly glad that Apple didn’t make the same mistakes with the 6s and iOS since then. Even right now, my 6s with a new batter is performing just as well on iOS 13 as my 11 is for general use. My only wish is that Apple would just please go and allow me to sign iOS 6 for my 4s so I can use it from time to time without it being a headache and a half.

[@petergriffinwithoutface802]

Just don’t install a lot of apps on that 8GB or 16GB model 😂

[@kareendouglas7964]

thank you

[@CyborgMagm4r]

I had the 4s in black and it was my first iPhone. I absolutely LOVED the thing. I was aware that updates would slow it down, as I had a friend who updated their 4 to iOS 7 and it got really slow. I waited to update to 8 when the Amazon app stopped working. Then I updated to 9 later on to get the new features. It absolutely destroyed the phone. I used it until 2016!!!! Then when the SE was announced, I preordered it immediately. I’m typing from my SE right now! I still have the 4s, just in its little box on a shelf. It’s better this way.

[@parkerwilliams617]

no one cares if you’re first

[@rjthelion6239]

sksksksk nah he’s telling the truth

[@karenpeter1829]

Exalty

[@barelyusedaccountrandomnum8824]

I don’t care that you broke your elbow

[@FlintIronstag23]

I used a 4S until I got an SE in the Fall of 2016. I never went beyond iOS 7 on it. Since I am only using it as a white noise generator at night, I decided recently to update it to iOS 9 to see what would happen. Yeah, it is so much slower than it used to be. I'm glad I never did it while I was using it as my main phone. It reminded me of when I updated my 2nd Gen iPod Touch to iOS 4.

[@ElevatorDude]

I found an iPhone 4S in my house while I was cleaning a few days ago, and I plugged it in, and it’s running iOS 9.3.6.

[@Anilu777]

I didn’t have the 4S but did have a 4. It was my first iPhone and I loved it! But two years later it was slow and I actually hated iOS 7 on it. I loved the skeuomorphic icons.

[@Plainapple287]

Apparently the 6.1.3 rollback was a glitch in apple’s servers and then they only fixed it recently... therefore shutting off the 6.1.3 rollback

[@parthoomphy7214]

Commenting from iPhone 4s jail jailroken with new ios 7 skin. Although I have iPhone 7 and X, still 4s has memories man. Back in 2011, it was my 1st smartphone and was in love with it. In India, it was a big deal and all my friends were jealous of me.. It's still usable and works (unlike my old android phones)!

[@3vReanimated]

With the introduction to Checkra1n, you could bring that old 4S back to life on iOS 6 or such.

[@colbywalsh4610]

The iPhone 4s came out during my senior year of high school. I got it as a graduation gift from my family, and the latest version I ever used on it was like 7.0.1 when I bought my 5S. So I never used it pass early versions of iOS 7. That poor for us though. It was really the only phone that I physically damaged. I was at a concert in the summer of 2013, and in the middle of it, since it was an outdoor concert, it began to storm. And as I was running to my cousins car I tripped and fell and the phone flew out of my hand. Interesting fact as well. The 4S was the only model that I ever had stolen also. So I actually had two of them. But the iPhones that I have had were the original, the 3GS, the aforementioned two models of the 4S, the 5S, the 6S plus, and currently I am using an 8+.

[@precisionxt]

iOS 9 + 512 mb of ram is the killer here. If the A5 was paired with 1gb RAM, the devices would be more bearable on iOS 8 & 9. ...Which makes me wonder how the iPad 3 ran since iOS 9 got the full 1gb to work with?

[@electricalbatross5797]

7:58

[@SOTP.]

It also has the A5X which is slightly better. If the screen was not retina and had a lower res, it would run fine.

[@HughRussell06]

My friend has a 4s currently but thankfully he just ordered a refurbished 1st gen iPhone SE and he’s getting it in about a week

[@justanugget4844]

The 4s reminds me so much of my iPod 4th gen. I still have mines and it works. Battery life is awful on it though. To be expected. I never updated the thing from stock iOS it came with lol. So it’s still fast and smooth as a result. iPod 4 was my first ever apple product too as a kid.

[@MvsG18]

6, 6 Plus, did hurt me a lot, I wanted so badly to get iOS 13.

[@lizahamamda7431]

I used to love my iPhone 4S when it came out in 2010. I used it for 4 years. It did start slowing down though. I only had 8gs. so I was out of storage and had to get a new phone. I can’t believe how small it looks compared to my iPhone 11 Pro Max. It’s funny how technology changes so fast.

[@Northwind000]

The latest update of iOS 7 worked flawlessly with the 4S. After it updated to 8, I couldn't do it anymore and been with Android since.

[@ghdhfgh6125]

But hey, not as slow as my laptop, old phone, and my old tablet and their combined speed

[@Minerzman]

My dad still uses his as his company pays for his phone plan. I always discouraged him from upgrading IOS since I thought it screwed over older phones so he’s still on IOS 8.

[@andyn46]

I won a white 4S right after it came out in a giveaway when I was 14. I’m a pretty big runner and usually at bigger races they do some kind of giveaway to the participants. That was an awesome feeling as a kid to win a brand new phone. It was my first smartphone and honestly I loved it. It’s sad to me how badly apple butchered the thing. Sometimes for nostalgia’s sake I’ll turn it on only to be disgusted by how bogged down it is. Really dig my XR tho, I don’t see myself upgrading for some time

[@Waspinator1998]

I have exclusively used Android since 2013, and I...kinda miss my 4S. It was my first smartphone and it really did blow me away. It pained me to watch it go from this powerful piece of magitech to a glorified paperweight over the course of a few years. To me, it felt like an intentional and concerted effort to force me to buy a newer phone...so I did. I got a Galaxy S3 and haven't looked back towards Apple ever again. So I guess I have them to thank for pushing me towards a more open platform with superior options and functionality. All of that said, there's a part of me that pines for the sleek presentation, fluidity, and simplicity of my old 4S running iOS 6. I know iOS 8 and 9 are the truly reviled updates, but iOS 7 is what truly killed my 4S and made it nearly unusable. And with no way to roll back the update and iOS 8 exacerbating the problem, I had no choice but to upgrade and I know I didn't want to support Apple after that. The part that really stings is Android is continuing to move towards a more "streamlined" design philosophy, cutting out useful software and hardware features that made me fall in love with my Galaxy S3, so the lines between these operating systems are becoming more blurred and your choice less important than it used to be. If I didn't have to give up my 4S as a part of the upgrade process, I'd be supremely interested in rolling it back to iOS 6 somehow and remembering what it was like. See just how much we've lost.

[@anen9332]

I think you moved to Android at the perfect time. 2012 very much strikes me as the year that software and (flagship) hardware -- such as the S3 and LG's Optimus G -- coalesced and matured on the Google side to such a degree that performance was about comparable and featureset/integration started to truly outpace iPhone in specific areas. Jobs' statement in January 2007 that iPhone was a product that was at least "5 years" ahead of everyone else proved out pretty conclusively.

[@JoBot__]

It's actually possible to roll back the 4s to iOS 6, and I plan to do it when I get my 4s. :D

[@shrewinjapan]

They destroyed the iPhone 4 with updates too. It had been pretty fast originally, but with the final updates the keyboard lag got absolutely ridiculous.

[@gravelclassicamasterworks-gca]

i have an iphone 2g and 3g and 3gs somewhere. IDK where, but I do miss older Apple with Steve Jobs. Only died 2 years and 3 months and 3 days after I was born. the 3GS was just released when I was born. Suprisingly, my parents despite using android bought me an iPhone 3Gs so than I can use a phone to play games on (this was in 2011) Then to upgrade the 3Gs, i got the 4. I still have my 3Gs in TERRIBLE condition. Along with the 2g and 3g. after I got my iPhone 3Gs in 2011 3 months and 2 days after Steve Jobs was ded. R.I.P. Steve Jobs. Thanks for creating the iPhone and iPad.

[@dyl-dyl]

My iPhone 5C broke in early 2017 so I bought a 4S and used it for like a month or two. And I remember it would always die out of nowhere, which annoyed the hell out of me

[@emanuee2]

My phone broke a month ago and i have been using the 4s as a backup since then. A fucking nightmare.

[@Adrian-sb7gy]

I use my iPhone 4S on 9.3.6 Although many apps are not supported anymore, I can still text, facetime, and browse the internet even though some websites are broken.

[@cidsx]

The third generation iPad should have been more successful. It honestly isn't too bad on ios except on a few apps. The retina display still looks good. Basic web browsing is fully fine. It just isn't that great in more modern games. Also, the iPad 3 had an a6 chipset.

[@iRaven]

I like your choice in background music.

[@lizahamamda7431]

I just got rid of my iPhone 6S plus and upgraded to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. When that bigger iPhone 6s Plus came out, I loved it!!!!! I thought it was the best invention ever!

[@ayaanharyani4516]

Fun fact i can open and close youtube 3 times on my iphone 11 at the same time it takes to open control centre on the 4s

[@Dr-Random]

8:54 I think it’s just the mindset of “oh only give the phones 2 updates”

[@angelagill9521]

My friend “hey did you see the good news” me “sorry I’m buffering”

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

Seeing an iPhone 4s tales me back to my college days. Such simpler times!

[@LaskyLabs]

3:40 Nice earbuds. I've had those things for years, and infact, I bought them when I had to use my 4s as a backup while my 7 was in the shop. Yes, it was hell, but you know what, I made it. I had been living on it beforehand for like a year. Now I've got a Pixel 2 and my old iPhone 7 as backups, but it's not so bad. I got the black ones.

[@imjustme3020]

I updated from an iPhone SE to an iPhone XR and let me tell you I really Miss my SE but I love my new phone very much!

[@Lucrativecris]

Should I get the 11 or the XR?

[@meggalaxy]

I used the iPhone 4s up until 2018 and while it wasn’t too bad it definitely was a bit slow and barely ran any games adequately. I upgraded to a used iPhone 5s for about a year and a half but then decided to go up to an XR. I only had the fingerprint home button for about a year and a half and I honestly miss is so much :( I wish apple would make a device with the finger print on the back similar to many androids so that screen space isn’t affected. Would be awesome! But back to my main point, the 4s is just so nostalgic for me since I used it from ages 12-16 😢❤️