A new analysis of performance data has reignited the debate over whether Apple intentionally slows down older iPhones.
The data suggests Apple reduces the speed of the processors in iPhones with old and worn batteries, making them slower.
Following user reports that older iPhones with ageing batteries performed worse than the same smartphones with replacement batteries, founder of benchmarking firm Primate Labs John Poole collated data from the company’s Geekbench program that is run on thousands of iPhones.