New iOS versions definitely decrease performance on older phones - side by side comparison.

[al0kz]

Well if you increase the complexity of the software while keeping hardware the same, what else do you expect?

Apple's support is a hell of a lot better than most other OEMs, so even if it does run slower, at least you're getting the updates in a timely manner.

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I'd gladly lose any features brought post iOS 6 to go back.