[PapuaNewGuinea]

Are you sure those half-second lags were there when it was new, or it’s just software becoming more inefficjent as usual, as newer models set a new performance baseline?

[kaba0]

I don’t think any of the apps truly make an iphone from the last 4-5 years sweat at all - I would even question the “lag” parent commenter claims. It’s just probably a psychological effect of the new being better + promotion does make everything appear smoother.

[dereg]

It’s simple to replicate a lag. Just take a series of photos or a 4K video. It takes a non trivial amount of time for the phone to process it.

[macintux]

In the end, does it matter whose fault it is?

[lmm]

Yes - if the only value of a new phone is keeping up with the app bloat treadmill, we should try and get developers to move off of that.