Reports have been making the rounds over the last week (and for the past few years) that Apple deliberately slows down older iPhones when new iPhones are launched to push people to upgrade to the newer devices. The original claim that circulated was based on rather vague data relating to Google searches for “iPhone slow” spiking with the release

Source: Hot Hardware – Futuremark Debunks Claim That Apple Purposefully Cripples Performance On Old iPhones