iPhone 11

I've had the same phone for over 6 years now (iPhone 11). It's a bit slower now, but I suspect that's more to do with software changes than anything else. In particular the battery is still in pretty good shape.

Apple phones are typically fully supported supported for 7ish years, and security updates for longer. For example the iPhone 6s, a ten year old phone, still received security updates this fall. My 6 year old iPhone 11 is still trucking along fine. I did opt for a new battery recently, but the old battery was still at 78%. [...]

I'll have to think harder to come up with the exact number, but I've had approximately 3 Android phones and 3 iPhones in my smartphone-career (changed phones more often in the beginning than at the end). iPhones just last longer (and retain value a lot longer), even when compared to high end Androids (I did research online & bought the recommended brands at the time, like Google Pixel). I currently use an iPhone 11 (6 years old model at the moment, bought slightly-used a few years ago when it was a fairly new model) and have no plan to replace it anytime soon. It is however very much a "rich people can afford to save money" boots-type situation.

I have an only esim since the iPhone 11 was released. [...]

Still worth it! It’s one of Apple’s long-lasting iPhones, hence why it will still be getting the latest iOS update this September 2026. Comparing it to the iPhone 17, ofc the iPhone 11 lacks in a lot of areas of a current flagship. BUT it doesn’t mean that the iPhone 11 still can’t compete today. The 11’s camera, software and feels are still great considering how old the model/device is. I still have mine but at 63% battery health lol (but this is considering all the memories I’ve had over 6+ years). [...] But if it were bigger in storage, I’d still use my 11 as my daily driver. [...] The real flex here is the piece of tech you have and how good you’ve taken care of it and how durable and still reliable the 11 is. [...]

Still got my iPhone 11 128GB. [...] Battery is at 72% but lasts all day for my use case. [...]

Still using the iphone 11 for five years now and it still runs smoothly. Though i only have 72% BH already, i always bring my powerbank. I will upgrade when this stops working 😅

5 years and my battery health is still on 100% I use it everyday. My only problem is storage at the moment. But looking forward for an upgrade once a new model comes out so iPhone 15 can be cheaper as I am eyeing on that one hehehe

Before my current 15 Pro that's sitting at 87% battery health and I've had it since October 19, 2023. I had the Red IPhone 11 that I got September 28, 2019 that I traded in for my current 15 Pro. My old 11 had 73% battery health and I got $213 in trade in credit towards my current 15 Pro. [...]

[...] Last year I was out hiking in the rain, and my aging (5+ years old) iPhone 11 got water inside it and started dying soon after (I'd been sailing/swimming with the phone and had exposed it to salt water, apparently that will wear down the seals if you do it enough.) In other words, I absolutely see the need for waterproof phones, even for ordinary people doing ordinary things, and am never going to buy one that isn't.

[...] Battery health is down to 77% and 4g is really holding it back especially if I travel to cities or large towns. Was looking at the 16e but the price compared to rivals like the 9a or a56 is really putting me off. iPhone 11 had been an excellent phone for me, it’s just run it’s course now

you can’t use Apple Car Play if you don’t enable Siri. It works for me, but I'm using wired carplay on an iphone 11 w/ios27. (In the US, Swapped to Siri Classic, then disabled it.) Looking around online it seems doing it wired can bypass the Siri requirement. Which may work in my case because in the Ford headunit I can force wireless projection to be off and blocked (including turning off the wifi for the headunit). So some cars might be forcing wireless Carplay and triggering the Siri requirement.

Kudos to Apple for still having their latest iOS run on hardware as old as iPhone 11, which was released 7 years ago. [...]

The charging port might just need cleaning. I’m still using an iPhone 11 and the charging port was getting super unreliable. I cleaned it a couple of weeks ago - gently, with a toothpick and a flashlight, there was some lint stuck inside - and it’s worked perfectly since then.

I had an iPhone 11. [...] I held on with poor battery life until the new iPhones that year and bought the 16 Plus. [...] I can see the prices going up this year. [...]

The durability of their products still surprises me. I still own and use iPhone 11 (still it is my first iPhone when I switched from Android). Still getting latest iOS updates and functioning very well and may last for 2 more years. [...]

[...] I had an iPhone before and it's a picture taking, instagram, social media machine with iMessage—bringing the console wars to normies since inception. [...] My two year old pixel is slow now, but I know people completely happy with a five year old iphone. Pause, I checked and the oldest iphone that receives updates is an iphone 11, which is the exact model I had before going back to android.

If iOS detects a severely degraded battery it will clock down the CPU slightly I currently have this problem (iPhone 11). [...] Keyboard inputs sometimes has up to a full 1000ms latency and that's with autocorrect, suggestions, and spellcheck turned off. [...]

Im going to miss my iPhone 11 front camera forever. All of my friends would always tell ME to take the group selfies because the quality was so much better, I’ve noticed that newer iPhones front camera quality have like smooth face filter idk it looks so weird, this is the best front camera and it doesn’t always turn that night shift shi on😫

With a new battery and IOS 27 public beta my 256GB 11 pro max is just perfect for me. Quick and beautiful viewing experience on 6.5 oled. [...] I like to actually see what I am scrolling through and not a demanding gamer so higher refresh rates are meaningless to me. I’ve used newer and know they are just a refresh of original pro max. [...]

[...] I had the iPhone 13 as secondary phone but I disliked the haptics and sticked to my 11. Also the iPhone 17 almost looks identical to the 11

The iPhone 11 has one very important option that the newer iPhones don’t have. The iPhone 11 can select voice and data option 3G only and this is very critical in remote areas where cellular service is weak. I have newer iPhones and they don’t work for me in my home area but iPhone 11 does. [...]

Artist oomfs, does anyone have app/tablet/tool recommendations for art? I currently use the Sketchbook app on my iPhone 11 and I use a stylus I bought on AliExpress that works pretty well. It’s adequate for now but I think one day I will have to upgrade so I wanna get an idea of what to look for.

I had a perfectly fine iPhone 11 I bought new. The first thing I replaced in it was battery. I had to pay for “genuine” Apple battery + certified laboratory. The price was higher than the price of my iPhone as second hand, but I liked this phone. [...]

I do not play games on my phone. My iPhone 11 is starting to lag doing simple tasks but it’s not bad at all. [...]

[...] Just replaced the battery, and all I can say is I can't really tell the difference with my iphone 15 or my friend's 17 even in terms of basic task. [...] The camera also performs greatt!

I'm using mine on IOS 18, I haven't upgraded it to liquid arse as it will ruin the performance. I can't use OLED phones due to eye strain and headaches, PWM sensitive here, so once I can no longer use this phone I'll be switching to Android as they still have some LCD phones available, it's a shame that Apple is tone deaf to this issue.

[...] I bought and used an iPhone 11 for a year last year, and it came with a perfectly functional, replaced battery. [...] You'd think iPhones are filling dumpsters with the rhetoric here but they actually hold their value remarkably well, which means they have a much longer useful life. A replaceable battery is different from a user-replaceable battery. [...]

[...] I’m on iPhone 11 and I couldn’t be happier. [...]

I've been using an iPhone 11 for 4 years now (also, reminder: the 11 was launched 2 years prior to when I bought mine). I replaced the battery earlier this year as it wouldn't last to the end of the day any more but besides that it's showing no slowdowns or any other issues.

I have an iphone 11 (non pro) I use as a GPS. The update works fine on it, I haven't noticed any unusual slowdown. [...] I can't comment on the battery life, since it's plugged in almost all the time. [...]

[...] Dang the base model iPhone 11 got me really far.)

I never understood screen protectors. In 15 years I have never used a screen protector on any smartphone, and have also never had any scratches on the screen either. On average, I keep the same phone for 3-4 years (current phone is an iPhone 11, coming up on 6 years old).

Laughing because I’ve never deleted any pics off my phone since I bought my 256 GB iPhone 11 back in 2020 and still have about 137.9 GB free. Not even Live Photos can stop me from using old tech!

So I’ve been using an iPhone 11 for the last five years and I’m not really wanting to upgrade Whenever I tell my family that second part, they look at me like I just told them I wash all my clothes by hand

[...] I was like "My phone doesn't get warm? [...] its hot 💔 Edit: Yup on the battery! [...]

I just got a notice on my iPhone to renew my AppleCare. It expired in 2022! That means I’ve had this phone for 8 years? How time flies!

I’m still on mine that I got second hand like 3-4 years ago. Still at 78% battery life

I’m still using my black iPhone 11 since 2023 still going strong 💪 today (used to use a iPhone X before this)

I have had the iPhone 11 since 2019 and still good. Will most likely upgrade to the Fold as it’s rumored to come out soon

Finally upgraded last week to an air but the 11 was my driver for the past 6 years. It served me well and was really durable. One of my favorite iphones hands down

My iPhone 11 was my best iPhone that lasted me for three awesome years. Was better than my iPhone 8 and15 for sure.

Ive had my ip11 for 5 years, currently with 76% battery health and a camera that will not focus, it works super slowly and constantly crashes. About to let it go, will be missed.

I have also been using it for 6 years now. One of the finest phones ever. Going to upgrade to iPhone 16 Pro soon.

The iPhone 11 Pro was my main phone for 5 and a half years. Yup I'm a very slow phone upgrader. This phone never got very slow, and because I always charged it with a 5W charger, the battery health never went below 90%.

I've been using 11 pro for 6 years, aside from the fact that you need to at least charge twice a day, if you're not a heavy user the phone still works fine

Using the 11 for 6 years now will upgrade soon confused should i switch to android or stay ios

And lest anybody say it's not possible, I personally use a jailbreak tweak for this on my iPhone 11 / iOS 18 / Dopamine 3.0 that works flawlessly: - -

it's somewhat uncommon for people to actually buy their phones outright unless you make a lot of money Or like many of us, you buy cheaper phones outright for your prepaid phone plans. [...] Which is currently a used iPhone 11 I recently opened up to replace the battery.

I thought this is happening for me because I have an old iPhone 11 with degrading battery, screen etc. [...]