Do phones Hardware get slower over time?

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Shadow777

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Im going to buy a refurb phone and that is practically new on the outside but the inside is used, will it be laggier than a new one? Or are phones like computers that dont slow down (hardware) over time?
 
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Depends on the phone.

The hardware itself, is just as fast as it's ever been. The issue is on a software front.

As software updates roll out, there's potential for the phone to feel 'slower' as a result.

On top of that, Apple have outright admitted to slowing down older phones via software patches -- it wouldn't surprise me if others are doing something similar too.
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Depends on the phone.

The hardware itself, is just as fast as it's ever been. The issue is on a software front.

As software updates roll out, there's potential for the phone to feel 'slower' as a result.

On top of that, Apple have outright admitted to slowing down older phones via software patches -- it wouldn't surprise me if others are doing something similar too.
 
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canadianvice

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SSDs also lose some speed as they approach capacity (fixed by reducing the amount of files in storage). On the whole though, one shouldn't overstate OS creep. I have an ancient (at this point) Nexus 4 that is still fully capable of handling Android 8.1, its last official version was Android... 5, I believe.
 
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