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Title: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Tue, 03 January 2017, 15:49:39
I'd say iPhone 4

But this 6+ is a contender as well

:^)
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: xondat on Tue, 03 January 2017, 16:00:42
Well the 7 Plus is better than the 4 so the 4 is the worst I've had.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 03 January 2017, 16:01:02
wha.... they were all pretty good..   except for the defective button ones..   but they sent out replacements for those...
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Altis on Tue, 03 January 2017, 16:12:40
For me, it isn't the hardware so much as the software.

iOS has been on a downward trend since iOS 7 for me. The performance is abysmal due to input blocking (where the phone doesn't acknowledge your tap/swipe/click because an animation is running, even if it appears done). The iPhone 4S/5 on iOS 6 feel so much faster than a 6/6S on iOS 7+ as a result.

Everything is turning into a store or service.

I'm not really sure there is a best iPhone since they all have pros and cons. Moving to the 4.7" screen size and form factor was a massive improvement.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: hanoipho on Tue, 03 January 2017, 21:33:41
Iphone 4  :D
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Wed, 04 January 2017, 07:23:32
5 series was pretty bad as well
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Wed, 04 January 2017, 07:56:47
Everything is turning into a store or service.
This is the current state of smartphones. For a company to survive today it has to find a way to not only gain customers, but keep them as well. Apple is, traditionally, very good at this. They are slowly losing customers though, and I believe it's due to the lack of services. Google services being baked in to Android is a huge win for them, and I believe a driving factor in the long term adoption of the OS. Now that android phones are at a point where they function well, it is pulling customers from Apple. Unless Apple finds a way to open their services to PC users, I don't think there services will take off like Googles has. Unfortunately Apple is a hardware manufacturer first. So I don't think we will see their services opened up anytime soon.

re:topic

For me the worst I've used was the 2G. Looking back, idk how I ever browsed the internet on such a slow connection. Although, things were optimized a bit differently then they are today.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: vivalarevolución on Wed, 04 January 2017, 13:33:15
There are no bad iPhones.  Only heretics that decide to denounce the iPhone.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: mason on Wed, 04 January 2017, 13:53:21
My iPhone 3G was sooo slow
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 04 January 2017, 15:10:59
My iPhone 3G was sooo slow

I was jelly of my friend when he got the 3g before i did.

my 1g, now THAT was slow..  fastest for its time, but 3g blew it away..

Then I went all the way up to the 5..   and didn't do 6 because i felt apple has lost its way, and made an exclusive phone for girls..

Because of the way it's rounded..

In contrast to the ipho 5's  45degrees chamfer.. which was Perfect and industrial..

Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: rabbitfire on Sun, 08 January 2017, 03:13:30
My iPhone 3G was sooo slow

It's so slow now but I think it was one the best smart phone when it was released.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: silverpanda94 on Mon, 27 February 2017, 16:56:45
I've owned an iPhone 4S, 5S, 6, and 7 Plus.  I'd have to say the 6 was the worst for me.

It just felt like it failed to be one-handed usable like my iPhone 5S, yet at the same time, it failed to have a screen big enough to take advantage of some extra screen real estate like the Plus models.  So I lost the comfort of the 5S but gained none of the real benefits of the Plus variant.

That's my personal experience at least. 
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Elrick on Mon, 27 February 2017, 22:14:33
I've owned an iPhone 4S, 5S, 6, and 7 Plus.  I'd have to say the 6 was the worst for me.

That's my personal experience at least.

We were forced to use the iPhone 4 model some years back, the single MOST useless phone ever purchased by my Company.

Bought a box containing 25 of them and nearly every manager had one and within a year all but two were left, the rest got smashed under equipment, fell into oil drums and the others got kicked about and shoved into microwaves.  Apple didn't get another order from us.

iPhones are not for outside workplaces simply to weak and limp to stand up to our needs and requirements.  Apple really failed on that one, but unlike you we didn't want to throw away more money on bad garbage.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: romevi on Mon, 27 February 2017, 22:18:44
4 was the first iPhone I had. I liked it.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: clappingcactus on Mon, 27 February 2017, 22:29:39
my 1g, now THAT was slow..  fastest for its time, but 3g blew it away..

the original iphone was not the fastest for its time. :P

3g was common by the time it came out.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: bmmcwhirt on Tue, 28 February 2017, 15:27:48
The iPhone 12 is easily the worst. The decision to goto parasitic telepathic organic ear buds instead of bluetooth is the worst. Having that thing crawl down in your ear and leach onto your ear drum is the most disturbing thing I have ever experienced.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: robertdane101 on Thu, 06 April 2017, 02:21:52
iphone 4
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: ArchDill on Thu, 06 April 2017, 02:32:12
I have an iPhone 6 Plus. I sat on it the other day. BENDGATE IS REALLLLLLLL!
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:08:02
I have an iPhone 6 Plus. I sat on it the other day. BENDGATE IS REALLLLLLLL!

hahaha.. i thought they fixed the bend in the 6.. is that the 6s that they fixed ?
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: ArchDill on Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:09:39
I have an iPhone 6 Plus. I sat on it the other day. BENDGATE IS REALLLLLLLL!

hahaha.. i thought they fixed the bend in the 6.. is that the 6s that they fixed ?

Yeah I think the 6s is fixed. I am trying to hold out for the 8.

I JUST figured out last night how to make custom ringtones in Garage Band. I have so many now..
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: digi on Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:10:29
Worst iPhone is the iPhone itself!! #ANDROID4LyFE N00bZ! :D
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 April 2017, 17:13:07
Worst iPhone is the iPhone itself!! #ANDROID4LyFE N00bZ! :D

tp4 use android because tp4 can't fordz ipho.

and the fact that you can't install argh matey published apps is a huge downside.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Nai_Calus on Fri, 07 April 2017, 20:49:58
My dead mother's. She didn't write the lock code down anywhere, and it isn't anyone's birthday or house number.

Being able to access her contacts would have been really, really helpful. -_-
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 07 April 2017, 21:04:45
My dead mother's. She didn't write the lock code down anywhere, and it isn't anyone's birthday or house number.

Being able to access her contacts would have been really, really helpful. -_-

dead as in she's forgetful or as in not alive ?
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Sintpinty on Wed, 16 October 2019, 14:09:25
I'd say iPhone 4

But this 6+ is a contender as well

:^)

Ipad mini 4 can't run treasure hunt simulator over 30 fps, a real shame
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: osi on Wed, 16 October 2019, 15:41:09
Motorola droid bionic
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: mizzoperator on Thu, 17 October 2019, 08:24:16
Definitely the iPhone 5c, bar none. Such an awful, AWFUL experience.
They have the build quality of a saltine cracker, aren't even supported anymore and they also ran like crap too.
I currently have three broken ones sitting in my drawer. None of them lasted more than a few months.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: JP on Thu, 17 October 2019, 10:21:16
So many to choose from  :))
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 17 October 2019, 10:22:38
4 is the worst! I'm fall in love with my SE <3

If my eyes weren't so shot I'd be using the SE..

It's so svelte..

SIgh.....................  If I could buy a new pair of eyes to go with the SE,  that would be ideal..

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Not only 4, but all of them are also awful, for the same price you can get phone with far more better stats...

specs =/= good experience
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Darthbaggins on Thu, 03 December 2020, 14:39:06
The only iPhone I've had was the 6+, complete garbage and was happy to move to a Google Pixel when they launched - Still have my 1st gen Pixel too and not sure what I'll be moving to.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: dgneo on Thu, 03 December 2020, 15:55:22
loving my 12 pro
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 03 December 2020, 16:36:09
loving my 12 pro

So Jelly, hows the DolbyVision Camera.

(https://i.imgur.com/SIzjGPt.gif)
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 03 December 2020, 17:37:48
Thinking about this I don't believe I've ever owned a single Apple product in my entire life. Not even an iPod.
My dad had a Newton I used to play with, that's the most Apple I ever had.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Sintpinty on Thu, 03 December 2020, 22:03:04
Mine right now. But i'm an android person.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: CharlieWex on Fri, 04 December 2020, 12:18:27
iphone 5C . although it is still not bad . Now I have 11 .
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: DELLA KEY on Wed, 14 April 2021, 19:06:45
IPhone se is too small!!
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Maledicted on Fri, 16 April 2021, 14:47:54
In order for me to take calls from parents and students when I may not be near a landline for Chromebook support, the district I worked for picked up an iPhone SE (second generation). Since this is the only Apple device I have ever been required to use (other than to help other people figure something out), it is the worst I have ever had.

Apple's interface, in all of their operating systems, has always been the least intuitive of any I have used. Nothing is in a logical location, most of the things you would want to be able to tweak from the GUI are locked down, hidden in some obscure/irrational place or absent. The ecosystem is infuriatingly restrictive and closed.

I particularly hate how I can't shut this thing down every day before I plug it in ... because it will turn itself back on if I do plug it in. I found a "support" thread that literally said to plug it in before shutting it off. That was the "solution". No power options to tailor the functionality of the phone to what you like, just do whatever Apple dictates is correct. I think that pretty well sums up Apple's entire history for as long as I have had a lot of exposure to them. Do you need that industry standard interface? Too bad, we're changing the standard to some nonsense that may or may not ever achieve mass adoption elsewhere and may or may not offer any objective benefits to begin with.

Every time I need to touch anything running iOS or MacOS, it takes every fiber of my being to not chuck it as hard as I can at the closest brick wall.

... then there's price/performance value.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Altis on Wed, 12 May 2021, 21:40:11
In order for me to take calls from parents and students when I may not be near a landline for Chromebook support, the district I worked for picked up an iPhone SE (second generation). Since this is the only Apple device I have ever been required to use (other than to help other people figure something out), it is the worst I have ever had.

Apple's interface, in all of their operating systems, has always been the least intuitive of any I have used. Nothing is in a logical location, most of the things you would want to be able to tweak from the GUI are locked down, hidden in some obscure/irrational place or absent. The ecosystem is infuriatingly restrictive and closed.

I particularly hate how I can't shut this thing down every day before I plug it in ... because it will turn itself back on if I do plug it in. I found a "support" thread that literally said to plug it in before shutting it off. That was the "solution". No power options to tailor the functionality of the phone to what you like, just do whatever Apple dictates is correct. I think that pretty well sums up Apple's entire history for as long as I have had a lot of exposure to them. Do you need that industry standard interface? Too bad, we're changing the standard to some nonsense that may or may not ever achieve mass adoption elsewhere and may or may not offer any objective benefits to begin with.

Every time I need to touch anything running iOS or MacOS, it takes every fiber of my being to not chuck it as hard as I can at the closest brick wall.

... then there's price/performance value.

Everything you say is true.

Don't forget that when you use the pull-up "Control Center" to disable wifi or bluetooth, it only disconnects them but leaves them active so you are consuming power and pinging devices everywhere you go.

And don't get me started on the battery fiasco where they were quietly throttling iPhones massively due to bad batteries, even though the batteries were above the 80% health theshold where Apple considers them "healthy" and won't replace them even if you tried to pay them to.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Maledicted on Fri, 14 May 2021, 12:34:49
Don't forget that when you use the pull-up "Control Center" to disable wifi or bluetooth, it only disconnects them but leaves them active so you are consuming power and pinging devices everywhere you go.

I didn't even know that. What a joke.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Altis on Sun, 16 May 2021, 13:57:35
Don't forget that when you use the pull-up "Control Center" to disable wifi or bluetooth, it only disconnects them but leaves them active so you are consuming power and pinging devices everywhere you go.

I didn't even know that. What a joke.

Most people don't, which I suspect is how they intended it.

It was a quiet change, and eventually they were pressured to add the slightest ability to tell that it wasn't off entirely, but most people still likely figure it's off. Why else even use it? That's the whole point of the buttons, right?

I figure it's to keep collecting for their map data.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: foxieze on Tue, 28 September 2021, 02:57:05
I don't think I've ever had a good iPhone - the crappy software that only lets you do what they want you to do + overpriced hardware.... I just hate Apple in general :)
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: grayboards on Sat, 30 October 2021, 02:28:41
secondhand iPhone X, ALWAYS CHECK THE CAMERA PROPERLY
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: PadawanGeek on Mon, 22 November 2021, 18:57:48
Ya know, I'm surprised that nobody had come in to say, "What? No such thing as a bad iPhone, all iPhones make for a great experience!" :rolleyes:

As for myself, I refused to get any device with an 'i' in front of it, purely and Android, or rather, a Samsung man myself.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: MIGHTY CHICKEN on Mon, 22 November 2021, 18:59:19
Ya know, I'm surprised that nobody had come in to say, "What? No such thing as a bad iPhone, all iPhones make for a great experience!" :rolleyes:

As for myself, I refused to get any device with an 'i' in front of it, purely and Android, or rather, a Samsung man myself.
I've never had a bad iPhone because I've never bought a bad iPhone because I make good choices :cool:
jokes aside, for me its probably the 6+ or 5, maybe the 5
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 23 November 2021, 12:35:09
Pardon the cross post, but Apple does it again:

https://www.kait8.com/2021/11/18/jonesboro-woman-finds-something-unexpected-her-car/ (https://www.kait8.com/2021/11/18/jonesboro-woman-finds-something-unexpected-her-car/)
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: kahlilnc on Wed, 08 December 2021, 00:28:04
I believe my first iPhone was the 7... But I got to play around with my aunt's iPhone 3g in middle school and loved the sh*t out of it while I could. Comparing it to today's standards though... It's sooooo slowwwww.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: maybejari on Sun, 12 December 2021, 15:49:42
iPhone 5S after it came out of the microwave
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: scr4tchit on Mon, 17 January 2022, 16:28:33
bendy boi 6S+
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: teddo on Sat, 05 February 2022, 10:42:17
Gotta agree on iphone 5
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 05 February 2022, 18:23:29
Just realized the only Apple product I've ever owned in my entire life was a Newton 120.
That thing was sweet as hell though.
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 06 February 2022, 02:48:59
Just realized the only Apple product I've ever owned in my entire life was a Newton 120.
That thing was sweet as hell though.
That was a while ago!

I too have avoided Apple, still have an iPod 5g and used to have a Mini because these have in common you can replace the spinning drives with flash cards to make them less fragile and you can replace the firmware to not need itunes.  If all their products were similarly fixable I might have owned more (https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/laugh.gif)
Title: Re: What's the worst iPhone you've ever had
Post by: Tastenplatte on Fri, 25 February 2022, 08:19:46
Every iPhone between 6 and 12 :)