Even though iPhones are priced high when compared to Android phones, still iPhones are selling in good numbers around the world. One of the most important factors of iPhones being popular is due to its software updates. Yes, Apple is regularly providing software updates to their older devices (even for 3 to 4 years older devices).
As you all aware that iOS 13 was announced during the WWDC 2019 held a few months back which has more new features like dark mode, redesigned apps, improved photo editor and a lot more. iOS 13 beta is already live and the stable version is expected to be rolled out for all the users globally during September 2019.
Apple made the latest iOS 13 operating system available for the number of its older devices as well. The new software update will be available for the devices which are launched 4 years ago. Starting from iPhone 6S which is launched back in 2015 to the latest iPhone XR, the new update will be compatible.
Read Also: List of iOS 13 Compatible Devices
To present the complete data of how long does Apple support older iPhone models, Statista has compiled a chart based on the data from Apple. The chart will show the data of the iPhone models and their supported iOS Compatibility versions. This will give you a brief on how Apple is committed to its devices and customers in terms of the software updates.
The chart shows how long Apple has historically supported different iPhone models with the latest versions of its mobile operating system. iOS 13 will be supported by all iPhones from 2015.
