First post... Is my phone a dinosaur now?I have the iPhone 5

Gincoma · Sep 10, 2013

Now that apple released the new 5s is it old and outdated now that the 5s is running 64 bit. So do I need to upgrade or will I be ok. I just barely got this phone and now its outdated. How long will my phone last technologically? (i.e. when everyone had to switch to digital away from analog?)
Thanks for your help.

jntdroid · Sep 10, 2013

I wouldn't think so. The 5C is the 5 with a different shell and slightly improved front camera, so it should remain as future-proof as the 5C... I would think anyway...

Pinkpoison · Sep 10, 2013

I certainly hope not, i plan on keeping mine for another year.

Quicksilver7714 · Sep 10, 2013

Gincoma said:
Now that apple released the new 5s is it old and outdated now that the 5s is running 64 bit. So do I need to upgrade or will I be ok. I just barely got this phone and now its outdated. How long will my phone last technologically? (i.e. when everyone had to switch to digital away from analog?)
Thanks for your help.

No. The 5s is the 5 with some marginal improvements and new additions: Newer processor, fingerprint scanner, and updated camera and flash.

The iPhone 5 and 5C are the same except for a case redesign and different colors.

Beamed From the white sun in the S4 Galaxy.

Gincoma · Sep 10, 2013

Quicksilver7714 said:
No. The 5s is the 5 with some marginal improvements and new additions: Newer processor, fingerprint scanner, and updated camera and flash.

The iPhone 5 and 5C are the same except for a case redesign and different colors.

Beamed From the white sun in the S4 Galaxy.

Thanks for the help guys. Im confused with the current 32 bit and upcoming 64bit in new iphones eventually all smart phones will be 64 bit I assume but when that happenes do I have to give up my iPhone 5 cause of outdated tech?

Bob327 · Sep 11, 2013

IF you just recently got your iPhone 5 (I got mine in April of this year) I have to say you purchased an outdated phone the moment you wrote the check ... "Some" Newer Android phones have much better specs ..so what it does not bother me a bit...

The phone works and I'm just as happy with it today as I was yesterday morning...BTW I could care less if my iPhone did not even have a camera

Bob G

Quicksilver7714 · Sep 11, 2013

Gincoma said:
Thanks for the help guys. Im confused with the current 32 bit and upcoming 64bit in new iphones eventually all smart phones will be 64 bit I assume but when that happenes do I have to give up my iPhone 5 cause of outdated tech?

Eventually, and that is based long way off, things will move entirely to 64 bit. But for now and the foreseeable future 64 bit OS's will still have compatibility for 32 bit. And 32 bit OS's will still be supported.

Trust me you will own an iphone 7 or some something newer before 32 bit OS is not supported.

Beamed From the white sun in the S4 Galaxy.