iPhone 6(S)/Plus iOS 11 on iPhone 6 - How well does it perform/work?

[Volusia]

Downloaded iOS 11 on my iPhone 6 before I traded it in for an 8 Plus. It slowed it down, but it was still very usable.

 

[Vivian125]

iOS 11 on iPhone 6 is like running an iPhone 4S on iOS 9 or iPhone 5 iOS 10 on it's LAST OS VERSION. It's very Sluggish, smoother animations, but app loading is disaster. iOS 11 is only for iPhone 7 and newer recommended.

 

[sean000]

iOS 11 on iPhone 6 is like running an iPhone 4S on iOS 9 or iPhone 5 iOS 10 on it's LAST OS VERSION. It's very Sluggish, smoother animations, but app loading is disaster. iOS 11 is only for iPhone 7 and newer recommended.

Enabling reduced motion and reduce transparency did improve ios11 slightly on my iPhone 6, but it’s still slow. iOS9 was the last time it felt snappy. I can tolerate it, but it frustrates me enough that I look forward to upgrading to a new model... probably the X.

 

[Easttime]

I did a clean reinstall of firmware, iOS and apps on my 6. Didn’t take long and made a big difference, quite usable now. I had only been upgrading for years.

 

[Jimbo Limbo]

Does anyone have any updates on their experience with more recent versions of iOS11 on the iPhone 6?

Have the newer versions fixed the slowdown? Has a restore install made the problem go away?

I welcome your input. Wife's phone is still on 10.3.3
Thanks.

 

[ftaok]

Does anyone have any updates on their experience with more recent versions of iOS11 on the iPhone 6?

Have the newer versions fixed the slowdown? Has a restore install made the problem go away?

I welcome your input. Wife's phone is still on 10.3.3
Thanks.

Honestly, you're gonna get a hodge podge of answers. A lot of it is going to depend on whether someone's phone was throttled or not.

My iPhone 6 was practically unusable when I updated to 11. The various incremental updates did help a little, but ultimately the replacement battery made it usable.

My wife's iPhone 6 has a decent battery and probably wasn't throttled and runs fine. Slower than 10, but pretty good.

 

[nordique]

Runs terrible on mine. Freezes, gets stuck in landscape, safari freezes, after pressing the home button to unlock there is a delay before the icons appear. Also, battery life seems worse on iOS 11.

Edit: putting my tin foil hat on here but I’ve always personally thought Apple does this on purpose to older iPhones once a major launch comes out.

sounds like the same complaints I had with my launch day 6 on iOS 8 haha