How iOS 8.1.1 Affects Performance on Older Devices

Apple released an update to iOS 8 earlier this week that promised performance increases on older devices like the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad Mini, and

November 20, 2014 · 1 min · 68 words · Christopher Garrett

Ars Technica took a look at the numbers and found some disappointing results.

If you’re using an older gadget, iOS 8 really slowed things down.

The interface was laggy and app load times were dismal.

Turns out things aren’t that much better with 8.1.1.

Head over to Ars Technica for the full results.

iOS 8.1.1, iPhone 4S, and iPad 2: a little faster, kind of, sometimes| Ars Technica