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My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It's a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server

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447 points hemant6488 | 2 comments | 18 Jun 25 15:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.446s | source
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FlyingSnake ◴[18 Jun 25 19:42 UTC] No.44312746[source]▶
Wonderful story!

We don’t give enough credit to Apple for keeping these old devices alive and kicking.

I have a similar story wherein I repurposed my ancient OG iPhone SE and gave it a new life.

https://samkhawase.com/blog/dumb-smartphone/

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tclancy ◴[18 Jun 25 20:23 UTC] No.44312995[source]▶
>We don’t give enough credit to Apple for keeping these old devices alive and kicking.

I'm not sure I follow. It feels exceedingly hard to find new uses for old iPads without doing a lot of heavy lifting. Has that changed?

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jerlam ◴[18 Jun 25 21:24 UTC] No.44313400[source]▶
For me, iPads (base model, non-Air/Pro) and iPhones seem to exist on opposite ends of the longevity spectrum. Never had an iPad last over 2-3 years without feeling sluggish and ready for an upgrade. Never had an iPhone since the 4 that felt sluggish when Apple stopped supporting it (5+ years).
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1. criddell ◴[18 Jun 25 22:09 UTC] No.44313704[source]▶
My iPad is a 2018 iPad Pro and it still works great. It’s my most used computer by far. AFAIK, it’s still supported by Apple.

My phone is an iPhone 13 (2021) and I’ll probably upgrade in the next 24 months to get a better camera.

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2. prmoustache ◴[19 Jun 25 08:19 UTC] No.44316546[source]▶
2018 is still fairly new.

I own a laptop from 2011 and it runs the latest fedora perfectly and is not limited at all performance wise as long as you don't try to run AAA games.