iOS 11.2.2 loses 40% performance of iPhone 6

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Apple has also released a security patch against Specter for the iPhone and while it protects you against vulnerabilities, it also makes your device much slower than it already is, especially if it is an old model of iPhone.

After the important discovered vulnerability of the Intel processors, different technology companies have created patches for all their affected products, and one of them is Apple that has already launched an update against Specter in the iPhone, specifically included in iOS 11.2.2.

One of the negative aspects of the security patches against Specter and Meltdown is that they affect the performance of the equipment, especially if we talk about old systems. In the iPhone is not an exception, and while there are no specific data because many factors are involved, it is clear that your iPhone will go somewhat slower after this security update.

Now the Dutch entrepreneur Melvin Mughal has made a final performance test of his iPhone 6 before and after the update to iOS 11.2.2, with some results that can be frightening. However, the iPhone 6 after the update is up to 40% slower than before, which has practically made it age a couple of years, despite the fact that we already talked about a device with a certain journey in the market

Specifically the performance of the A8 processor of the iPhone 6 before the update was 1561 points in single core and 2665 points in multicore. After the update, he achieved a score of 924 points in single core (-41%) and 1616 points in multicore (-39%), something really striking. This is a result that goes to show that the iPhone age really bad with the consequent updates of the operating system and has now been increased with this important security patch against Specter.