Apple admitted purposely slowing down old iPhones, with plans to keep on doing it. This wasn't well accepted across the internet and major companies decided to dissociate from such practices. After HTC and Motorola's announcement yesterday, today LG and Samsung also confirmed not tinkering with the performance of older devices. LG G5 & Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Speaking to PhoneArena, an LG representative stated they "never have never will" do such a thing, adding that the company cares what the customers think. The other Korean manufacturer provided a longer answer: "Product quality...
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