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>that $30 difference buys you about 5 years of software updates, a suite of great creativity and productivity apps,

5 years of software updates? Can you post a source on that?

iOS 12 supports the 5s, which was released in 2013.

Right. Moreover, they announced at this September's iPhone announcement that they would be supporting devices for longer, as part of their environmental impact reduction efforts.

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