iPhone XR & XS were released 6 years ago. That’s solid support longevity.

It makes sense that Apple Intelligence only works on current and next-gen hardware. The A17 Pro chip has a 16-core Neural Engine performing at 35 TOPS, twice that of the A16 Bionic’s 17 TOPS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A17

Welp, I guess my ipad is finnaly losing support. Let’s see what I’ll be missing in the next few updates:

checks notes over the last 7 years

Pretty much nothing that affects me.

The iPad is in such an odd space; it has the body of a Lamborghini, the engine of a racecar and the interior of a 2001 used car.