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Thanks to Arlen/Maria/Andrew/Donald/whatever's renewed interest, we now
have a definitive answer.

I noticed that there was a big omission in the original list - the
iphone 6S/6S plus - so with the final correct list we can calculate the
most accurate result.

FACT:
1. iPhone 2G = 2.60 years of full support
2. iPhone 3G = 2.37 years of full support
3. iPhone 4 = 4.02 years of full support
4. iPhone 5 = 4.82 years of full support
5. iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus = 4.00 years of full support

5a. iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus = 7.0 years of full support

6. iPhone SE (1st generation) = 6.46 years of full support
7. iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus = 5.99 years of full support
8. iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus = 5.96 years of full support
9. iPhone X = 5.85 years of full support
10. iPhone XS & XS Max = 6.99 years of full support
11. iPhone XR = 6.89 years of full support
12. iPhone SE: (2nd Generation / 2020) = 7 years full support (at least).
13. iPhone 11 Series: (11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max) = 7 years full

support (at least).

14. iPhone 12 Series: (12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max) = 6 years

full support (at least).

15. iPhone 13 Series: (13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max)
15a. SE 3rd Generation / 2022)
16. iPhone 14 Series: (14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max)
17. iPhone 15 Series: (15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max)
18. iPhone 16 Series: (16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, 16e)
19. iPhone 17 Series: (17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e, iPhone Air)

Q: What is the average time for iPhone iOS full support over two
decades?
A: About 4.89 years

Yet again, I (and others) have to correct your workings. You've missed
out long standing models which have many years of support. So the
average, based on factual data, is nearer 5.5 years.

The new average including up to the iphone 12 is: *5.9 years*

Given that's averaged over 20 years of iphones history, that's
fantastic support period.

If we only(!) go back a decade to the SE, the average jumps to 6.5
years.

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From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

Chris wrote:

I noticed that there was a big omission in the original list

While the word "original" may mean whatever people wish it to mean,
I had posted a list long ago & clearly I had asked everyone to vet it.

So I appreciate that Chris belatedly noticed (yesterday) that we had only
some of the 6-series devices & I immediately posted the update over here.

Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: How long did iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus actually get full iOS support?
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:25:28 -0600
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Q: How long did iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus actually get full iOS support?
A: 6.97 years

The iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus first shipped for retail sale
on September 25, 2015.

The last pre-iOS-16 release was iOS 15.7 on September 12, 2022.
2,544 days / 365 days in a year = 6.97 years for full iOS support .

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