Are phones programmed to get slower overtime?

[danielhv]

I swear it's almost like clockwork. My phone was fast as hell when I first bought it. I haven't added a whole lot to this phone, it's an s3 by the way, and a year and a half later, this damn thing as slow as shit. It's almost like they are programmed with a delayed governor or something. They start slowing down, to try and force you into upgrading.

Seems like this is the pattern with all phones I have owned. :-(

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[GrayStangGT]

My RZR Maxx is the exact same way.

[Tx Redneck]

No, it's the volume of use and info stored on it that makes them slow down. The other aspect is the speed that we perceive is somewhat relative.

[Tx Redneck]

If yall wanna make them fast again, backup everything you don't want to lose, factory reset and format the internal storage. It'll be quick like when you first got it.