# iPhone 11 Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-11/ 5 people recommended iPhone 11 in Hacker News comments, 4 had mixed feelings and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Still receives current iOS updates and takes very good photos, so many owners see no reason to upgrade. Common caveat: the battery wears out and performance slows after recent updates. Summary written by Claude from 14 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Still receives latest iOS updates (2 comments in the sample): "iOS 27 supports devices all the way down to the iPhone 11, so I think they're doing pretty well here." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48462474)) "The iPhone 11 was released almost 7 years ago and is still supported by the latest iOS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48572982)) - Still fine, no need to upgrade (2 comments in the sample): "Still feeling zero pressure to upgrade." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608460)) "Chugging along just fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228407)) ## What people warn about - Slows down or glitches after updates (4 comments in the sample): "How does that glitch and require 2.5x the performance 7 years later with no hardware changes whatsoever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48204795)) "over the last 2 OS updates, its reached that exact point where it is 'glitching" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48204480)) "Really annoying when that happens! Almost unusable phone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450381)) - Battery wears out quickly (2 comments in the sample): "I had a perfectly fine iPhone 11 I bought new. The first thing I replaced in it was battery." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839244)) "The battery is garbage on it, but everything is still totally fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49638500)) ## Other smartphones people recommend - [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize - [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize - [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize - [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.apple.com/iphone/) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "iPhone 11", https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-11/ (5 recommend, 4 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.