For the most part, the answer seems to be “no.” While the nature of an Android ecosystem — with its hundreds of manufacturers, all using different chips and software layers — makes a comprehensive investigation difficult, there’s evidence to suggest that Android vendors are not slowing down older phones because of …

Are androids slower than iPhones?

Ookla reports also show that tested on the same network, Android phones using Qualcomm modems were faster than Intel-powered phones like the iPhones. On the T-Mobile network, Android smartphones with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 were 53 percent faster in internet download than phones using Intel’s XMM 7480 chip.

Do Android phones slow down over time?

If you’ve received Android operating system updates, they may not be as nicely optimized for your device and may have slowed it down. Or, your carrier or manufacturer may have added additional bloatware apps in an update, which run in the background and slow things down.