Originally Posted by
Elephant_Canyon For example, on iOS 10, burst mode and slow motion video
Burst
and
slow-motion recording can both be enabled on older devices. Slow motion uses 60fps for older models instead of the 120fps of newer ones, though. But that's still better than not having this feature at all.
Originally Posted by
Elephant_Canyon 3D Touch
Can be emulated on older devices. Also in this link: Live photos. Originally Posted by
Elephant_Canyon pedometer
This has been done by apps on Android without any special hardware for ages. Yes, it uses some battery power, but not that much as long as the display stays off. So it makes you wonder why Apple didn't allow native step counting in previous models as they all have the sensors already.
Also, in previous iOS updates, some omissions were not explainable with slow or specialised hardware - such as the Public Transport guidance for Maps or the AirDrop feature.
And my point was that Apple
does disable features for older devices which would work. Nothing more.