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Its a similar story for two accessibility features, too.

The iOS 16 update includes anall-new dictationfeature that automatically punctuates text as people speak.

Again, iPhone X and iPhone 8 owners are left out.

An iPhone showing the new feature of iOS 16 that lets you lift the subject from a photo.

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Apples documentation isnt clear why the iPad can get away with the older chip, however.

The company also recently released a security patchfor a nine-year-old iPhone, too.

Itsbetter for the planetthan everyone buying a brand-new iPhone every year, too.

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Using the A12 Bionic example mentioned earlier, independent app developerMartin Pilkingtonbelieves its just a case of technological progress.

But that doesn’t meaneverythingmakes sense, and the iOS 16’s Live Caption feature is one example.

Why can’t the iPhone XS’s A12 Bionic handle the feature when the iPad’s A12 Bionic can?