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I have a second-hand iPhone 7, my wife has an iPhone 6s. Neither supports iOS 16. The iPhone 7 was discontinued in 2019. I try to keep things for as long as possible for ecological reasons, eg most of the carbon footprint lies in the manufacturing and recycling. Besides, I don't use the phone for gaming, which might be a reason why I haven't noticed it being particularly slow (unlike my previous phone which was a iPhone 4s and was getting significantly slower over time).
I think that is a good thing to do. Nothing weird or cringe about that. And I admire apple for supporting a device that long. But as you can see, at one point even the longest support will end. Then again, me rocking my XS Max, I think I will update next year to a used 12 or 13. Depending on price and availability. I do not need the latest phone, but The carbon footprint was already saved quite a bit and when I reuse an old iPhone 12, I think this is something I can sleep in peace with.