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The adorable iPhone 4 still powers on, but the battery barely lasts.
Modern security leaves iCloud, Safari, and apps unusable.
The best use may be as an iPod, but recycling makes more sense.
As someone with both a career that requires me to constantly bring in new gear, and a well-honed personal habit of doing so, I am constantly fighting a battle over electronic clutter.
Sometimes, clutter wins, and I ignore it. But every so often, I summon my inner Marie Kondo, gut up, and do a gear edit.
Last weekend, in another decluttering run, I came upon what might be a precious artifact: my old iPhone 4 from 2011. I have fond memories of this tiny phone. The App Store was available on the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 4 was the first iPhone that let us move beyond AT&T as the sole carrier. In my mind, it was the first iPhone that truly felt like the iPhones we have today.
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