Here are the most likely reasons Apple skipped the iPhone 9 and jumped straight from iPhone 8 to iPhone X.
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Question] is it worthy? I found this iPhone 6 on iOS 9.3.1 for approximately 85€. Stuck on activation required (update problem with older iOS on iPhone 6/6s) : r/LegacyJailbreak
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