[Emma40]

I have an older iPhone and was wondering if LumaGlasses still work okay with it. My last pair of wireless earbuds had some lag on this phone, so I’m curious if these are any better. Not looking for a full review, just wondering if the connection feels smooth on older devices.

[Derek Sloan]

My connection has been fine on an iPhone 11, but the app itself is the slow part. It takes a few seconds to wake up before the glasses do anything useful, which gets old fast. The audio lag isn’t the issue for me.

[Sarah]

My experience has actually been the opposite of what some people are saying here. I paired mine with an iPhone XR and the Bluetooth side has been rock solid, no lag at all when I’m listening to podcasts or taking calls. Audio stays in sync with video too, which surprised me since my old earbuds were a mess on this phone. Where I notice the age of the phone is more on the translation side, the app takes its sweet time loading sometimes, but the glasses themselves connect fast and stay connected. So if your main concern is the wireless connection feeling smooth, I’d say you’re fine. The phone being older hasn’t been the bottleneck for me at all. Curious what iPhone you’re on though, since that might change things.

[Emma40]

I’m on an iPhone 11, so not quite as old as yours but getting there. Good to hear the Bluetooth side held up on the XR, that was my main worry since my earbuds lagged on this phone too. I don’t use translation much anyway, mostly just podcasts and calls, so that part being slow wouldn’t bug me much.

[Sarah]

iPhone 11 should be totally fine then. Podcasts and calls are basically all I use mine for and that part has never given me trouble, it just connects when I put them on and stays put until I take them off. The one thing I’d say is if you’re used to your earbuds dropping for a second when you walk past certain spots, mine haven’t done that at all, which was the main thing I was worried about coming from cheap buds. The app stuff being slow is real but it sounds like it won’t be in your way. If you do end up wanting to try translation later it still works, it’s just not instant, more like a couple seconds of waiting before it catches up. For podcasts and calls though I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised compared to what your earbuds were doing.

[Emma Locke]

Older phones can be hit or miss with the app side more than the Bluetooth itself. I’ve seen the pairing work fine but the translation stuff drag a bit on a hand-me-down phone. Audio was smooth though, so depends what you’re mainly using them for.

[Ryan__T]

Mine paired with a 2020 SE and the audio side has been solid, no lip sync weirdness on calls or videos. Bluetooth 5.4 on the glasses probably helps there even if the phone is older. The app is the weak link for me, it just feels sluggish to load sometimes.

[Taylor R.]

I tried a pair with a hand-me-down iPhone 8 for about two weeks before moving them to a newer phone, and the Bluetooth side held up better than I expected. Audio came through without the lag I got from cheap earbuds on that same phone. What got me was the app. It would spin for a good five or six seconds before anything loaded, every time I opened it, and the translation screen felt sluggish on that hardware. The glasses themselves paired quick and stayed connected around the house fine, but the moment I wanted the smart features it was like the phone was dragging everything down. I ended up deciding the glasses were fine and the older phone was the weak link, so I switched. If you only care about audio and calls it’ll probably behave. If you’re mostly in it for translation, temper expectations.

[Nina Rogers]

My connection’s been smooth on a pretty old phone too, so lag isn’t something I’ve run into. The app is where I’d poke around first, since that’s the part that felt slower for me on an older device.

[Olivia Brant]

My iPhone 12 mini is still chugging along and the audio side has been fine, no noticeable lag. I mostly got them for the translation on a trip though, and that part felt slower than I expected on this phone. Could just be my unit.

[Mike Hall]

Mine were fine on a hand-me-down phone for calls, but the app took a solid couple seconds to load the translation screen. Bluetooth itself never really stuttered though. Like a slightly sleepy co-pilot, it gets there eventually.

[Rivers]

Mine are on an iPhone XR and the audio has been fine. The translation thing is what I’d actually test before keeping them, since it depends on the app more than the glasses.

[Maya Lindqvist]

My experience was kind of the opposite, the audio side actually felt a bit off on my older phone while everything else worked fine. Ended up mostly using them paired with my newer one after that. Not sure if it was the phone or just that pair though.

[Marcus Reed]

My old phone paired with them fine but the touch controls sometimes took a second to register. Not a dealbreaker, just something I noticed after a few days of use.

[Greg Henson]

I’d just pair them with your phone and try a quick call before deciding anything. My old phone handled the audio fine, but I did notice the glasses drained faster than I expected once I started using them for music around the house.

[Linda Morris]

Mine paired up with an old iPhone 8 without any fuss. The thing that surprised me was the connection held steady in my apartment even when I walked into the next room, which my cheap earbuds never managed. Audio through them sounded clear enough for podcasts and a couple of calls, no weird cutting out. I did not really mess with the translation stuff much, so I can only speak to the everyday listening side. For what it is worth, the pairing process itself was quick, maybe a minute or two, and I have not had to redo it since. If your main concern is whether an older phone can keep a stable link, that part was fine in my case. What model of iPhone are you working with?

[Emma40]

iPhone 11 here. Still not sure if the older phone thing is really an issue or if my earbuds were just cheap, so hearing that the link stayed solid is reassuring.

[Linda Morris]

Then your earbuds were probably the weak link, not the phone.

[Diane King]

I’m not sure the phone age matters as much as people think here. Mine is a few years old and the glasses paired without any drama, though I only really use them for quick voice stuff, not long calls. The connection has been fine when I’ve bothered to use it.

[Olivia_park]

I still use mine with an iPhone XR and the connection has been fine for music and calls. The app feels a little slow to load sometimes, though once it’s open everything runs smoothly. It’s honestly been smoother than my old earbuds were.

[Ray Dell]

Lag comes from the earbuds more than the phone.

[Zara W]

I don’t think phone age is the thing to fixate on here. My old Android dropped connections constantly with cheap buds, but the glasses have held on fine through a couple months of commute use. If your phone handles regular Bluetooth audio okay, the glasses probably will too.

[Tessa Lane]

Bluetooth 5.4 on the glasses should handle an older phone fine.

[Kate 87]

Mine paired fine with a 6 year old phone.

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