The best replacement for ios 6 is ios 7.

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★★★★  ios 5
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★★★★  7
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★  5.1.1
★  ios 5.1.1
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  android 4
  android 4.2
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Speaking about ios 6, one probably shouldn't forget about ipad 1.

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