Years pass for everyone, even for technology products. The passage of time is inevitable and unfortunately Many iPhone models are becoming vintage and/or obsoleteIn this article, we will explain what a vintage iPhone is and what an obsolete iPhone is. Official list of vintage and old iPhone models From Apple.

The Apple iPhone is designed to last. The quality of the materials and the perfect harmony between hardware and software make the iPhone a very long-lasting product.. But nothing lasts forever, and there comes a time when you stop getting updates and technical support for repairs. However, you can always go to uncertified third-party stores for repairs or use the self-service repair tools that Apple its users.

Apple uses the terms vintage and obsolete to warn and motivate its users to upgrade their old iPhone models. In this guide, we tell you everything you need to know about the list of old and obsolete iPhone models.

What is an old iPhone

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Apple declares all iPhone models as vintage (which translates to “old” in Spain). Distribution has been suspended for more than five years.

An old iPhone stops receiving software updatesHowever, iPhone models that have stopped updating may receive security patches to close critical security vulnerabilities.

What is an old iPhone

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An iPhone was declared obsolete seven years after it was discontinued in stores.

Obsolescence of an iPhone means that you can no longer get technical support for hardware repairs from official Apple stores and other authorized shops.

Old or vintage iPhone models

As we mentioned before, iPhone models declared old or vintage by Apple will no longer receive software updates. This is the step before iPhones are declared old.

This is the list of old Apple iPhones:

• iPhone 4 (8GB)
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 6
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 8 Red
• iPhone 8 Plus Red
• iPhone X

The next generation iPhones that will be declared old or vintage will be the iPhone XR and iPhone XS. This means that these phones will be able to update their software to iOS 18 but will not be compatible with iOS 19.

Old iPhone models

Apple is ending support for all iPhone products that are reported as outdated on its official website. For Mac computers, the Cupertino company is a small exception by offering battery repairs after 10 years.

This is the list of old Apple iPhone modelsThese are all iPhone versions that can no longer be repaired through the Apple Store technical support service.

• iPhone
• iPhone 3G 8GB, 16GB
• iPhone 3GS 16GB, 32GB
• iPhone 3GS 8GB
• iPhone 3GS 16GB, 32GB
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4 CDMA (8 GB)
• iPhone 4 16GB, 32GB
• iPhone 4GSM (8GB)
• iPhone 4s
• iPhone 4s (8GB)
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6s (32GB)
• iPhone 6s Plus (32GB)

As time goes by Apple to update list of older iPhone modelsThe next addition to the list will be the iPhone 7, which will be declared obsolete if more than 7 years have passed since its official launch and its distribution has ceased.

If you want to know more about old and vintage iPhone models, we invite you to take a look at the list of iPhone models compatible with iOS 18. It will be very helpful if you are thinking of renewing your iPhone or buying a new iPhone in the coming months.

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