This month, two devices made it to Apple’s least enviable list. As always, from this week iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 2 join Apple’s list of legacy deviceswith all the implications this implies.

According to Apple regulations, products that are considered vintage are those that are more than five years old and less than seven years old since they went on sale. with this update Apple provides service and parts for devices, but repairs are subject to parts availability.

After an eight-year product launch periodApple often categorizes devices old. Later on, hardware support is coming to an end and the brand no longer sends spare parts to repair centers.

iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 2 are already obsolete

The iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 2 are vintage, according to Apple

It’s obsolete ‌iPad Air‌ 2 was first released in October 2014 Y It was the first “iPad Air” with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor. It revolutionized Apple’s A8X processor and gapless laminated displays at the time, making it significantly thinner than the original ‌iPad Air‌. Also, the tablet featured an 8 MP iSight camera and Wi-Fi only.

Released in November 2013, the ‌iPad mini‌ 2 was popularly known as the Retina ‌iPad mini‌., due to the Retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536. Otherwise it was visually the same as before, but slightly heavier and thicker. Internally, it has been updated with the A7 processor and the M7 coprocessor originally introduced in the iPhone 5s.

In addition to iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 2 Apple was expected to replace the 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models from 2014, and the 13-inch MacBook Pro from mid-2014. It used to be outdated in early May, but only two MacBook Airs have made the switch so far.

Despite its new status, both tablets remain two of the best Apple iPads today and some of the best tablets in the business.