Know which Apple products will become obsolete from next month

A report from MacRumors has stated that Apple will place iPhone 5c in the obsolete product list from next month, making the device ineligible for any repairs or services. A memo directing the same has been sent out to authorized service providers on Saturday.

The report further added that Apple is also planning to make the third-generation iPad mini with Wi-Fi and TD-LTE obsolete with the iPhone.

The smartphone manufacturer divides its discontinued products into two groups: “Vintage” and “Obsolete.” While products that Apple hasn’t sold in over seven years fall into the category of Obsolete, products are deemed vintage if Apple stopped selling them over five years ago but not more than seven years ago. Vintage devices are however still eligible for repair support depending on the availability of hardware; obsolete devices on the other hand aren’t given hardware support either.

The iPhone 5c marked the first time Apple had introduced a lower-end iPhone model. The phone which was previously discontinued, has now recently been added to the Vintage product list. With a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, the phone came with iOS 8 at launch and received software updates up to iOS 12.

The third-generation iPad mini donned a retina Display and was powered by the new Apple A5X chip with a quad-core graphics processor. The iPad flaunted a 5-megapixel camera, supported HD 1080p video recording and voice dictation.