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Apple Adds iPhone XS Max and More to Vintage/Obsolete Product Lists
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According to the Apple website, "Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago." I assume "distributing them for sale" refers to selling them new and Apple was still selling the XR new until September 2021. Five to seven years from that would be September 2026 to September 2028.
Yes, you're right, I was thinking more along the lines of macOS support.
For example, the 2017 MacBook Air was discontinued in July 2019, and was declared vintage 2024-09, 5 years later. However, the 2017 MacBook stopped getting new versions of macOS back in 2023-09 (aside from security updates), so only four years of new macOS support + 2 more years of security updates.
People are going to down vote or laugh at random stuff on here even when you’re 100% correct. Have thicker skin. I used to get ticked, and think how do you downvote this, but people will just be people. Doesn’t make sense at all, but having anonymity makes people do things they wouldn’t otherwise do. Would be interesting how much people would act this way if they had to verify their real name and use it for all posting online. I assume that’s where we are headed with the censorship method even employed by MR.
Your post was normal and fine. Agree.
That shape was the best, I miss it. The 13 is sharp, that's one reason I would consider upgrading to the 16.
3D Touch is awesome. Apple was short-sighted to remove it
This is so sad, Apple has yet to change the design on there regular & pro models. While my iphone 12 pro max is heading towards Apple’s giant recycle bin in the sky.
Yes it is but the Air 2 as a good example went to vintage status 3-4 weeks before WWDC when it didn’t get iPadOS 16. This news regarding XS going to vintage make me think A12 iPhones won’t get iOS 19 ( but then XR/XS has the same amount of major updates as 6S/SE1 which has the most amount of major OS Updates at its time
The XS Max is the best iPhone ever. No other iPhone has even come close. iPhone 16 Pro is at the bottom.
Still using my XS Max. The perfect size. They always have to screw things up.
I tried the xs at the time and sent it back cuz it was too big
Non sequitor:
Just recently got apple to put a new battery in my 12 mini and during the process they broke my screen so they gave me a new screen for free
Basically got a brand new phone for ~ $100
Non sequitor:
Just recently got apple to put a new battery in my 12 mini and during the process they broke my screen so they gave me a new screen for free
Basically got a brand new phone for ~ $100
Indeed was just thinking, if someone wants a smaller iPhone they can get one of those Pros instead of a Pro Max, they all also have bigger batteries than the Xs Max.
You can, certainly. The parts will probably not be readily available, and you may need to wait some time before the store gets it delivered after you order. My Xs took about a week for them to order and receive the battery. I'd say do it sooner rather than late, why supplies have not dried up yet, more than they are now.
I won’t go that far, it is the biggest update since probably the 13 series, but that’s not saying much. Still, it’s the best iPhone made to date.
I’m very excited to see what Apple has for 2025 and 2026.
This is premature for the XS Max. It runs the current version of iOS flawlessly and actually runs modern apps with little issue.
Sad to see that the final Apple product with 3D Touch is on the way out of full support. Still has plenty of HP, more than some currently supported Android devices. Apple could take the torch away from Google (7 years of device support) quite easily with this device, but oh well!
Sad to see that the final Apple product with 3D Touch is on the way out of full support. Still has plenty of HP, more than some currently supported Android devices. Apple could take the torch away from Google (7 years of device support) quite easily with this device, but oh well!
damn i aged so fast
Apple today added a few older iPhone and Apple Watch models to the vintage and obsolete products list on its website.
Apple has now classified the iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone XS Max as "vintage" worldwide. Apple considers a device to be "vintage" once five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers sometimes offer repairs for vintage devices, but only if parts remain available.
Note that if you have an iPhone 6s Plus with 32GB of storage, that particular configuration was already classified as "obsolete" prior to today.
Apple has yet to add the smaller iPhone XS and iPhone 6s models to the "vintage" list.
In addition, aluminum and stainless steel Apple Watch Series 2 models are now classified as "obsolete" worldwide, but the high-end Series 2 model with a ceramic case has yet to be added to the list. Apple considers a device to be "obsolete" once seven years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Once a device is obsolete, it is no longer eligible for repair at Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider, with the only exception being MacBook battery replacements for up to a 10-year period.
Article Link: Apple Adds iPhone XS Max and More to Vintage/Obsolete Product Lists
