This Apple iPhone will become obsolete next month

Apple iPhone 5C was launched in 2013. It was an affordable iPhone then with a plastic back. Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow were the colour options of the phone.

The report also names another Apple device- iPad mini fourth-generation that will be added to the Obsolete list. As per the report, Apple marked it as obsolete internally back in November 2021. But it was not public until now.

The US smartphone maker usually categorises its discontinued products into two categories – ‘Vintage’ and ‘Obsolete’. Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. While those products that Apple has stopped selling for more than 7 years fall under the Obsolete category. Vintage products are still eligible for hardware service, but obsolete Apple products aren’t eligible for that either.

Apple recently added iPhone 6 under the ‘vintage’ product list. Apple iPhone 6 was an important launch for the Cupertino-based company as it was its first iPhone to feature a big screen. The phone was discontinued a few years ago and has now been recently added to the Vintage product list. Apple iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch Retina HD display. The phone was launched with iOS8 and got software updates till iOS12. The phone was not eligible for the iOS 13. However, Apple continued to offer security patches for the devices.