If you’re clinging onto a pretty old iPhone, it could become obsolete soon.
As Apple releases new models each year, it spells the end for others before it.
IF you’re clinging onto a pretty old iPhone, it could become obsolete soon.
As Apple releases new models each year, it spells the end for others before it.
Which iPhones are obsolete?
If you own – and still use – one of these, it is officially an obsolete iPhone.
- iPhone
- iPhone 3G (China mainland) 8GB
- iPhone 3G 8GB, 16GB
- iPhone 3GS (China mainland) 16GB, 32GB
- iPhone 3GS (8GB)
- iPhone 3GS 16GB, 32GB
- iPhone 4 CDMA
- iPhone 4 CDMA (8GB)
- iPhone 4 16GB, 32GB
- iPhone 4 GSM (8GB), Black
- iPhone 4S (8GB)
Considering the newest on this list, the iPhone 4S was released in 2011. It’s hardly surprising.
Which iPhones will be obsolete next?
Apple defines iPhones that it stopped distributing for sale more than five and less than seven years ago as “vintage”.
This means they are close to the chopping block next.
Those on the vintage list include:
- iPhone 4 (8GB)
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 5C
- iPhone 6 Plus
So if you’ve managed to continue using an obsolete iPhone this long, it’s probably worth getting a new one – not least of all, it can be a significant security risk with old software.
Those on the vintage list can hang on a bit longer, but some are also at risk from hackers due to no version of iOS available for them.