Apple usually classifies its discontinued products into two categories – “vintage” and “obsolete”, and more recently, the iPhone 6 phones were listed as “vintage” and now it’s time for another iPhone to join the list of “old” products, according to a memo obtained By MacRumors, Apple will make the iPhone 5C obsolete next month.
According to the report, the memo was sent to authorized service providers and accordingly, the iPhone 5C and the third-generation iPad mini will be marked “obsolete” from November 1, meaning that repairs and the availability of parts for the product were already limited, and once obsolete, The company will stop all its services and repairs, according to the memo sent from the company, the same applies to the third generation of iPad mini.
The Apple iPhone 5C was launched in 2013 alongside the iPhone 5S as an affordable iPhone with a plastic back and vibrant and exciting color options. The smartphone was launched in blue, green, pink, white and yellow.
Long before the iPhone SE came into the picture, the iPhone 5C was the first Apple iPhone to be launched as an affordable device aimed at mass market and budget consumers, however, Apple usually recalls an outdated product following five and between seven years of discontinuation. the product.
Once a product has been discontinued for more than seven years, it is marked as obsolete, terminating all support from the company’s end, including repairs from third-party service providers.
