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According to an internal memo, Apple plans to officially add the iPhone 6 Plus to the vintage list by the end of the month.
As the US blog MacRumors reported, Apple plans to add the iPhone 6 Plus to the Vintage Products List on December 31, 2021. As a reminder, the Vintage List includes devices that have not been sold for more than five but less than seven years, while the Discontinued Products List includes devices that were discontinued more than seven years ago. Devices on the Vintage List can still receive hardware service from Apple and certified service partners, subject to the availability of repair components and as required by law. However, hardware service is no longer available for discontinued products.
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus: Apple's most popular launch
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, introduced in September 2014, were two of the most popular smartphones Apple has ever sold. The devices featured larger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays that customers had long wanted. While the iPhone 6 Plus was discontinued in 2016, the smaller iPhone 6 remained available at select retailers in certain regions until at least 2018, and will only be declared a vintage product later. On the software side, Apple already ended support for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with the release of iOS 13 a few years ago. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were the first iPhone devices to support Apple Pay. Other key features include an A8 chip and improved cameras. (Photo by oleggawriloff / Bigstockphoto)
