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                   Apple Declares the iPhone 6 Plus "Vintage"

   Josh Centers

   If you're still rocking an iPhone 6 Plus, you officially have a
   [1]vintage iPhone, as [2]reported by Macworld. Once Apple declares a
   product to be 'vintage,' Apple and Apple-authorized repair shops may no
   longer be able to obtain parts for it, except in places like France
   with stronger consumer protection laws. Apple moves products into the
   vintage category once it hasn't distributed the product for a minimum
   of 5 years, up to 7 years. After 7 years, products are declared
   'obsolete' and lose all support. Apple hasn't sold the iPhone 6 Plus
   since September 2016. Ironically, the iPhone 6 has avoided the vintage
   list because Apple re-released it in parts of Asia in 2018.

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References

   1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624
   2. https://www.macworld.com/article/614614/iphone-6-plus-ipad-fourth-generation-vintage.html
   3. https://www.macworld.com/article/614614/iphone-6-plus-ipad-fourth-generation-vintage.html

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