Each year, Apple sends a few of its products to the great Genius bar in the sky as they get old, unrepaired, and upgraded, but this hit is a little different: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which brought the iPhone to the world of big screens and was Apple’s best-selling model. of all time, officially considered vintage.

It seems like it was only yesterday that Apple introduced the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, but that was actually eight years ago. And since Apple stopped selling the phone five years ago, it’s now officially declared vintage, the first step before it becomes obsolete in two years.

When Apple declares a product vintage, parts and repairs become more difficult, but not impossible. Once a product becomes obsolete after 7 years, Apple “ends all hardware service”. You can learn more about this process at How long does Apple support iPhone?

The classic design was the main change Apple made before ditching the home button and introducing Face ID. It’s so timeless that it’s still used in the latest iPhone SE. It was also the main iPhone participating in the battery replacement program after Apple admitted to slowing down the processor to extend battery life.

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were the most popular iPhones of all time with around 225 million units sold, changing the iPhone forever. Apple sold over four million on the first day of pre-orders and caused huge queues at Apple Stores on launch day. In addition to larger screens, the phones also feature Apple Pay, improved camera focus, and a 64-bit dual-core A8 processor.

Apple ended support for the iPhone 6 Plus in December 2021.