No matter what, your devices are going to eventually become vintage/obsolete.
Apple has now classified the iPhone 6 Plus and fourth-generation iPad as vintage, meaning servicing and repair options are extremely limited.
Apple first defines a device as “vintage” when it has not been on sale for five years. Up to then, Apple will provide servicing and replacement parts for its devices, but after that, repairs depend on what components a store can get.
The iPhone 6 Plus represented one of the first larger screen iPhones, its 5.5-inch display making it Apple’s first large-size iPhone.
The iPhone 6 is not on the vintage list. Apple sold the iPhone 6 for three years after it discontinued the iPhone 6 Plus with the release of the iPhone 7 family, which is why it remains.
The fourth-generation iPad represented the first iPad to use a Lightning connector following years of Apple using the 30-pin connector that had been used for the iPod.
After seven years, vintage products become reclassified as obsolete. There are exceptions depending on local laws around the world, but in nearly every market, Apple will not keep any stocks of parts for obsolete devices.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider