What are Apple's Vintage products? This iPhone is among three products added to the list - Check full detail

Apple iPhone X: Apple has just started the official sun-setting practice for its various once-popular devices. The company has designated the iPhone X, the original HomePad smart speaker, and the first-generation Apple AirPods as its vintage products that have been replaced by the latest devices having advanced features such as TouchID, Face ID, enhanced battery, and fingerprint sensor. This designation indicates that the tech company has suspended sales of these devices for over five years but fewer than seven years. Although some vintage devices might still be qualified for maintenance at selected Apple Stores or approved service providers, parts accessibility is increasingly limited.

Apple iPhone X, which has been included in the vintage list, was unveiled in 2017 and has been succeeded by many of the latest iPhone handsets equipped with more innovative features such as Face ID and enhanced camera structures.

The anniversary edition iPhone is the first handset from Apple to feature an OLED screen with Dolby Vision and HDR10 provision. The iPhone X has a Super Retina 5.8-inch screen having 1125x2436 pixel resolution. The smartphone features Apple’s A11 Bionic processor. It is also the first Apple handset to have a facial recognition feature with FaceID, which has substituted Apple's hallmark TouchID fingerprint sensor that was introduced in Apple iPhones in 2013. 

Correspondingly, the novel Apple’s HomePod smart speaker has been outshined by the more compact and innovative HomePod mini. Apple’s HomePod smart speaker was unveiled in 2018. It is supported by Apple’s A8 processor. It is loaded with a huge woofer and provides a custom range of seven beam-forming tweeters. Finally, the first-generation Apple AirPods have also been replaced by the latest versions with enhanced battery and noise cancellation options. Apple claims that its AirPods provide 24 hours of battery backup and high-quality audio.

What are Apple’s Vintage Products?

A Vintage Apple product is one that doesn’t get regular software products. The company considers items it has stopped distributing for sale “more than 5 and less than 7 years ago” to be vintage.