Apple’s hottest iPhone ever is now ‘classic’

Every 12 months Apple sends a number of of its merchandise to the good Genius Bar within the sky as they age out of restore and upgrades, however this one hit a little bit otherwise: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which introduced the iPhone into the world of enormous screens and was Apple’s largest promoting mannequin of all time, is formally classic.

It looks like solely yesterday when Apple unveiled the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, however it was really eight years in the past. And since Apple stopped promoting the cellphone 5 years in the past, it’s now been formally declared classic, step one earlier than it turns into out of date in two years.

When Apple declares a product as classic, components and restore develop into tougher however not unattainable. Once a product reaches out of date standing after 7 years, Apple “discontinues all {hardware} service.” You can learn extra about this course of in How lengthy does Apple assist iPhones?

The basic design was the most important revision Apple made earlier than dumping the Home button and introducing Face ID. It’s so timeless that it’s nonetheless used on the newest iPhone SE. It was additionally the primary iPhone concerned within the battery alternative program after Apple admitted to slowing down the processor to protect battery life.

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus had been Apple’s hottest iPhones of all time, promoting an estimated 225 million mixed models and perpetually altering the iPhone. Apple offered greater than 4 million within the first day of preorders and induced large traces at Apple Stores on launch day. In addition to the bigger screens, the telephones additionally launched Apple Pay, higher digital camera focus, and the A8 64-bit dual-core processor. 

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