Apple silently kills off 15 devices with some just two years old

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Apple silently kills off 15 devices with some just two years old

The tech giant has got rid of more than a dozen devices

Olivia Burke

Olivia Burke

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It's out with the old and in with the new at Apple, as the tech giant has just quietly discontinued more than a dozen devices.

While announcing a string of new products last week, the firm that was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976 also withdrew a number of gadgets from sale.

You can still snap these up from third-party retailers, but they will no longer take pride of place in Apple's stores or online.

Those who don't have their finger on the pulse of the tech world might have missed the news that there are a host of new additions hitting the market.

Last week, the launch of products including the iPhone 17e, revamped models of the iPad Air which now boast an M4 chip and MacBook Air models with the M5 chip was announced.

MacBook Pro models with the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, two new Studio Display models, and the brand spanking new MacBook Neo are also part of the lineup.

Customers were able to pre-order these from last Wednesday (4 March) and the first deliveries started flying out yesterday (11 March).

But to make room for these, Apple - which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this April - silently scrapped 15 popular products, according to MacRumours.

The tech giant have got rid of more than a dozen products to make room for the likes of the iPhone 17e (Apple)
The tech giant have got rid of more than a dozen products to make room for the likes of the iPhone 17e (Apple)

Victims of the latest cull include:

  • iPhone 16e with A18 (2025)
  • 11-inch ‌iPad Air‌ with M3 (2025)
  • 13-inch ‌iPad Air‌ with M3 (2025)
  • 13-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ with M4 (2025)
  • 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ with M4 (2025)
  • 13-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with M5 and 512GB storage (2025)
  • 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with M4 Pro (2024)
  • 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with M4 Pro (2024)
  • 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with M4 Max (2024)
  • 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with M4 Max (2024)
  • Mac Studio with M3 Ultra and 512GB memory (2025)
  • ‌Studio Display‌ with A13 Bionic (2022)
  • Pro Display XDR (2019)
  • Pro Stand for Pro Display XDR (2019)
  • Pro Display XDR VESA Mount Adapter (2019)
Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, unveiled the new products last week (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, unveiled the new products last week (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Although you might be sad to see some of these go, its nothing personal - as Apple regularly gets rid of its earlier inventions when new gadgets are introduced.

The firm deem products 'obsolete' when they have not been sold for more than seven years.

This means that Apple 'discontinues all hardware services' for these devices, while service providers are no longer able to order parts for them.

Here's a full list of all the Apple devices, as of September 2025, which earned an unenviable spot on the scrapheap:

  • iPhone
  • iPhone 3G (China mainland) 8 GB
  • iPhone 3G 8 GB, 16 GB
  • iPhone 3GS (China mainland) 16 GB, 32 GB
  • iPhone 3GS (8 GB)
  • iPhone 3GS 16 GB, 32 GB
  • iPhone 4 CDMA
  • iPhone 4 CDMA (8 GB)
  • iPhone 4 16 GB, 32 GB
  • iPhone 4 GSM (8 GB), Black
  • iPhone 4s
  • iPhone 4s (8 GB)
  • iPhone 5c
  • iPhone 5s
  • iPhone 6
  • iPhone 6 Plus
  • iPhone 6s (32 GB)
  • iPhone 6s Plus (32GB)
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Topics: Apple, Phones, Technology

Olivia Burke
Olivia Burke

Olivia is a journalist at LADbible Group with more than five years of experience and has worked for a number of top publishers, including News UK. She also enjoys writing food reviews (as well as the eating part). She is a stereotypical reality TV addict, but still finds time for a serious documentary.

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