The iPhone will be obsolete next month

The first iPhone hit the shelves in 2007 and was subsequently replaced by the iPhone 3G in 2008. If you have one of the originals (unlikely, but possible) you now have an obsolete or vintage piece of history starting next month.

Apple plans to discontinue service on the iPhone starting on June 11, 2013, and will no longer produce replacement parts.


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Apple lists what will be considered vintage, or obsolete as: Vintage products are those that were discontinued more than five and less than seven years ago. Apple has discontinued hardware service for vintage products with the following exception:

Products purchased in the state of California, United States, as required by statute.
Owners of vintage Macintosh products may obtain service and parts from Apple service providers within the state of California, United States.
Owners of vintage iPod products in the state of California may obtain service from Apple Retail Stores or by contacting AppleCare at 1-800-APL-CARE.

Obsolete products are those that were discontinued more than seven years ago. Apple has discontinued all hardware service for obsolete products with no exceptions. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products.

All Apple Retail Stores and the Canadian, European, Latin American and Asia-Pacific operating regions follow the U.S. product list, but make no distinction between vintage and obsolete. When applied to Apple Retail Stores and these operating regions, products on the U.S. Vintage list (all models) are considered obsolete.