when one thinks of something vintage, regularly travels 20 years or more in time to remember some object or trend that marked an era. Examples of technology products could be the Walkman, a Polaroid camera, or rotary phones. What if we told you that an iPhone 6 is already “vintage” for Apple?
In accordance with a support pageproducts like iPhone 6S, iMac 5K, 12-inch Retina MacBook, or iPad Pro first generation are considered vintage. Apple divides its older products into two categories: old (vintage) and obsolete. As defined by the company, products they are considered vintage when they stopped selling more than five years agobut less than seven.
Under this definition we find that a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Apple TV HD or a 4th generation iPod touch are vintage products. By contrast, an iPhone, classic iMac, or the cube-shaped Power Mac G4 is obsolete.
Products are considered old when they have been discontinued by Apple for sale for more than five years but less than seven.
Though vintage is an English term and is associated with a wine of a certain vintage that stands out for its quality, industries such as fashion or design adopted it to refer to products that became a cult object. While the 2012 Mac Pro has a distinctive design and the iPhone 6S was Captain America’s favorite phonecould hardly be considered vintage under that concept.
Why is Chris Evans’ iPhone 6s “vintage” for Apple?
The interesting thing here is that Apple is not trying to convince you that its recent products are cult. It simply makes a distinction between old and obsolete products to inform the user which ones can be serviced after the warranty expires.
Apple stops offering hardware service for certain technologically obsolete products. The device is supported through continuous operating system updates. In addition, you have a network of more than 5,000 Apple-certified repair points that you can go to if something unexpected happens.
Regardless of whether your 2016 iPhone 6 or MacBook Pro is vintage or not, it’s worth taking a look at the list to see which products are eligible for service by Apple or one of its authorized centers. The support website includes all lines and devices released since the time of the Apple I or the first Macintosh.
If you don’t own any of them and just want to travel back in time to learn about Apple products, it’s also an alternative.
