Apple just added the original iPhone SE to its list of devices labeled obsolete. The company has two designations for older devices as they age: vintage and obsolete.

The first-generation iPhone SE was released in 2016 to offer a budget-friendly iPhone as a counter to cheaper Android phones. Built on the iPhone 5s chassis, it featured a 4-inch display, flat sides, and a home button with the first generation of Touch ID.

When the iPhone SE launched, the flagship iPhone models were the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which were larger with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays, respectively. It also featured the same A9 processor that powered the 6 series. Interestingly, the iPhone SE lasted longer than the 6 series, which was made obsolete in April 2024.

In 2016, the first-gen iPhone SE started a

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