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At their "Far Out" event on September 7th, Apple announced four new models of the phone: the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Plus, the iPhone 14 Pro, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

They all have better cameras, satellites, and always-on screens. Pre orders begin on September 9th. The Apple products will be available on September 16th and October 7th.

Apple always stops selling older phones when they release new ones. There is no way to buy an older model of the iPhone from Apple anymore.

All the iPhone models being discontinued

The models on Apple's website that are related to the upcoming iPhone 14 have been removed.

  • iPhone 11, released in 2019
  • iPhone 12 mini, released in 2020
  • iPhone 13 Pro, released in 2021
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max, released in 2021

It's no longer possible to purchase these phones from Apple. Third-party sellers like Best Buy will sell them for a while, but eventually they'll become rare.

Apple iPhone 11
The iPhone 11, pictured here, is one of the iPhone models that Apple isn't selling anymore.
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider

The only models you can buy from Apple are the ones that were discontinued.

If you own a discontinued iPhone, you'll still receive updates

Apple still supports those four phones even though they're no longer being sold. You can still bring those models into Apple for repairs even though they won't be receiving any new updates for a long time.

The two older iPhones that Apple still supports and gives updates are the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Anything older is no longer valid.

You can find the answer to that question in the settings app on your phone.

They will allow you to trade in your old phone for credit if it's the 2016's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. You might be able to trade in older models of your phone if you buy it from a third party.

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