Apple Adds Eight-Year-Old iPad 2 Models to Vintage and Obsolete Products List

As expected, Apple has added all iPad 2 models to its vintage and obsolete products list.

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Apple defines vintage products as those that have not been manufactured for more than five but less than seven years. Devices on the list are no longer be eligible for service at a Genius Bar or Apple Authorized Service Providers.

The only exceptions are in California and Turkey, where due to local laws, Apple will continue to service the ‌iPad‌ 2 until March 2021. From that date, the ‌iPad‌ 2 will finally go from "vintage" to "obsolete" worldwide.

The ‌iPad‌ 2 was originally launched in March 2011 and continued to be sold by Apple as a lower-cost option until March 2014. The big-bezeled ‌iPad‌ 2 featured a 9.7-inch display with 132 PPI, an A5 chip, and a 0.7-megapixel rear camera. It also had a 30-pin dock connector.

An internal memo obtained by MacRumors last month revealed Apple's plans to obsolete ‌iPad‌ 2 models by the end of April.

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martyjmclean Avatar
81 months ago
RIP the longest supported iPad. :(
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gforce216 Avatar
81 months ago
iPad 4, that came out 6 months after iPad 3 because Apple didn’t want Retina on iPad before iPhone.
[SPOILER]Yes. I’m still salty.[/SPOILER]
iPad 3 had retina. They released iPad 4 6 months later because the iPad 3 was underpowered (A5X) and featured a 30 pin. Once iPhone came out with lightning on the iPhone 5 they released iPad 4 with upgraded internals and a lightning port.
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MacFather Avatar
81 months ago
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44267547 Avatar
81 months ago
..... it was also the last iPad introduced under Jobs, so it has some heritage in that respect.
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Whoakapi Avatar
81 months ago
Gotta love that 3D effect on the dock :D
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MacFather Avatar
81 months ago
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