Apple Discontinues iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 13

With the launch of the iPhone 16 series this year, namely the new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, Apple has discontinued some of its older iPhone models. Specifically, the Apple company will discontinue the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max along with the iPhone 13.

The older iPhone models mentioned above will be replaced by the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. As for older iPhones, the iPhone SE remains Apple's most affordable device, and the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus models are also getting discounts as they replace the discontinued iPhone 13.

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The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models will also be discounted compared to the equivalent iPhone 16 models.

While the iPhone 13, 15 Pro, and Pro Max models will be discontinued by Apple, they may still appear in refurbished stores while supplies last, along with third-party retailers that will also have some stock available until they sell out.

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This year's iPhone 16 and 16 Plus models still keep the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch screen sizes but have upgraded hardware with the Action button and Camera button. As for the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max duo, you will have new screen sizes of 6.3 and 6.9 inches respectively along with the A18 Pro chip and camera upgrades.

Expected prices of this year's iPhone 16 models

The iPhone 16 Pro is the only model that has 4 memory versions from 128 GB to 1TB. As for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus models, the capacity will be limited to 512 GB and the iPhone 16 Pro Max version will not have a 128 GB version, like on the iPhone 15 line last year.

Lesley Montoya

Update 10 September 2024