In line with a brand new report from France, Apple will cease promoting the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE within the EU. The units will probably be faraway from Apple’s on-line and offline shops by December 28. Apple Licensed Retailers within the EU will be capable to maintain promoting these iPhones till their remaining stock is depleted.
Apple iPhone 14
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
That is finished with a purpose to adjust to an EU regulation which states that newly bought smartphones with wired charging have to make use of USB-C, and, as you could have guessed already, the three aforementioned iPhones are the final ones nonetheless on sale within the EU in the mean time which have the Lightning port as an alternative.
Apple may also cease promoting different merchandise that includes the Lightning port, just like the Magic Keyboard with out Contact ID. Curiously, whereas the UK left the EU in 2020, Apple will take away the Lightning-donning merchandise from Northern Eire, even when that is a part of the UK.
iPhone SE (2022)
The iPhones in query will probably be faraway from Switzerland as nicely for a similar cause, and even sooner – by December 20. The knowledge on this report allegedly comes from particulars Apple has shared with its related inner groups.
If Apple had finished issues the best way it often does, then the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus would have been faraway from EU markets subsequent September. The iPhone SE is due to get replaced by a more moderen and higher mannequin subsequent yr anyway, so this fortunately is not an enormous loss.
