According to a new report from France, Apple will stop selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE in the EU. The devices will be removed from Apple’s online and offline stores by December 28. Apple Authorized Retailers in the EU will be able to sell these iPhones until their remaining inventory is gone.
apple iphone 14
| 128gb 6gb ram | ₹ 54,900 |
$527.45 |
| 256GB 6GB RAM | ₹ 66,900 |
$453.72 |
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apple iphone 14 plus
| 128gb 6gb ram | ₹ 59,900 |
$409.99 |
| 256GB 6GB RAM | ₹ 72,900 |
$479.99 |
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Apple iPhone SE (2022)
| 64GB 4GB RAM | $144.95 |
€231.00 |
| 128gb 4gb ram | $218.00 |
€173.00 |
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This is to comply with an EU regulation stating that newly sold smartphones with wired charging must use USB-C, and, as you may have already guessed, the above three iPhones are still the last on sale in the EU. Currently there is a Lightning port instead.
Apple will also stop selling other products with a Lightning port, such as the Magic Keyboard without Touch ID. Interestingly, when the UK leaves the EU in 2020, Apple will remove Lightning-donating products from Northern Ireland, even though it is part of the UK.
iPhone SE (2022)
The iPhones in question will also be removed from Switzerland for the same reason, and even earlier – by December 20th. The information in this report reportedly comes from details that Apple has shared with its relevant internal teams.
If Apple had acted as it usually does, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus would have been pulled from EU markets next September. The iPhone SE is due to be replaced by a new and improved model next year anyway, so thankfully this isn’t a big loss.
