Which iPhones are becoming obsolete? Here's the list

If you are among the users who are still clinging to this iPhone, then you may also start to think about making an upgrade in your life by bringing in a new handset.

In the list, issued by the company and quoted by The Sun, added the iPhone 6 Plus which was released in 2014 with a display of 5.5 inches.

It was a giant leap for the iPhone as earlier versions of their handsets were smaller.

Here is the list of those Apple phones that are being rendered obsolete by the California-based technology behemoth.

iPhoneiPhone 3G (China mainland) 8GBiPhone 3G 8GB, 16GBiPhone 3GS (China mainland) 16GB, 32GBiPhone 3GS (8GB)iPhone 3GS 16GB, 32GBiPhone 4 CDMAiPhone 4 CDMA (8GB)iPhone 4 16GB, 32GBiPhone 4 GSM (8GB), BlackiPhone 4SiPhone 4S (8GB)iPhone 5CiPhone 6 Plus

Since the aforementioned devices are being termed as old, there would be no hardware or software support for those versions.

According to the iPhone maker’s website: "Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. Products are considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago."

Vintage is the stage before obsolete in which people will be receiving software and hardware updates.

It also says that it "discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products."