We’re reaching the home stretch of 2024 and it’s a good time to take a look at which Apple products stopped selling after different events and announcements.
It’s time to return to a usually curious subject after the launch of new Apple products. We are very about to end 2024 and we step back towards discover these products that said goodbye forever in official Apple stores. Accessories are included in terms of iPhone, headphones, peripherals and even iPad. We cannot forget that we had already mentioned a good part of it in September, such as the iPhone 13, the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max, to name a few.
The iPad 9, one of the last products with a home button
How can we forget when Apple introduced the iPad Pro and iPad Air in May. This event brought about the farewell of the ninth generation iPad.. What’s more curious is that Apple did not dare to launch the iPad 11, but lowered the price of the 10th generation iPad twice.
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The iPad 9 was characterized by its A13 Bionic chip with 6 CPU cores, 4 GPU cores and 8 Neural Engine cores.below what the A14 Bionic chip already offers in the iPad 10. One of the latest products with Touch ID as part of its 10.2-inch screen. Apple has retained this signature design of the original iPad for many years with variations in size and thickness.
Thin blankets
Apple decided to get rid of the FineWoven cases for the iPhone 16, they only lasted a year and debuted with the iPhone 15. At the time, the corresponding criticisms were made because the material was not Wasn’t the best. They emerged as an alternative to leather but unfortunately it didn’t last long.
This material has been criticized for being too delicate
Until now, Apple has no longer presented a substitute for this hardware. We don’t know if they will surprise us in early 2025 with new cases or wait for the release of the iPhone 17 to delight us with new material in these covers.
PowerBeats Pro has quietly stopped selling
MacRumors reports that after five and a half years since its release, PowerBeats Pro was officially discontinued this month. These headphones They were characterized by being an alternative for sports use instead of AirPods Pro. They had adjustable, built-in hooks that gave a better feel when putting them on. It had a battery of up to 9 hours, silicone pads, the H1 chip and water and sweat resistance, IPX4 certification.
PowerBeats Pro on an iPhone
The only current alternative that could be similar would be the Beats Fit Pro, although Apple has already announced that the PowerBeats Pro 2 will arrive in 2025 with a more compact design.
SuperDrive, one of the oldest accessories in the Apple catalog, is sold out
If you still consume content via CD or DVD, Apple’s SuperDrive is currently no longer available in the Apple Store. This peripheral was incredible since was introduced for users who needed to run their discs in CD or DVD format next to the original MacBook Air. It was the start of a new era in terms of available ports and peripherals.
A useful accessory at the time that few people bought in 2024
Connected via USB-Awhich currently on one of the portable MacBooks should be connected via a USB-C hub or USB-A adapter. Some time later, the MacBook Pro said goodbye to the disk drive. Although it is a technology that is no longer used like an external hard drive, For a long time they have proven essential for saving files, consuming content such as films, series, etc..
What products could be discontinued in 2025?
With complete certainty, We have our sights set on two products that could suffer the same fate as the products listed above.. One of them would already have almost its expiration date, we are referring to the third generation of iPhone SE. Everything indicates that its fourth generation will be presented next spring. The era of iPhones with Touch ID with home button will officially end.
It would also not be surprising if Apple renewed the iPad 11 compatible with Apple Intelligence, as it has just done with the iPad mini equipped with the A17 Pro chip. No major developments are expected in terms of design, but there is one. significant improvement in RAM, chip model which could be an A18, among other internal factors.
Apple confirms that next week we will see new devices
And finally, let’s not go too far ahead of time, next week could be the end so that other Apple products stop selling when it comes to Mac. If the new M4 Pro and M4 Max chips are presented, MacBook Pros equipped with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips would no longer be available. What other Macs might stop selling after next week?
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