Apple retires tone many iPhones

Apple has officially retired many iPhone models, marking them as obsolete.

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According to Apple's policy, products are deemed obsolete once they've been discontinued from sale for over seven years.

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The list of obsolete iPhones includes early models such as the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and several iterations of the iPhone 4.

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