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Apple Kills iPhone SE: 25 Popular Devices Quietly Axed in 2025

Apple just discontinued 25 products — including the entire iPhone SE line and iPhone Plus models. Here’s what disappeared and what replaces them.
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Apple scrapped its budget iPhone SE line and began phasing out large-screen iPhone Plus models in 2025 as part of a broader cull of 25 devices and accessories replaced largely by faster-chip successors across its hardware lineup.

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Apple removed the third-generation iPhone SE from sale in February after launching the iPhone 16e, ending sales of any iPhone with a Home button, Touch ID, LCD display, sub‑6‑inch screen size or Lightning connector. The company also stopped selling the iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 15 Plus and is expected to discontinue the iPhone 16 Plus, effectively shifting big‑screen non‑Pro buyers toward the thinner iPhone Air series.

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Most of the 25 discontinued products were refreshed with incremental updates centered on new chips rather than major industrial design changes. The iPad Pro with M4, iPad Air with M2 and entry‑level iPad 10 were all retired in favor of models with M5, M3 and A16 chips respectively, keeping Apple’s tablets aligned with its latest silicon roadmap. On the Mac side, Apple dropped the Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra, the 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M4 and 13‑ and 15‑inch MacBook Air models with M3 and M2, replacing them with variants built on newer M‑series processors.

Accessories also saw an aggressive cleanup, with AirPods Pro 2 superseded by AirPods Pro 3 and the first‑generation Apple Vision Pro with M2 replaced by a version using an M5 chip. Apple retired several power and charging accessories, including the 30W USB‑C Power Adapter in favor of a 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, and moved further away from legacy connectors by discontinuing the Lightning to 3.5mm audio cable and related adapters.

The moves mark a strategic shift in Apple’s lower‑cost phone strategy, with the iPhone 16e now serving as the entry point to the lineup instead of an SE‑branded device, while aligning the portfolio around Apple Intelligence‑capable hardware and USB‑C‑based accessories. For consumers, the changes narrow options for small‑screen or physical‑button iPhones and Lightning‑era peripherals, but simplify purchasing decisions around a newer, more uniform hardware stack across iPhone, iPad, Mac and accessories.