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.
iPhone
iPhone 3G (China mainland) 8GB
iPhone 3G 8GB, 16GB
iPhone 3GS (China mainland) 16GB, 32GB
iPhone 3GS (8GB)
iPhone 3GS 16GB, 32GB
iPhone 4 CDMA
iPhone 4 CDMA (8GB)
iPhone 4 16GB, 32GB
iPhone 4 GSM (8GB), Black
iPhone 4S
iPhone 4S (8GB)
iPhone 5C
iPhone 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."