Apple has discontinued seven products this week, with one more likely
Source: 9to5Mac
Apple has launched a lot of new products this week, but as often happens, those introductions also mean discontinuations of existing products. Here are seven Apple products that have been discontinued this week.
Apple’s discontinued products include iPhone, iPad, Mac models and more
- iPhone 16e → replaced by iPhone 17e
- M4 MacBook Air → replaced by M5 MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max → replaced by MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max
- M5 MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage → replaced by M5 MacBook Pro with 1 TB storage
- M3 iPad Air → replaced by M4 iPad Air
- Apple Studio Display (2022 model) → replaced by new Studio Display
- Pro Display XDR → replaced by Studio Display XDR
The iPhone 17e, M5 MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max, and the M4 iPad Air are straightforward year‑over‑year updates, offering the same basic feature sets as their predecessors with valuable upgrades.
The low‑storage M5 MacBook Pro discontinuation is unexpected. Apple launched the M5 MacBook Pro in October, and the base 512 GB option has already been removed, pushing buyers toward 1 TB or larger configurations at a higher price.
On the display front, the new Studio Display provides straightforward improvements over the 2022 model, while the Studio Display XDR brings both pros and cons compared to the Pro Display XDR it replaces.
11th‑gen base iPad might be discontinued this week too
Apple isn’t done launching new products this week. There are likely two more products being introduced on Wednesday:
- MacBook Neo – an entirely new model that won’t replace any existing product.
- iPad with A18 chip – if this debuts, it likely means the current base iPad (11th generation) will be discontinued. The 11th‑gen iPad, launched last March, is the only iPhone, iPad, or Mac currently for sale that doesn’t support Apple Intelligence. Replacing it with an A18 model would make Apple’s full lineup AI‑compatible.