Apple has now classified the iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone XS Max as "vintage" worldwide. Apple considers a device to be "vintage" once five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it ...

The 6s Plus arrived in 2015 and the XS Max not until 2018. Apple’s vintage and obsolete designations, though, are based on when a product stops being sold rather than when it starts.

Apple already classified the larger iPhone XS Max as vintage in November 2024. Overall, the iPhone XS was a relatively minor upgrade over the iPhone X.