With the arrival of the new year Apple Will stop selling in Europe iPhone SE and the basic models of the series iPhone 14Because a rule requiring phones to have a USB Type-C charging port will come into force in the region.

The oldest phones now Apple sells directly yes iPhone SE third generation too iPhone 14 and 14 Plus – all equipped with Lightning port; This means they violate the norm that came into force in January 2025 and requires all mobile devices to have a USB Type-C charging port.

The company could have released an updated version of these devices with USB Type-C ports instead of Lightning, but it did not do this and preferred to withdraw them from sale – a fate that still awaits them, but a little later.

For Apple, this is not such a big loss: if unofficial information is to be believed, the company will release the fourth generation iPhone SE in the spring of 2025, which will receive USB Type-C and will be largely similar to the iPhone. 14. According to Apple’s standard schedule, the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus will be sold in the EU until the launch of the iPhone 17, which is expected in the fall. This means that the company loses almost a year’s sales of these models.

Outside the EU, Apple will probably continue to sell the current iPhone SE until the updated version is released, and the iPhone 14 until the end of 2025. Once these models “naturally” end their life cycles, Lightning will disappear completely from Apple devices.