According to a report, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are no longer listed for purchase in Switzerland, and the company is expected to stop selling its smartphones in the European Union (EU), two years after its launch. The company will stop selling another smartphone introduced in 2022 – the third-generation iPhone SE. Unlike Apple’s new smartphone models, these three handsets are equipped with a Lightning port, which has now been phased out in favor of a universal USB Type-C port.
Apple’s iPhone 14 and iPhone SE (2022) expected to be discontinued in 27 EU countries
As MacRumors reports, the upcoming common charger rules in the EU are set to come into effect on December 28, and Apple is preparing to comply with the deadline. The publication revealed that Apple has stopped selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE (2022) through its website in Switzerland, while in-store sales will continue until the deadline.
A screenshot of Apple’s Switzerland store, listing all three models as “currently unavailable”
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Gadgets 360 was able to confirm that the listings for all three models on Apple’s website for Switzerland contained the message “Derzeit nicht verfügable”, a translation of which is not currently available. At the time of publishing this story the handsets were still available through the company’s websites in various EU countries.
It is worth noting that Switzerland is not part of the European Union or the European Economic Area (EEA), but the country is part of the European Single Market (or European Common Market) along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. As a result, the company is expected to stop selling its smartphones in these regions as well as the 27 countries that make up the European Union.
This means that when the December 28 deadline arrives, Apple will no longer officially sell iPhone SE models in the EU, while resellers can continue to sell the remaining units. However, customers won’t have to wait long. Recent reports suggest that Apple is already working on a fourth-generation iPhone SE model, which may come with an updated design, Face ID, and the company’s in-house modem chip.
On the other hand, EU customers will now have to buy the iPhone 15 or iPhone 16. These smartphones are equipped with USB Type-C port, so the company can continue selling them even after December 28. Apple has also updated its other accessories like the AirPods Pro (2nd generation) and the AirPods Max with USB Type-C port, well ahead of the deadline.
