Apple has a list of vintage and obsolete products in its portfolio. The Cupertino giant routinely adds old products to this list based on their launch date. In the latest revision of the list, Apple has listed the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 2 as vintage products.
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Before we go any further, it is important to understand what a vintage product is. According to Apple, products that the company stopped distributing for sale more than 5 years and less than 7 years ago are considered vintage. Similarly, Apple adds products that stopped being distributed more than 7 years ago to the list of obsolete products.
To recall, Apple launched the iPad Air 2 back in October 2014. Notably, the iPad Air 2 introduced the Touch ID fingerprint unlocking system to iPads. Powered by Apple's A8X chipset, the iPad Air 2 was also noticeably thinner than the original iPad Air. When it comes to the iPad Mini 2, Apple launched the tablet in November 2013 with a Retina display. It runs on Apple's A7 chipset but of course lacks Touch ID.
Other iPads in Apple's vintage iPads list include iPad Air Cellular, iPad Air Cellular (TD LTE), iPad Air WiFi, iPad Air WiFi + Cellular, iPad Air WiFi + Cellular (TD LTE), iPad mini Wi-Fi, iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM), iPad mini Wi-Fi, 16GB (Grey), iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular, 16GB (Grey), iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM , 16GB , Grey), iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi, iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, CDMA and iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, GSM.
