How long do Apple phones get updates?
No published policy — ~7 years in practice (5-year written minimum)Our estimate
Apple is the odd one out: it publishes no update-policy years at all. Its written legal commitment (a UK PSTI filing) guarantees a minimum of five years of security updates, but its documented track record is about seven — the iPhone 6s and XS each passed seven years. We therefore estimate iPhone support windows at release + 7 years and label every one of them as an estimate, not a promise.
Source: documented support history
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Their Buy-By date (end of support minus 24 months) has passed — a purchase today gets less than two years of safe use.
Apple
iPhone 5s
$30
2013◆ Buy-by Jan 20212023
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Apple
iPhone 6
$35
2014◆ Buy-by Jan 20212023
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Apple
iPhone 6 Plus
$45
2014◆ Buy-by Jan 20212023
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Apple
iPhone XR
$140
2018◆ Buy-by Apr 20242026
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Apple
iPhone 11
$118
$36.36/mo
2019◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying3 months left
Apple
iPhone 11 Pro
$210
$64.71/mo
2019◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying3 months left
Apple
iPhone 11 Pro Max
$250
$77.03/mo
2019◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying3 months left
Apple
iPhone 8
$90
$16.04/mo
2017◆ Buy-by Dec 20242026
Avoid buying5 months left
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iPhone 8 Plus
$110
$19.60/mo
2017◆ Buy-by Dec 20242026
Avoid buying5 months left
Apple
iPhone X
$130
$23.17/mo
2017◆ Buy-by Dec 20242026
Avoid buying5 months left
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iPhone SE (2nd generation)
$110
$10.64/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Apr 20252027
Avoid buying10 months left
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iPhone 6s
$50
$4.31/mo
2015◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying11 months left
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iPhone 6s Plus
$60
$5.18/mo
2015◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying11 months left
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iPhone 7
$65
$5.61/mo
2016◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying11 months left
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iPhone 7 Plus
$80
$6.90/mo
2016◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying11 months left
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iPhone SE (1st generation)
$50
$4.31/mo
2016◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying11 months left
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iPhone XS
$170
$11.63/mo
2018◆ Buy-by Sep 20252027
Avoid buying14 months left
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iPhone XS Max
$200
$13.69/mo
2018◆ Buy-by Sep 20252027
Avoid buying14 months left
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iPhone 12
$139
$8.52/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Oct 20252027
Avoid buying16 months left
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iPhone 12 Pro
$300
$18.38/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Oct 20252027
Avoid buying16 months left
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iPhone 12 mini
$140
$8.23/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Nov 20252027
Avoid buying17 months left
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iPhone 12 Pro Max
$360
$21.16/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Nov 20252027
Avoid buying17 months left
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iPhone 5s
$30
2013◆ Buy-by Jan 20212023
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 6
$35
2014◆ Buy-by Jan 20212023
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 6 Plus
$45
2014◆ Buy-by Jan 20212023
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone XR
$140
2018◆ Buy-by Apr 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 11
$118
$36.36/mo
2019◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 11 Pro
$210
$64.71/mo
2019◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 11 Pro Max
$250
$77.03/mo
2019◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 8
$90
$16.04/mo
2017◆ Buy-by Dec 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 8 Plus
$110
$19.60/mo
2017◆ Buy-by Dec 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone X
$130
$23.17/mo
2017◆ Buy-by Dec 20242026
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
$110
$10.64/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Apr 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 6s
$50
$4.31/mo
2015◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 6s Plus
$60
$5.18/mo
2015◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 7
$65
$5.61/mo
2016◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 7 Plus
$80
$6.90/mo
2016◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone SE (1st generation)
$50
$4.31/mo
2016◆ Buy-by Jun 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone XS
$170
$11.63/mo
2018◆ Buy-by Sep 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone XS Max
$200
$13.69/mo
2018◆ Buy-by Sep 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 12
$139
$8.52/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Oct 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro
$300
$18.38/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Oct 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 12 mini
$140
$8.23/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Nov 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
$360
$21.16/mo
2020◆ Buy-by Nov 20252027
Avoid buying
Apple
iPhone 13
$249
$9.09/mo
2021◆ Buy-by Sep 20262028
Buy with care
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iPhone 13 mini
$239
$8.72/mo
2021◆ Buy-by Sep 20262028
Buy with care
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iPhone 13 Pro
$321
$11.72/mo
2021◆ Buy-by Sep 20262028
Buy with care
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iPhone 13 Pro Max
$383
$13.98/mo
2021◆ Buy-by Sep 20262028
Buy with care
Apple
iPhone SE (3rd gen)
$100
$3.02/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Mar 20272029
Buy with care
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iPhone 14
$285
$7.28/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20272029
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 14 Pro
$368
$9.41/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20272029
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 14 Pro Max
$437
$11.17/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20272029
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 14 Plus
$301
$7.56/mo
2022◆ Buy-by Oct 20272029
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 15
$430
$8.38/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 15 Plus
$403
$7.85/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 15 Pro
$620
$12.08/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030
Safe to buy
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iPhone 15 Pro Max
$760
$14.81/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 16
$699
$11.05/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 16 Plus
$650
$10.28/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro
$494
$7.81/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
$649
$10.26/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 16e
$599
$8.74/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Feb 20302032
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 17
$799
$10.62/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Sep 20302032
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 17 Pro
$1099
$14.61/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Sep 20302032
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199
$15.94/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Sep 20302032
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone Air
$999
$13.28/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Sep 20302032
Safe to buy
Apple
iPhone 17e
$599
$7.40/mo
2026◆ Buy-by Mar 20312033
Safe to buy
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