End of life

This phoneno longer gets security updates.

Support ended July 2019. Running it now means no new security patches.

The facts

Status: End of life
Security support ended: July 22, 2019
Latest OS: iOS 6 - 10
Released: September 21, 2012
Operating system: iOS
Category: Phone

Time to consider a replacement

This phone no longer receives security updates. See current phones with the longest remaining support.

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